Road to Real Estate

It’s unreal how some Charlotte area property buyers 1.) never even see a property before writing an offer or 2.) visit the property once and decide that it’s theirs.  Now, if you’re an expert at buying and selling property, than you know what you want, and I can understand your situation, but for the others, [...]

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The Charlotte and Lake Norman area provides many communities that are safe havens for walkers and bikers.  With the gas prices at $4+/gallon levels, we are seeing more and more people using these areas to make trips to the local coffee shop, pick up a few things at the grocery store, meet some friends at [...]

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So you think I should be writing positive news about Lake Norman towns.  Well, kinda.  There is a plan to create smoother traffic patterns along Hwy 150 in Mooresville, but that’s down the road (no pun intended).  The stretch of Highway 150, from the bridge over Lake Norman to Highway 21, is the busiest stretch of [...]

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Here are some random sites around the Charlotte and Lake Norman area (note that not all areas have Streetview, so I couldn’t include everything.
Entrance to Birkdale Village
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Here’s a snapshot of how many single family properties have sold in the CMLS market area since 2006.  This is not tied to just the Charlotte and Lake Norman area, but also includes Lake Wylie, Monroe, parts of Western North Carolina and north of Statesville.

It shouldn’t take a rocket scientist that this graph shows anything [...]

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It’s been about a week since I posted anything, and it’s because of the topic of today’s post.  Why NOW is the Smart Time to Buy Real Estate (in the Charlotte and Lake Norman area, or anywhere) is a document that contains facts and the professional opinion about the status of our market.  The management [...]

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CENTURY 21 Hecht Realty has just released a search page for agents/staff to use on their websites that allows website visitors to search all Charlotte and Lake Norman MLS listings. So, why wait? To use the search feature, click the button to the right of this blog post that has the magnifiying glass [...]

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As a fan of and believer in public transportation and Transit Oriented Development (TOD), I was thrilled to read an article in today’s Charlotte Observer about the success of the light rail.  Expecting an average of 9,100 riders a day (which many thought was unreachable), the Blue Line now averages over 13,000 riders a day!  [...]

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If you are considering buying or selling real estate in the Charlotte or Lake Norman area of North Carolina, there are a few things that you should know before speaking with an agent, so you know where they stand with relaying information to you. (Note that Agent in the following definitions is really the real [...]

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There are 2 events going on in Charlotte this weekend that might be a little under the national radar screen, but to those following the events, it’s big news!
Charlotte is hosting the 2008 Olympic Team Trials for Whitewater Slalom, the 2008 Canadian Olympic Team Trials, and the 2008 Pan American Slalom Championships and Olympic Qualifier. [...]

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In a historic vote (that took 3 days to finally get to), the Cornelius Town Board has approved rezoning of 105 +/- acres for the Village at Lake Norman. It was a close 3-2 vote. Approvals are still needed from the county and state, which gives 2010 as the earliest start date [...]

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According to the Charlotte Regional Realtors Association, the Charlotte area experienced a 25% decrease in the number of houses sold from one year ago for the month of March.  During that same time period, average home prices that sold went from $228,665 in 2007 to $220,620, a 3.5% decrease.
Is this bad news?  Not necessarily.  Of [...]

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This post is really a question for the readers of this blog.  As the Century 21 Hecht Realty Internet Marketing Manager, I have a question about real estate on the Internet.
With all the websites and products out there for finding a home or information about real estate, what products (websites, virtual tours, etc) do you [...]

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People interested in purchasing real estate often ask about demographics of different areas. So I thought that I would save some people some time by posting it here. I will be posting other Charlotte and Lake Norman area cities demographic information once the information is compiled (probably once a day). If [...]

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Charlotte  and Lake Norman Real Estate Single Family Home Market Statistics for 2/20/08-2/26/08 pulled from the Carolina Multiple Listing Service
Charlotte

New Listings:  470 for an average of $304,020 with an average of 2,203 sq ft
Price Changes:  381 from an average of $281,835 to $274,116 (-2.7%) 
Under Contracts:  286 for an average of $289,131
Solds:  164 for an average of [...]