Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Call 631-805-4400 (c) ~ thanks, Sheila and Larry... at the very least it got a conversation going with all sorts of opinions!
Gabe Sanders ~ hi Gabe, I think this is why we say real estate is so hyper local. Here in Charlotte you will often sacrifice by doing an older home instead of a new one. Two of our top selling areas and most moved-into zip codes in the US are areas developed since the 1990's!
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Gabe Sanders
Stuart, FL
Aloha Nina,
We have family who live in Chapel Hill, so my perspective comes from a more established older community in N.Carolina. I didn't realize just how NEW, new is in N.C. Thanks for sharing.
a hui hou,
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
Kimo Stowell ~ good morning, Kimo... here in Charlotte we think anything older than 10 years old is not new. In New England they think something that's under 25 years is still new. It really does depend on the region.
Nina - so it looks like the Northeast and the mid west are products of the thed 1950's post war manufacturing boom. Now it is all going South.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
Nina, we have some beautiful, charming, quaint antiques that date back to the eighteenth century sometimes. If it's a grand mansion and updated, it's super. The smaller ones tend to have very low ceilings. My tall husband would bump his head all the time trying to pass through doors. They are not for everyone.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
In my market area we have more newer construction homes on the market than older ones. There are many benefits to newer construction, such as better and more efficient HVAC systems and dual-pane windows. Many of the new home builds have built-in solar systems. Although I too love the character of older homes, I love new construction homes.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
Nina
Interesting map by state on the age of the homes . . . . In general the greater metro Charlotte North Carolina area has a younger housing stock . . . . which is a big advantage to potential home buyers.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
Hi Nina Hollander , Indiana looks all alone there in the midwest with the bright red color. Our home was built in the 1990's.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
Okay so I come from the state with many old homes Nina Hollander - however, few communities I work in have relatively newer homes - not even 20-years in age!
Larry Johnston ~ good morning, Larry. I noticed that red color for your state, Larry, and wondered why Indiana stood out versus the rest of the midwest. Here in Charlotte a home built in the 1990's is often referred to as old.
Grant Schneider ~ good morning, Grant. Definitely, migration seems to be headed south and southwest (and to the northwest, as well).
Lou Ludwig ~ good morning, Lou... I refer to Charlotte as a new, old City. It's a city dating back to the colonial times and yet most of its growth has been in the past 25 years.
Pamela Seley ~ good morning, Pamela. Coming from old buildings in NYC, Paris, London, etc. I never thought I'd appreciate new... but once I built my first home, I sure got it!
Olga Simoncelli ~ good morning, Olga. I've had that issue come up with tall clients in Charlotte. They tell me they want an older home with 10 foot ceilings, and many of them are barely 8 feet.
Praful Thakkar ~ that's why I always say real estate is so hyper-local. In NYC I rarely sold anyting that was younger than 30 years. In Charlotte, I rarely sell anything as old as 30 years!
Many of the really old homes in my town have been torn down. New homes are the norm. Good post Nina.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
Debbie Reynolds ~ thanks, Debbie. We had whole sections of town, as well, where old homes were torn down because the land they sat on was more valuable than the home. Mini-mansions sprouted up on those lots. But fortuntely, we also have parts of town that have not been labelled historic, so they can't do this as much.
Well I might dispute that map for RI, Nina...we have been told that we have the highest number of oldest homes per sq. mile in the country...but who knows...they are certainly concentrated...it is so different to go out west where everything is newer build.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
Ginny Gorman ~ hi Ginny... it seems that many people have overall agreed with this map, except in New England... where I suspect it's hard to factor in the really old homes into the equation.
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