Improving housing market boosts Electrolux North American earnings

Charlotte Housing And Job Puzzle

Improving housing market boosts Electrolux North American earnings A steadily improving housing market meant big gains for Electrolux, the Swedish appliance maker, which on Friday reported strong sales and earnings growth in North America.   Debe Maxwell www.iCharlotteRealEstate.com's insight: Keep the housing market in recovery mode and the rest of the puzzle pieces fall into place!  Great numbers for the Charlotte-based Electrolux company, who showed solid 9$ YOY gains. See on Scoop.it - Charlotte North Carolina See on www.charlotteobserver.com … Continue reading...

VENDOR OF THE WEEK | Shannon Ackermann, Financial Planning

Charlotte Real Estate's Preferred Vendor of the Week

VENDOR OF THE WEEK | Shannon Ackermann, Financial Planning What we, as real estate professionals, love about our career is the diversity in both the properties that we sell and our clientele.  One of my dear clients, Shannon Ackermann Sandlin, of Edward Jones, enjoys the same style of diversity in her career. Shannon is a practicing personal financial advisor--planning and preparing personal finance including management of cash flow, investments, life insurance, education and retirement planning, estate planning and business succession planning for business owners as well.  As in real estate, … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Real Estate + Savvy eNews for Week Ending 7/12/13

Celebrating a great real estate market in Charlotte NC

Charlotte NC Real Estate + Savvy eNews for Week Ending 7/12/13 How's the Charlotte NC real estate market doing?  Here are the numbers from this week in Charlotte real estate... The Charlotte NC real estate market continues to be hopping!  So, let's get right to the numbers this week... The following are the most recent statistics for the Charlotte real estate market... During the last 7 days, 418 properties (condos, townhomes, single family homes and lots) have been listed for sale in the Charlotte (city) market, 388 have gone into Escrow (Under Contract) with 295 Closing escrow this week … Continue reading...

Maxwell House Group News 07/07/2013 & Charlotte Real Estate Market Report

Fabulous dishes at Charlotte Restaurant Week

Maxwell House Group News 07/07/2013 & Charlotte Real Estate Market Report How's the Charlotte NC real estate market doing?  Here are the numbers from this week in Charlotte real estate and our monthly team newsletter... The Charlotte NC real estate market continues to be hot, even with the Independence Day holiday.  So, let's get right to the numbers this week... The following are the most recent statistics for the Charlotte real estate market... During the last 7 days (and remember we were one business day short this week), 392 properties (condos, townhomes, single family homes and lots) … Continue reading...

Housing Market Shrugging Off Rise in Mortgage Rates

Selling Charlotte luxury homes in record time and for top dollar!

Charlotte NC Real Estate Market Report | In Line with National Recovery Numbers Housing Market Shrugging Off Rise in Mortgage Rates Mortgage rates may be inching up, but they have not put a damper on the American housing market's rebound. The New York Times reports. Case-Schiller home price index reports across-the-board recovery, namely in some of the metropolitan areas who were a little sluggish during the onset of the recovery process.  Charlotte continues to boast recovery numbers - not bubble-bursting numbers but, solid, steady increases. Read the full Case-Schiller report … Continue reading...

What’s Happening in South End This Weekend (6/14/2013)?

South End Movie Night

What's Happening in South End This Weekend (6/14/2013)? Food Truck Friday/Sizzlin Saturday/South End Super Flea This weekend at Camden and Park Avenue, check out Food Truck Friday, Sizzlin Saturday and the South End Super Flea: South End Activities  ***Note that Super Flea will now begin a little later in the mornings so new hours are 10am to 3pm. Outdoor Movie Night tonight at Atherton Mill After you enjoy the food trucks, head down to Atherton to enjoy The Amazing Spider-Man under the trees.   Grab your blankets, save your space and head over for some popcorn or desserts from Savory Spice … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC – Happy Memorial Day 2013

Happy Memorial Day 2013

Charlotte NC - Happy Memorial Day 2013 Do you live at any of the lakes or golf courses in and around the Charlotte region?  If you do, chances are, you’re already enjoying this  beautiful long 3-day weekend!   Whether you're enjoying fabulous Carolina cookouts, the opening of the local pool or you're just kicking back and relaxing today, this is the 'unofficial' kick off to another lovely Charlotte summer. Watch history in the making if you’re a NASCAR fan!  This is NASCAR’s biggest weekend of the year and you’re going to LOVE this weekend in our beautiful city!  Whether you’re enjoying the … Continue reading...

6 Words Charlotte Home Buyers Should Never Say – I Think I’ll Sleep On It!

What NOT to say as a Charlotte home buyer!

6 Words Charlotte Home Buyers Should Never Say - "I Think I'll Sleep On It!" Gone are the days when the dreaded words we heard were, “I think I’ll wait to see what the market is going to do.”  Those buyers were commonly referred to as ‘fence-sitters;’ they were anxious about purchasing a home for fear that either the interest rates would continue to fall or the value of the real estate that they were interested in would continue to plummet. Now, we’re faced with a totally new market in Charlotte real estate!  We’re seeing multiple Offer situations on many of our listings; some of our listings … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Real Estate + Savvy eNews for Week Ending 5/11/13

Celebrating a great real estate market in Charlotte NC

Charlotte NC Real Estate + Savvy eNews for Week Ending 5/11/13 How's the Charlotte NC real estate market doing?  Here are the numbers from this week... The Charlotte NC real estate market is busy, busy, busy!  So, let's get right to the numbers this week... The following are the most recent statistics for the Charlotte real estate market... During the last 7 days, 419 (just below 445 last week) properties (condos, townhomes, single family homes and lots) have been listed for sale in the Charlotte (city) market, 534 have gone into Escrow (Under Contract) with 261 Closing escrow this week (up … Continue reading...

Charlotte Real Estate Q&A | How’s the Charlotte Real Estate Market Doing in 2013?

Charlotte Real Estate Market is POSITIVE

How’s the Charlotte Real Estate Market Doing in 2013? I get the question, “How’s the real estate market?” several times each day!  I love getting that now, because in 2013, we’re seeing strong signs of a serious recovery. How do we determine whether or not we’re in a strong recovery?  First of all, we’re incredibly busy with sellers receiving multiple Offers and buyers struggling to find that perfect home with the low inventory that we’re experiencing now. Secondly, there are 3 factors that come into play that support our answer: New Construction:  Privately-owned housing starts in March of … Continue reading...