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.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Data Compiled from the PRAR 5/1/2010 - 5/31/2010 One word to describe the sales in Baxter Village when compared to the rest of the Charlotte real estate market: defiance.  While many other communities in the Charlotte area have lost substantial value and experienced a slump in sales, Baxter Villa...
07/02/2010
Data acquired from the CMLS 5/1/2010 - 5/31/2010May proved to be another month of strong sales for residents in Matthews North Carolina.  Sales nearly doubled over the prior year for a total of 63 and new inventories were actually lower this year compared to last.  However, whether influenced by ...
06/29/2010
In April, 62 single family homes closed in Waxhaw, nearly doubling April 2009's production and exceeding the 60 homes closed in April 2007.  Of the homes that closed, six were at prices exceeding $600,000, mostly from the Providence Downs and Providence Downs South neighborhoods.  Of all of the s...
06/08/2010
If you're looking for good real estate news in Charlotte, look no further than the Cotswold neighborhood in south Charlotte.  Try as I might to find why and how the market produced the gains for April, the simple answer is that Cotswold had a great month.   In April, 29 new listings hit the marke...
06/06/2010
Governor Bev Perdue is in town today to announce that work is to start soon on the last five miles of I-485. The final section will connect I-85 near the Concord Mills Mall to the interchange at Statesville Road, near I-77. While this is welcome news to commuters throughout the Charlotte area, es...
06/03/2010
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