I always know the Christmas holidays are just around the corner when the Southern Christmas Show arrives in Charlotte... you can enjoy all thing Christmas from November 9th through November 19th.
The theme for the 2023 Southern Christmas Show is "Nauti or Nice," showcasing buoys, boats, and and sandy beaches. From the moment you enter the show, you'll love the nautical-inspired entrance that will make you feel you're in seaside Maine at Christmas time. You'll find some 400 vendors, designer rooms full of ideas for Christmas decorating, the always-popular Christmas Tree … (40 comments)
"When you adopt, you save a pet’s life — and enrich your own." ... PetSmart Website
You can bring home love in Charlotte, North Carolina and just about every where else around the country and Canada this week, November 6th through November 12th. As someone said: "you can't buy love but you can rescue it."
If you've been thinking about adopting a cat or a dog (or maybe one of, or more of each), this is the week to do it and to Bring Love Home. Animal welfare organizations will be on site at many … (16 comments)
If you were looking for a home in time for the holidays, sorry, but you're too late! It took just one day for 1036 Squire Drive in Indian Land's popular Queensbridge neighborhood to find a buyer!
Don't despair! You can still find a great Indian Land home in time for the holidays. Find more Indian Land homes here.
Built in 2018 by Pulte Homes, 1036 Squire Drive is a move-in ready two-story home. The turn-key … (28 comments)
"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going." ... Sam Levenson
Hopefully everyone remembered to fall back last night and enjoyed that extra hour of sleep. Now that you've caught up on sleep, why not enhance the safety of your home by following this baker's dozen of home safety tips. It shouldn't take more than an hour or two and you'll be plenty rested!
Change the batteries in all your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. Change the bulbs on ceiling fixtures (as long as you're on the ladder anyway). Clean your smoke detectors. … (32 comments)
great homes in charlotte: Leftover Halloween Candy? Make Life Sweeter For Our Military Heroes
- 11/04/23 06:10 AM
Leftover Halloween Candy: Operation Shoebox A Sweet Way To Say Thank You To Those Who Serve Got leftover candy from Halloween? Why not donate your leftover Halloween candy to our troops via the Operation Shoebox program? Donating your leftover Halloween candy to our military heroes has got to be a better idea than to nibble through all the extra candy in the weeks to come!
If you're not familiar with Operation Shoebox... their mission is to provide hands-on support for troops deployed overseas and coming home so as to meet the needs of each hero with dignity and appreciation.
Did you know that Operation Shoebox sends … (30 comments)
Looking for a home in time for the holidays? Check out 1036 Squire Drive. Saying it shows like a model is NO exaggeration!
Built in 2018 by Pulte Homes, 1036 Squire Drive is a move-in ready two-story home. The turn-key home with rocking chair front porch and outstanding curb appeal features an airy, open-concept main floor ideal for comfortable everyday living and entertaining.
Great Room Offers Open Sight Lines Throughout The Main Floor
You'll love the beautifully appointed … (26 comments)
great homes in charlotte: COMING SOON In Indian Land's Queensbridge: 1036 Squire Drive
- 11/01/23 04:54 AM
Move-In Ready Home In Queensbridge Beautiful, move-in ready home with rocking chair front porch and first-floor owner's suite shows like a model. Turn-key home offers the rooms, spacious dimensions, and livability home buyers are looking for. Open concept floor plan is ideal for every day living, large scale entertaining, more intimate gatherings. Patio with covered and open areas extends the home's living and entertaining space. Professional landscaping gives the home outstanding curb appeal. Located just minutes from Charlotte's upscale Ballantyne area, all of life's necessities and conveniences are close by.
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great homes in charlotte: Halloween 2023 By The Numbers: How Much Do You Know About Halloween?
- 10/31/23 04:56 AM
HALLOWEEN 2023 BY THE NUMBERS: FUN FACTS How much do you know about Halloween 2023 and how Americans observe this holiday? Did you know that in 2023: Total projected spending on Halloween is $12.2 Billion! (That's $1.6 Billion more than last year.) $3.6 Billion will be spent on candy alone. (That's half a billion more than last year.) 68% of American households will hand out candy to trick or treaters. 60% of parents admit to "stealing" candy from their children. 46% of American households plan to carve a pumpkin. The average price of a pumpkin is up 12% from 2022 to $5.99. … (36 comments)
great homes in charlotte: Haunted Houses: Would You Buy One?
- 10/29/23 07:45 AM
WOULD YOU BUY A HAUNTED HOUSE? With housing inventory so tight, have you wondered how people feel about living in or buying a haunted house? According to a survey by Clever Real Estate: Just 7% of Americans say ghosts are the scariest part of owning a home. 93% of Americans have a great fear of major needed repairs to a home such as mold (60%), termites (57%), and a leaky roof (54%). Approximately 40% of respondents said they would be open to buying a haunted house if the "price was right." Some 35% said they would purchase a haunted house if that … (28 comments)
Nina Hollander with Coldwell Banker Realty in Charlotte, North Carolina is pleased to share this 5-Star Review from very special clients who recently located to the Charlotte region and closed on a new construction home.
