Charlotte House Hunter Blog

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Jonathan and Associates, Inc
A look on what's happening in and around Charlotte North Carolina, the hottest city in the South East. Reading and commenting on my blog has been known to cause hair to grow back, relationships to get mended, to increase your pay, and make you more attractive to the opposite sex.

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2010 

A little more than a month ago, I wrote a post on the warning signs for sellers and agents to look out for to avoid short sale fraud.  It was REALLY well received as the short sale investors chided me for being short sided and a few agents thought I actually made sense.  In there, I mentioned tha...
05/31/2010
Last week, I had a client express interest in a new midrise condominium complex in fourth ward names The Garrison at Graham (view pics via flickr). Needless to say, being that the development was brand new, I knew very little about it and went on a mission to learn more. What I've discovered is t...
05/27/2010
April was a positive month for condo and townhome sales in Charlotte's Uptown / Center City. Sales were up 70% over April 2009 with 17 buyers calling uptown home. This is still fifty percent fewer than closed during the same period in 2007 however positive news nonetheless. Home buyers found sell...
05/25/2010
This applies in North Carolina too.  http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/ehs/Children_Health/Lead/lead.html      There's a new law the real estate industry needs to be aware of, and it has a HUGE bite to it! $32,500 fines (and that's even for the first offense), licenses revoked and suspended, lawsuit...
05/25/2010
2011 Linstead Dr Indian Trail, NC 28079 MLS #941260 View this home's listing   Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2.5 Parking: 2 Car Garage Type: Colonial Lot Size: .21 Acres Neighborhood: Brandon Oaks Interior Features: Wood floors throughout main level, Wall-to-Wall Carpet, Ceramic Tile Flooring, 9' Ceili...
05/23/2010
What would you say if I told you that someday soon, you could remain in your home for up to five years following a foreclosure on that very residence?  Next, what if I also told you that your new landlord would actually be that lender that foreclosed on you? You're probably thinking that I've eit...
05/13/2010
Myers Park Real Estate Update Data acquired from the CMLS 4/1/2010 - 4/30/2010 Sales were up considerably in Myers Park for the month of April over last year. April 2009 saw only three closings yielding an average sales price of $944,666. This April, sales more than tripled with ten closings yiel...
05/12/2010
Charlotte - Chantilly Neighborhood Real Estate Update Data collected from the CMLS 4/1/2010 - 4/30/2010 April continued the steady trend of closings that the Chantilly neighborhood had experienced for the last couple of years. In April only three homes closed, which was the same as it was in Marc...
05/12/2010
Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Real Estate Update Data Gathered from the CMLS: 4/1/2010 - 4/30/2010 Foreclosure data gathered from Realist April proved to be a great month for real estate in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood of Charlotte. In 2009, only four single family homes sold in the entire month o...
05/10/2010
Dilworth Neighborhood Real Estate Market Update Data compiled 4/1/2010 - 4/30/2010 For those hoping for a rebound in the real estate market in Dilworth, April was certainly a step in the right direction. During the month of April, 10 single family homes closed in Dilworth; double from March and f...
05/05/2010