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The Chiquita Banana Move Has Begun to Charlotte, NC

By Judith Parker

Real Estate Agent with ProStead Realty

January 11, 2012 12:40 PM

Late last year it was announced that Chiquita Banana was moving its headquarters to Charlotte, NC. This move will provide the following to the "Queen City".

400 plus jobs.
About 200 jobs will be hired from the Charlotte market.
Average salary will pay over $106,000.

On Monday during our Mastermind group everyone related that they had great showings on their listings over the week-end. It was discussed and discovered that the first wave of employees relocating to Charlotte were here over the week-end.

The next wave is to come through Charlotte this coming week-end.

I contacted all of the sellers for my listings to inform them that their house may be one chosen to be previewed by these Chiquita employees. I encouraged them to have it in tip top shape for showings. Their homes should be in that shape for all showings.

Judith Parker, CRS, GRI

Keller Williams

www.ViewMatthewsHomes.com

judithparker10@gmail.com

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Erv Fleishman

Realty Associates - Boca Raton, FL

Luxury Prop Specialist Realty Associates

Tell your sellers to peel off clutter and get ready. Good luck.

Jan 11, 2012 12:43 PM

Judith Parker

ProStead Realty - Charlotte, NC

CRS, GRI, CMRS, Charlotte, NC

Good evening Erv.. that is a great line... I wish I would have thought of it. Thanks for commenting.

Jan 11, 2012 12:51 PM

Will Hamm

Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO

"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Well that is great news, now I hope you have lots of listings to handle all these people.

Jan 11, 2012 01:20 PM

John McCormack, CRS

Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM

Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Judith this is awesome news for Charlotte NC! Hope you sellers take heed to your real estate knowledge and are ready to show, show, show and of course sale! Go after those incoming buyers too my friend.

Jan 11, 2012 01:34 PM

Hi Will, I had showings last week-end as well as so many other agents in our office. That is when we discovered that the first wave was in town.

Jan 11, 2012 03:07 PM

Hi Connie, great idea about the open houses. That would definitely catch some attention. Thanks for your comment.

Jan 11, 2012 03:08 PM

Hi John, thanks for your comment and it is a great time to show my listings and get them sold. Would be great to work with some of these buyers as well.

Jan 11, 2012 03:10 PM

Rose King

David Tracy Real Estate - Friendswood, TX

Friendswood / Pearland / Houston Bay Area

Hi Judith! This is great news for Charlotte! With so many new jobs, and an average salary of $106,000, the economy in Charlotte should be in great shape...and that means more home sales, for sure!

Jan 11, 2012 03:49 PM

Rob Thomas

Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN

Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

Judith .....CONGRATS! We all need boosts like that to help bring things back!

Have a great day!

Jan 11, 2012 10:56 PM

Joni Bailey

101 Main St. Realty - Huntsville, TX

Your Huntsville / Lake Livingston Area REALTOR®

Judith: That is wonderful news for Charlotte! How blessed these buyers will be if they chose YOU to look out for their best interests!

Jan 12, 2012 01:31 AM

Belinda Spillman

Optician - Aurora, CO

Colorado Living!

Wow that is so cool Judith. Is everyone going to dress up like the gal on the label? That is great news for your local economy.

Jan 12, 2012 03:56 AM

Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES

Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL

Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Judith, that's wonderful news for Charlotte, NC that will give the local economy are real boost! Hope you will get a lot of new home buyers in the course of this relocation effort! :-)

Jan 12, 2012 01:53 PM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Perfect timing for a relocation to Charlotte. The buyers will find a great selection at very attractive prices. And, the mortgage interest rates are still at record low levels.

Have a great day and a wonderful weekend.

Dahlias at Brookside Gardens IMG_6020

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Jan 12, 2012 11:09 PM

Cal Yoder

Keller Williams Elite - Lititz, PA

Homes For Sale in Lancaster PA - 717.413.0744

Judith, that is really great news for your sellers in Charlotte and really great news for the Charlotte area. Best of luck.

Cal

Jan 12, 2012 11:57 PM

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