There really is nothing better than a note from a client telling you how happy they are with your services, that they appreciate your hard work on their behalf, and that they appreciate your advice and enjoyed working with you.
The secret to happiness is contained within chocolate." ... Chocoholics Anonymous
Today is National Chocolate Day! For me, a card-carrying "chocoholic," EVERY day should be (and is) celebrated as Chocolate Day! I totally subscribe to the idea that life is short, so I should not only eat my chocolate first, but also eat more of it! And as Charles Schultz famously said: "All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."
19 Signs That You Are A Chocoholic: Did you know there are actually 19 signs that you are a chocoholic? Four of them include: Having your favorite overseas chocolate … (42 comments)
Do you dress up your pets for Halloween? According to a PetSmart survey, 76% of adult American pet owners plan dress their pets in Halloween costumes. Some $700 million dollars was spent on pet Halloween costumes last year, according to the National Retail Foundation. It's expected that at least that much will be spent in 2023.
Are you one of the 76%? If you are, have you and your pet already decided on a costume? If you haven't, here's what's "in" this year for pet Halloween costumes: The #1 costume is a pumpkin with 11% of pet … (18 comments)
Got drugs you no longer need or that are expired? Dispose of them safely and anonymously in the Charlotte, North Carolina metro area this Saturday, October 23rd during the DEA's 23rd National Prescription Take Back Day from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM.
Why take back prescription drugs? Studies show that 9.7 million people misused prescription pain relievers; 4.9 million people misused prescription stimulants; 5.9 million people misused prescription tranquilizers or sedatives in 2019. Since 2000 there have been some 700,000 overdose deaths in the USA.
RAINTREE HOMES SALES: SINGLE FAMILY HOMES Raintree single family home average and median home sale prices increased in Quarter 3-2023 compared with the same quarter one year ago. They also increased compared with the first two quarters in 2023. List to sale price ratio increased 1% over one year ago. Days on market declined to just seven days in Quarter 3-2023 and were substantially lower than one year ago and in the prior two quarters of 2023. The number of properties … (24 comments)
Sales Virtually Non-Existent Due To Lack Of Inventory
SOUTHAMPTON HOME SALES OVERVIEW Southampton neighborhood continued to suffer from lack of inventory in Quarter 3-2023. Just three properties sold (down 40% from the same quarter one year ago). For a community with some 418 homes three home sales a drop in the bucket. The lack of inventory resulted in double digit sale price increases over the same quarter last year, a list to sale price ratio of 103.47%, and just 14 days on market. Home sale prices also increased compared … (20 comments)
great homes in charlotte: Spooked About Buying A Home In Today's Real Estate Market? Don't Be!
- 10/24/23 04:59 AM
SPOOKED ABOUT BUYING A HOME THIS YEAR? DON'T BE! Whatever the real estate market conditions, most buyers worry about four things when buying a home. These include fear of loss in property value; fear about home maintenance costs; fear about being unable to afford the mortgage payments; fear about purchasing the wrong home. The infographic below address all of these fears and provides suggestions on how to over come them. So, if you're thinking about buying a home, don't be spooked!
STILL FEELING SPOOKED ABOUT BUYING A HOME? No reason to be spooked about buying a home if you know what's happening in … (38 comments)
Halloween is just a week away. A day like Halloween can turn from being a happy and fun holiday to a dangerous one in the blink of an eye. Did you know children are more than twice as likely to be hit and killed by a car on Halloween than any other day of the year? .Follow these tried and true tips and you'll be sure to have a safe and happy Halloween -- one with more treats than tricks! Want more safety tips for Halloween? For … (25 comments)
"Halloween was confusing. All my life my parents said, "Never take candy from strangers." And then they dressed me up and said, "Go beg for it." I didn't know what to do. I'd knock on people's doors and go, "Trick or treat." ... Rita Rudner
Halloween is just one week away. Store shelves are full of candy to purchase for the holiday. So many choices. How will you make sure you're buying what trick or treaters in your state like?
Palisades home sales in Q3-2023 saw a softening in average sale price in Quarter 3-2023, while median sale price increased. With a wide range in home prices in The Palisades, the decrease in home prices is to some extent a result of the price mix of homes that sold in the most recent quarter versus Quarter 2-2023. The Third Quarter's home prices much more closely tracked what we saw in Quarter 1-2023. While the list to sale price ratio declined 1%, it was, nonetheless, very … (24 comments)
Crismark home sales in Quarter 3-2023 saw the average sale price remain flat year-over-year. Quarter-over-quarter, average home prices increased significantly and were at their highest level compared with the first two quarters of 2023. Median home sale price declined compared with the same quarter one year ago, but increased quarter-over-quarter. And as with the average sale price, the median sale price was at its highest level compared with the first two quarters of the year. Just seven homes sold in Quarter 3-2023, down 46% from one … (22 comments)
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