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Charlotte Foreclosure Listings Explained

Why Are The Foreclosure Properties That Charlotte Home Buyers Find NOT For Sale? Q: I recently found this property listed as a foreclosure on a national real estate site. Can I see this property? I have cash and am ready to buy it TODAY! A: The property in which you are inquiring is either bank-owned or quite possibly, not for sale now, nor will it be in the foreseeable future. Information that you have found from online aggregate sites often mistakenly advertise that the bank has foreclosed on a particular property. That property, if it is bank-owned, will be placed on the market just … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Home Buyer Tips: Do Your Own Homework

Charlotte NC Home Buyer Tips: Do Your Own Homework The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and the Fair Housing Act are adamant about Realtors® not providing/promoting information for buyers and sellers with regards to demographics as well as school preferences, neighborhood preferences (steering), crime information (including sex-offender information). NAR’s position is that it is the job of local police agencies, not Realtors®, to be the resources of registered sex-offender data. So do your own homework. Your local police/sheriff's departments generally have online crime statistics … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Real Estate Market Report | MYERS PARK | DEC 2011

Myers Park has always been known as one of the destination neighborhoods for the affluent in Charlotte NC. Myers Park remains one of the most beautiful areas in the city with massive willow oaks lining the streets, enveloping passersby and residents in pure luxury, stately homes and gorgeous architectural history. Take a tour of Charlotte’s most sought-after street, Queens Road and several of the Queen City’s original mansions, including the 100+-year old Duke Mansion. The Myers Park real estate market report for December, 2011 is showing a positive turn in the amount of sales but, with sales … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Real Estate Market eNews | Week Ending 11/11/11

Last Night's 'Savvy Social' Success! What a huge success last night was at our "Friends of Savvy Social: A Mix & Mingle" hosted at our office in lovely, historic Elizabeth. Great music, amazing signature 'Savvy'tini cocktails, gourmet food and best of all, fantastic friends and clients! We'd love to have you post any photos that you took on our Facebook page. Here's one that SavvyAtTheLake.com agent, Alyssa Roccanti, took of fellow Savvy real estate agent, Christina Kellmann, with her 'Savvy' cake pops. They tasted just as amazing as they looked! Awesome job, Christina! Here's the … Continue reading...

Discover Foxcroft – A Premier Charlotte Community

Charlotte NC Luxury Homes for Sale in Foxcroft

Discover Foxcroft | A Charlotte Luxury Community Find Your Charlotte Dream Home in Foxcroft [showcaseidx_hotsheet name="Foxcroft Homes for Sale"] Foxcroft, one of the most beautiful communities in Charlotte NC, is truly a one-of-a-kind neighborhood. As it has been for years, Foxcroft is one of Charlotte’s most desirable neighborhoods where homes are surrounded with mature trees and gorgeous landscaping. The Crepe Myrtle trees canopy the driveways and streets throughout the neighborhood in the summer and the old oaks just seem to envelope you as you drive through the lush, green community. … Continue reading...

Charlotte Real Estate Market Report 09/06/2011

The Charlotte Real Estate Market Report with Focus on Inventory and Pending Home Sales The good news for the Charlotte Real Estate Recovery Train for sellers is also an 'alert' to prospective buyers that NOW is the time to buy! Buyers have been perched upon the wait-and-see fence, some for nearly three years, thinking that the market still had a ways to go as it spiraled downward. Mortgage interest rates also continued to fall during the recession and with both numbers (housing prices and mortgage rates) at their rock bottom, the recovery train began. As we near the end of 2011, Q3, we're … Continue reading...

Charlotte Real Estate Recovery – July 2011 Housing Numbers Promising

Charlotte real estate recovery with promising numbers in July real estate

Charlotte Real Estate Recovery - July 2011 Housing Numbers Promising Charlotte Metro region's home sales posted 10% gains in July from same period last year. 2,170 single family homes, condos and townhomes sold in the Charlotte region in July while pending sales (in Escrow) are up nearly 17% from July 2010. These positive numbers are reflective of a market that had no artificial inflation due to the tax credits of last year. We're seeing upward movement in Closings and pending sales, partly because of the typical springtime boost and partly because foreclosures and short sales are … Continue reading...

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly About Neighbors

The good, the bad and the ugly about bad neighbors

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly About Neighbors Bad neighbors are no laughing matter. Whether you're living minutes from a land fill, within close proximity of a registered sex offender or living beside the neighbor with an eye-sore-of-a-yard, your home values can be reduced by as much as 15% when you find yourself amidst 'bad' neighbors. How ‘bad’ is that bad neighbor and what exacly defines a 'bad' neighbor? Definitions vary by person and by area but, most real estate professionals believe that a bad neighbor is simply one who has virtually no consideration for the rest of the … Continue reading...

JUST LISTED in Providence Downs South – Gorgeous 9,200 SF Custom Home

Charlotte Luxury Homes for Sale in Waxhaw's Providence Downs South

This beauty will not last long! Take a tour of one of the most beautiful luxury homes in the Charlotte Metro area. The builder spared no expense on the upscale appointments in this Providence Downs South home for sale--from the gleaming hardwoods to the ornate, intricate designed ceilings, rounded cornered walls to upscale lighting, this 9,200 square foot home has it all. Luxurious living just south of Charlotte in the lovely neighborhood of Providence Downs South--now with easy access to I-485 via Providence or Rea Roads. Give us a call to take your private tour today. … Continue reading...

What a Million Dollars Can Buy You in Charlotte NC

What a Million Dollars Can Buy You in Charlotte NC Charlotte has attracted a number of boutique architects and developers, who design just one or two luxury communities, which are immediately classified as luxurious simply by virtue of their style, high-end appointments and location. Many of these are scattered throughout Charlotte, some of which command fairly high prices. In 2011, however, we are seeing quite a movement to affordable luxury homes in Charlotte. Despite the fact that Charlotte was, and still remains, one of the most stable real estate markets in the nation, we have seen a … Continue reading...