In a classic (aren't they all) Modern Family episode real estate agent Phil Dunphy is petrified of clowns....a pretty common fear. But the inside joke is that the clown Phil is most terrified of is named FSBO....that's right the Realtor nightmare...For Sale By Owner! I think we can all chuckle about that...but it struck me the other day when I came upon three gorgeous homes [...]
I stumbled upon this wonderfully poignant (and short) video about the housing market. It reminded me of a blog post I did awhile back Looking for a 1974 Buick Century? Im Your Realtor. I think I'll repurpose that post here later but suffice to say the post was about how in all the mess and gnashing of buying or selling a home we [...]
No longer that confused "CH" city or Atlanta's read haired stepchild, Charlotte has arrived! The US census (yeah the big one) reports that Charlotte was the fastest growing metropolitan area by far up 64.6% since 2000...the wonderfully weird (we love) Austin TX came in a distant second at 51% - take that TEXAS! The Charlotte Observer reports ... No urban area with 1 [...]
Thinking of selling your home in 2012? Ready to try something different? We love cool stuff and and once again our marketing guru Julie blew us away with the design for our new HomeStory doorknob hanger! What do you think? Better then junkmail right? Well maybe not...but we think our HomeStory is a powerful new home marketing tool if you're trying to sell your Charlotte [...]
Prediction: When the economy turns and it will Charlotte and Area 5.OH South of Southpark are going to BOOM! Charlotte Observer South Charlotte News reporterCaroline McMillan says in SouthPark's allure still attracts new business At a time when commercial expansions and ribbon-cutting ceremonies are hard to come by, SouthPark is soon to be the home of Bank of North Carolina's new southern region headquarters. Other [...]
3615 Johnny Cake Lane the sweetest of Mountainbrook homes for sale | a Homestory SO you're thinking did I click on a Charlotte HomeStory or a recipe? How bout both...here's the best recipe we could find for johnnycakes* and below is the story about one of the sweetest homes in Mountainbrook! *if you've got a better recipe please tell us in the comments below We're [...]
...GUILTY! Another great Charlotte Homestory | 1775 Withers Drive is the home to buy in Verdict Ridge New HomeStory Video what do you think? (by the great Rick Norris) While Verdict Ridge in Denver NC is not exactly South of SouthPark we just love this area of "Charlotte" ~ Rhonda helped two couples relocate from Long Island New York & they LOVE IT!. Verdict Ridge [...]
When Rodney Monroe took over as Charlotte's top cop hechallenged everyone in Charlotte the police force and neighbors alike to take a role and a stake in public safety. Hisinnovativeapproach has made all thedifference for Charlotte neighborhoods. Southpark's Montainbrookneighborhoodis the latest 'winner' in the city's South Charlotte Homeowners Against Residential Crime competition. This from the South Charlotte Weekly "The competition pits local neighborhoods against [...]
South Charlotte's ShadowLake neighborhood is not really on a lake but there is a neighborhood pond and who knows how big the bass are in there? (it also backs up to Challis Farms lake) and Carmel Country Club...who knew? That's the thing about neighborhoods like Shadow Lake unless you live in the area you might now know the secrets, the hidden treasures of [...]
