LAKE’S UP! (A Little)

I checked the water levels on Lake Norman today. The lake is up by nearly two feet from December 2007 levels. Still about five feet from Duke’s target levels, but still an improvement. They are forcasting that the lake will come up another foot in March. This is good news for those folks living on [...]

Price It Right To Sell!

 UNDER CONTRACT IN TWO WEEKS!
 Everyone is worrying about the rising inventory of homes for sale in the Lake Norman area, both sellers and realtors alike. With loan approvals depending upon more stringent credit criteria, there are fewer buyers in the market. More homes + fewer buyers = buyers’ market.  That means it could take longer [...]

Staging for Success

A lot has been written about staging a home being listed for sale, to speed up the selling process. Most realtors agree that the help of a professional home stager can improve how a home appears when viewed by strangers.
Some of the problems I’ve seen in homes I’ve listed or previewed with buyers include cat [...]

Falling Home Prices – Not The End Of The World

I know that nobody wants to hear that their home is worth less today than it was a few months ago, and for a lot of people, it’s not. Home values in the Lake Norman region of the greater Charlotte area have not mirrored the national average.
But what if they had? What does it mean [...]

Considering Relocation?

Know someone who is? If you or someone you know is being relocated by their employer, or are moving in or out of the area, but don’t know a realtor on the new end of the journey, I can help. As a member of the CARTUS Global Referral Network, I can help find qualified, experienced [...]

Del Webb Pulling Out of Denver?

According to a recent report in the Charlotte Observer, Pulte Homes, developer of the Del Webb communiites for active adults over 55, is reconsidering it’s planned community in Lincoln County. The reason is that the county has doubled the cost of hooking into their water & sewer system, from $5,000 to $10,000 per house.
With a [...]

President’s Day Feature

I found this blog site today that had several posts featuring photos of the homes of our presidents, from George W. to George W. Bush. I thought you might find it interesting to see where our presidents came from. I was struck by the modesty of some of these homes, and by the grandeur of [...]

New Listing!

Take a look at my newest listing, a 2300 SF two-story home in Curtis Pond. This property has three bedrooms, a large bonus room with closet, and two and a half baths. It sits on over a third of an acre, with a nice big back yard. Check out the virtual tour of this home. [...]

Charlotte Home Prices Still Strong

The numbers are in for the Charlotte region, and it seems that the area has not been immune to the slumping home sales being seen across the country. The good news, though, is that while home sales in 2007 in Charlotte were off by 11%, according to the Observer, the average closing price of a [...]

Searching for a Real Estate Blog?

If you’re looking for a blog to bring you up to speed on real estate in the LakeNorman/Piedmont area of North Carolina, then save my URL and create a shortcut to LakeNormanHomes. I will keep you abreast of happenings around the lake.
If you are curious about real estate in another part of the country, or [...]