Did you know that January is National Radon Action Month? While the Charlotte metro area, in general, is not known for high radon levels, we do find homes from time to time with radon levels that are too high and that need remediation. Did you know that radon is called the "silent killer?" What i
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01/11/2016
2016 property tax rates for Mecklenburg County and Union County in the Charlotte metro area of North Carolina are now available. In North Carolina we pay property taxes once each year for the current year, anytime after the tax bill, which is typically mailed in August or September, by the end of
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01/11/2016
Charlotte gears up to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this week, January 12th through Monday, January 18th, with numerous events throughout the metro area. To commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Charlotte events will include a parade, volunteer and award program
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01/10/2016
How did the Charlotte metro area's housing market perform in 2015? Here's our market "at a glance." All the critical indicators of a robust housing market show improvement year-by-year since 2011, with the exception of the inventory of homes available for sale, which has dropped now for two year
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01/10/2016
Nina Hollander and Carolinas Realty Partners are pleased to share this 5-Star Review from one of our favorite clients, who had been referred by a colleague of hers (also a past client of ours). This young couple were first-time home buyers (their rent had doubled at lease renewal time), who had
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01/10/2016
4th quarter 2015 Charlotte, North Carolina metro area home sales continued the positive trends we've seen all year. Home buyers are finding the housing market increasingly competitive with higher home prices and a lack of properties to buy. Buyers looking for a bargain are "hard pressed" these da
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01/10/2016
Just in from the National Association of Realtors ~ a report on the change in home sales by price point from 2014 to 2015. (See infographic below.) On a national basis, it's clear that homes priced under $250,000 saw a decline in the number of homes sold in the past year. The big drop in sales of
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01/08/2016
Charlotte Region Housing Market Update: December 2015 What's not to like about the continuing positive performance of the Charlotte region's housing market in December 2015? I've posed this rhetorical question every month throughout 2015 and the answer doesn't change, as 2015's strong spring sel
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01/07/2016
December 2015 showed continued improvement in home sales in the Fort Mill/Tega Cay, South Carolina areas of the Charlotte metro region. The average sale price of Fort Mill area homes increased by 3.8% to just under $290,000 compared with December 2014, while average days on market for property l
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01/06/2016
December 2015 homes sales had another excellent performance in the Indian Land, South Carolina area of the Charlotte metro region. The average sale price of Indian Land area (29707 zip code area) homes increased 2.4% to just under $281,000, while average days on market for property listings dr
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01/05/2016