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If you want to live in Ardrey…

By on October 27, 2012 in Ardrey Charlotte Neighborhood, Buy Home Charlotte, Charlotte Real Estate MLS Statistics, Sell Home Charlotte


…it might be time to jump in!

We’ve talked often about Ardrey one of our favorite Charlotte neighborhoods. Right now all the front porches are decked out with Halloween goblins and ghouls which will soon (not TOO soon) be replaced with the most magical Christmas Winter Wonderland decorations anywhere in Charlotte!

Like many Charlotte neighborhoods Ardrey is doing great average price per square foot is at $137 up 8% from recent lows and like we said monthly home for sale inventory is at 6.2 months and is 40% below the Area 5 inventory of 10 months! This doesn’t surprise us Ardrey is always in demand.

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Charlotte Home Prices Up….We’re Just A Swingin!

By on August 29, 2012 in Charlotte Real Estate market, Charlotte Real Estate MLS Statistics, Classic Charlotte Neighborhoods

Standard & Poor’s Case Schiller Home Price Index indicates that home prices in the Charlotte area are on the upswing. Charlotte home prices rose one percent in June 2012 versus May 2012. This is the fourth straight month of rising home prices in the Charlotte MLS area.
According to Rhonda Gibbons Realtor Savvy+CO…

“I’m seeing a lot more sales activity, even multiple offers especially in the more traditional Charlotte neighborhoods. South Charlotte areas like Montibello, Moutainbrook, Barclay Downs and Foxcroft are hot as a firecracker as home buyers look for better value, established neighborhoods and convenient commutes. Location, location, location is back!”
We took a look at some average sales price MLS statistics for some of our favorite South Charlotte neighborhoods (current average home price and %… Click to continue...



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Red Hot Ballantyne South Charlotte to split from new city Porvidence NC

They don’t call Ballantyne the red hot center for nothing…(New) Providence NC

By on April 8, 2012 in Around Charlotte


Nuclear fission reactions are chain reactions, in which the splitting of an atomic nucleus releases neutrons that penetrate other nuclei, causing them to split.

OK South Charlotte / Ballantyne hasn’t gone ‘nuclear’ yet …but it’s getting closer. Nuclear as in a chain reaction causing South Charlotte to split into a city of it’s own. Providence, NC (at least they get rid of the CH problem…although will be a long time before anyone thinks first about this Providence and not that one. Maybe New Providence would be a better name?

This is has been brewing for awhile and not unusual for a city that has grown as fast as Charlotte…according to the… Click to continue...



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A little bird showed me*

By on December 18, 2011 in Charlotte Home Buying & Selling Tips

A series of six things you should do if you want to buy or sell a home in 2012!

#1 Don’t sweat it:

I think anyone involved in real estate feels a little like this bird. Let’s call him Roosevelt because like this bird no matter what they throw at us “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.

Turn on CNN, open a newspaper, turn on your iPad (like me)…things are bad, really bad, maybe never been worse – housing is in a death spiral. (and if you believe the Mayans it’s all over anyway next

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