If you’re looking to buy a lakeside home at a huge discount, right now might just be the time to act! Of course, that’s if you don’t mind living in north Charlotte NC on Lake Norman.
A recent story run by WCNC news station talked about the glut of lakeside homes that are available in Lake Norman, and many of them are listed at steep discounts. For example and as quoted in the Charlotte Observer,
“It’s 7,000 square-feet,” said broker Jason Noblitt as he looked at pictures of a waterfront foreclosure in Mooresville. “It was on the market for approximately $1.7 million.”
The 5-bedroom, 4 1/2-bath house is under contract now and Noblitt thinks it’ll sell for under $1 million. That’s a $700,000 discount.
“In our current market you absolutely are not going to get what you did in 2006 or even 2007. We need to look at where prices were in 2004 and 2005,” he said.”
And it’s not as if there isn’t competition either. An MLS search showed 470 lakeside homes listed in the Lake Norman area, which means it’s a highly competitive housing market.
Of course on the flip side, if you’re looking to purchase a lakeside home, now is certainly a great time to act!
Down here in the Fort Mill SC area, it’s still most definitely a buyer’s market, but as I’ve always said, if your home is marketed and priced correctly, there’s absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t expect to get a fair value for your home.
To learn more about the Fort Mill SC or Rock Hill SC housing market, contact me today and I’d be more than happy to show you exactly what the Fort Mill SC real estate market looks like.
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This past weekend Rock Hill and Fort Mill SC experienced the 3rd winter storm in as many weeks. It’s been my experience that we typically get one storm per winter season, but not this year! This year, we’ve had at least 5 and who knows how many more could be on the way before it’s all over with!
At any rate, I absolutely LOVE how pretty snow is and certainly enjoyed this past weekends snow fall.
This photo comes courtesy of the Rock Hill Herald.
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A recent study released by the Gallop orgnization shows that many of Charlotte NC’s residents rate it highly in terms of it’s overall beauty, quality of life, and access to higher education, but simultaneously rank it lower for things like the areas parks, playgrounds, and hiking trails.
While it all sounds like a bit of a contradiction, overall the feeling from the poll shows that Charlotte is very open to new comers as well, as it should be. It’s very difficult to find many native Charlotteans and even some of the cities most well known people, former Charlotte Observer owner D.A. Tompkins and former Bank of America CEO Hugh McColl just to name a few. I can honestly say that’s one of the reasons I love the Charlotte NC area so much is because of the diversity brought about by people coming from all over the country. It truly is a melting pot of cultures and ideals.
Some of the areas cited as needing improvement include the quality of the schools and the economy. The economy is certainly an easy one to understand when you consider that much of Charlotte’s economy is based on the banking industry, which has certainly taken a beating over the past 18+ months.
In terms of the school systems, I really don’t know what to say about this one. It certainly is a bit of a mess and as much as I’d love to say we can see a light at the end of the tunnel I don’t know that that’s the case.
Fortunately, for those of us down here in the Fort Mill SC and Rock Hill SC area, we don’t have to deal with the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System’s troubles. Fort Mill SC school district is rated as one of the top school districts in the state of SC and many people are choosing to purchase the new home in the Fort Mill SC area for this very reason.
Overall, I’d say that Charlotte NC definitely has a ton of great features and is a great place to live. At the same time, the Fort Mill SC and Rock Hill SC areas offer many additional benefits PLUS we also get to take advantage of everything that Charlotte has to offer because of it’s close proximity!
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Here’s a story that you don’t see everyday and the headline might as well read, ‘Business owner shuts down to help out competition.’
It seems as if Thomas Currence, the owner of Currence Family Restaurant in Chester SC for over 15 years is taking the belief that ‘it’s better to give than to recieve’ to heart. Facing 21% unemployment rate in Chester SC, Currence has decided to close his restaurant for all but 3 days of the week in order to encourage his patrons to visit other restaurants.
According to the story in the Rock Hill SC Herald,
“There’s a lot of weak in this city right now,” Currence said, noting how plant closures and the resulting unemployment have put a tangible weight on the collective shoulders of Chester County that’s drained the community of its spirit.
If being closed three extra days during the week will help others get more business, even just a little — and therefore help turn around the economic misfortune — Currence believes it will be worth it.
Personally, I think it’s fantastic that someone like Thomas is putting his beliefs into action. There’s a lot of talk these days about helping those that really need the help and it’s very rare to see someone actually take action like what he’s doing.
My hats off to Thomas and I’d say if you’re in Chester, definitely go visit him and help him out on the 3 days a week he is open!
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As the summer begins to wind down, kids are starting to get into ‘Back to School’ mode. Well, at least they should be.
Anyway, for all you parents out there, here’s a copy of the Rock Hill SC School District’s 2009-2010 calendar. Just click on the image below.
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