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Top Ten Hottest Neighborhood in 2013? #1 South Park*

By on January 4, 2013 in Barclay Downs Neighborhood, Charlotte Neighborhood Market Statistics, Charlotte Real Estate MLS Statistics, Mountainbrook Neighborhood, South Charlotte Neighborhoods


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 Charlotte NC. Don’t get us wrong we love California, New York, Florida and the midwest – but we hear way more people talking about relocating TO Charlotte than leaving Charlotte.

Let us know if your city is on the 24/7 Wall Street list of Hottest Neighborhoods in 2013 or maybe you live close to one of these… Click to continue...



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Mountainbrook Win Win: Five reasons to SELL and one great reason to BUY!

By on August 22, 2012 in Buy Home Charlotte, Charlotte Real Estate market, Charlotte Real Estate MLS Statistics, Mountainbrook Neighborhood, Sell Home Charlotte


While the Mountainbrook  MLS statistics are striking we’ not that surprised. Classic Southpark area neighborhoods like Mountainbrook, Barclay Downs, Montibello, Foxcroft and Sharon Woods are super popular…again. In fact we just received a unsolicited letter asking if we’d be interested in selling our Montibello on Sentinel Post Rd. That has happened to Charlotte homeowners since before the housing mess.

Back to Mountainbrook…so what’s going on?
Four reasons to SELL:

  1. Inventory (months of supply) of homes for sale in Mountainbrook is down 56% from last summer to a four month supply – lowest since 2008.
  2. Average price per square foot has climbed to $141 from it’s low of $118 (7/2011)
  3. Homes are selling for 93.9% of the original asking price – it hasn’t been
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What you walkin’ about Willis? A SouthPark Townhome Homestory

By on January 14, 2012 in Buy Home Charlotte, Charlotte HomeStory

2813 Sharon View Road* that’s what we’re walkin’ about!

After reading homeowner Bob Carter’s SouthPark homestory you may not want or need to leave this part of Charlotte! Location wise this townhome leaves little to be desired. Three of the world’s best steak houses; Ruths Chris, Palm and Del Friscos; a brand new flagship Whole Foods read about it here, upscale Hampton Inn and Suites (great for you know “those” relatives), P F Changs and our favorite movie theater are all within a mile and walkable. And of course Charlotte’s first and best Apple Store at Southpark Mall – next new gadget meet me with your sleeping bag & bunny slippers ~ I’ll save… 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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