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 the January Charlotte MLS residential real estate statistics are in and they are stunning. In a good way for a change! Charlotte Area Home sales up 40% Home for Sale inventory down 30% to five months - historic lows for some neighborhoods (Montibello and Ardrey) Buyer discount to list price down (92.6% of list price paid) Days to sell 155 down from 165. [...]
The music is going to stop.... A picture says a thousand words....home for sale inventory is nearing historic lows in many of Charlotte's most desirable neighborhoods and overall in Charlotte MLS home for sale inventory is down 56% from two years ago! (see charts below) The Montibello neighborhood MLS statistics are striking: there is only a 1.9 month (57 day) supply of homes..that's right if [...]
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 [...]
see more Cath Schneider photos http://500px.com/photo/3336596 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 [...]
Montibello is hot(ter). Full disclosure Rhonda and I have lived (Sentinel Post Road) in Montibello for nine years - we love it! Montibello is one of Charlotte's classic neighborhoods like a Myers Park, Barclay Downs or Mountainbrook - a favorite of the south Charlotte locals! I hesitate to say native because there are so few native Charlotteeans...we are a relocation mecca! But I digress... I [...]
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 didn't plan my first blog post about our beloved Charlotte neighborhood Montibello to be about a lost rug...lost dogs, cats, lawn mowers maybe...but a lost RUG! I just couldn't resist. Remember when you're looking to buy a home in Charlotte make sure you find a neighborhood homeowners association that is vigilant and on the job! No word on a reward (hoping nothing is wrapped [...]
