It's not always what you think. We've seen all kinds of articles and news lately about the rebirth of the residential (and commercial) real estate market here in Charlotte. prices are up, home for sale inventory is suddenly at historic lows...yes it's a sellers market and everybody is think about their house. Thinking about selling, buying or just what is my Charlotte home worth today? [...]
OK this marketing stuff has gone far enough...nothing, nothing takes my focus away from Downton Abbey! Do you know how hard it is to multitask (stuff bags) while watching Mary and the dowager for every nuanced tilt of the head or raised eyebrow...look down and you'll miss the entire show! (a video with a few of the dowager Maggie's best moments (daggers) below) So the [...]
That's right North Carolina is one of the youngest states in the country - and Charlotte is one of the youngest 'kids'! According to the US Census (remember....you filled out the form right!!) North Carolina's median age is 37.4 and Charlotte is 33.2...a baby! Having lived here over 30 years we have always felt Charlotte was an up and coming city - it has always [...]
Charlotte Voted Tops in Family Friendly cities! (as for the Best Dad* drop by our Facebook page and vote www.facebook.com/SouthOfSouthPark Charlotte is number four of fifty cities surveyed, Raleigh just a little higher at number one. If you live here, especially if you have a family with school age kids then you didn't need the Charlotte Business Journal to tell you this... A North Carolina [...]
Alex, What is buying a home? Yes, buying a home now is the best opportunity in your lifetime! Who says that? Lost in last year's "secretarial tax rate" and Buffet Rule noise was an interesting, profound and personal statement about home ownership by Warren Buffet, arguably the greatest (and most frugal) billionaire investor of all time. In an interview his infamous secretary Debbie Bosanek related [...]
You now how sometimes you simply have a question - really don't want a sales pitch. I'll get you the answer. That's it. NO sales pressure, not ever - I promise. I'm happy to help, Rhonda by email: rhondagibbons@me.com by phone or text: 704-651-6551 photo credit: Ninja M. via photopin cc
OK (asterisk) it's not Charlotte's Southpark neighborhood...but we thought it was pretty cool that (a) South Park (Los Angeles) was forecast to be one of the hottest neighborhoods in 2013. So why are we writing about LA real estate? Because Charlotte is a relocation mecca and we have always felt that when the housing market improved we'd see a influx of home buyers relocating TO [...]
OK that's not pretty....but the Charlotte Real Estate Market sure is and it is heating up...Home for sale inventory in many neighborhoods is close to all time lows. For the first time in a long time The best selling season Spring should be more of a sellers market! This from the Charlotte Business Journal Home prices in the Charlotte metro area maintained a healthy increase [...]
You know what's hot? ...Charlotte real estate. Know what's even hotter? Million Dollar Properties! (but let's settle down hair pulling is never appropriate) From the National Association of Realtors...The Real Force Behind the Rise in Home Prices The housing market started to mend in 2012 making it the most successful sector of the economy this year, according to a recent TIME magazine article. Home sales [...]
