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Helen Adams Realty is “On the Move”!

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Posted By Scott Farrell on September 6th, 2012

Helen Adams Realty continues to lead the Charlotte Real Estate market in providing up to date information about Charlotte through our website and blog. Our newly redesigned www.helenadamsrealty.com with advanced search features, bigger and brighter photography and streamlined navigation will now contain our blog. The combination will provide the user with easy access to detailed neighborhood information, the latest news about Charlotte with an interactive format where the user can ask for information right from the website. So from now on, we will be posting new updates at helenadamsrealty.com/blog.

Our partners at ActiveWebsite and the Helen Adams staff have created an entire new experience geared towards helping users buy or sell their Carolina home. We have added great new tools like our Driving Tour, Proximity Search, and easy to use Advanced search providing a friendly interface. Give it try and you will see that Helen Adams Realty leads the way in providing all the real estate tools our customers will ever need to buy or sell a home.

National Association of Realtors states housing inventory continues to shrink

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Posted By Scott Farrell on September 6th, 2012

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) states that the housing market continues to tighten. A normal market is considered to have a 6 months supply of inventory. Greater than 6 months is a Buyer’s market (which most of the country has been in for some time) and less than 6 months supply is a Seller’s market. These dynamics are really prevalent in the greater Charlotte market as we are seeing more and more multiple offer situations. Buyers still are looking for a great deal with all repairs done and Sellers are now seeing the option to take a second or even third offer. Read the NAR article for more information.

Home Prices are on the rise but not in all areas.

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Posted By Scott Farrell on September 4th, 2012

Home Prices on the rise but not in all areas. CNBC’s Diana Olick comments on how the housing recovery is underway but not in all areas. One more example of real estate information being local.

Diana Olick states “Home prices are rising faster than expected so far this year, or are they?

Prices nationwide in July rose 3.8 percent year-over-year, according to the latest reading from CoreLogic. This includes prices of distressed properties and is the biggest annual jump since August of 2006.

This is also the fifth consecutive month that home prices have increased both year-over-year and month-to-month.”

To read the rest of this article, which we recommend please follow this link.

New and Improved Helenadamsrealty.com is now online

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Posted By Scott Farrell on August 30th, 2012

Helen Adams Realty’s new website is now online.  We have added great new search features such as Proximity search from Charlotte area landmarks, driving tools which help you plan your home shopping experience and cleaner easier to read format.

Give it a try and compare it to any real estate website in the Charlotte metro area and you will see why we our proud of our new tool to help you find your home.

It’s Official, The Housing Market is Beginning to Recover

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Posted By Scott Farrell on August 23rd, 2012

As reported on CNBC and in the New York Times analysts from across the financial and housing industry are seeing a turn around in both new home construction and existing home sales.  Here is part of the report from the NY Times as reported on the CNBC website.  To read the complete story you can click here.  CNBC NY Times

“Analysts are hailing the beginnings of a recovery in the nation’s housing market. But to beleaguered homeowners, it will not feel like much of one for many months to come.

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The number of existing homes sold rose 2.3 percent in July from the previous month, according to figures released Wednesday. Volume was up more than 10 percent from a year ago.

For several months, economic data and accounts from real estate agents across the country have calmed fears that the overall market could take another big step down, giving prospective home buyers some assurance that prices were stabilizing.

Yet the nascent recovery is still a convalescent one, with the pace of activity uneven and far below the levels reached before the bubble burst. Home prices remain under pressure in many markets.”

As reported in the South Charlotte Weekly and by our own Melissa Brown “Local real estate agents say area housing market improved”

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Posted By Scott Farrell on August 17th, 2012

Melissa Brown, of Helen Adams Realty, agreed with Eschert that south Charlotte is on the upswing.

“It’s definitely seen an uptick from last year and years past ever since things started sliding downward in Charlotte around 2009,” Brown said. “Charlotte was a bit behind the rest of the country then, but we’ve hit bottom and started to come up.”

Brown said demand for houses has increased recently.

“There has been a much lower inventory than in recent years,” she said. “Contracts are way up and demand is surpassing the supply right now. The result of that is we’re seeing many multiple offers.”

Brown said she’s been working in real estate for about six years and had never seen multiple offers for a home until this year, and has now seen about seven or eight instances of multiple offers.

Check out the entire article by clicking this link to South Charlotte Weekly

This Week’s Featured Property

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Posted By Helen Adams Realty on August 10th, 2012

Our featured property for the week of 8/3 – 8/10 is 7464 Matchpoint in Sherrills Ford, Listed by Garth Elder!

7464 Matchpoint

7464 Matchpoint

$999,950 / 3 Bedrooms / 3 Bathrooms / MLS#: 2100622
One of the most spectacular waterfront properties on Lake Norman! 270 degree main channel views on over 400 ft. of professionally landscaped waterfront. Completely renovated using finest materials inside & out, under direction of renowned decorator, Scott Carpenter. Bamboo flooring, stone fireplaces, marble + tile baths, gourmet kitchen, tennis court & a boathouse the Kennedys would be proud of!

Helen Adams Realty new website design is now in beta

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Posted By Scott Farrell on August 8th, 2012

Helen Adams Realty in Partnership with Active Website has released the new and improved www.helenadamsrealty.com for you to check out.  New Advanced Search and Property Detail pages are just a few of the improvements that you will find through out the site.  Take a test drive and tell us what you think.

Helen Adams Realty new beta website lookCLICK HERE to view a blog post from Active Web about the changes!

Curt Seifart is the embodiment of a full service real estate agent

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Posted By Helen Adams Realty on August 6th, 2012
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Curt Seifart

He collected a lot of data from me at the beginning in order to get a good feeling for the type of properties in which I’d be interested. He knew better than I did in some cases, exactly what would suit me. I know I was difficult to pin down on price range, as I’d not bought property in America before and, having been away for over 2 decades, was a real greenhorn at figuring out my own best options.  I came to Charlotte in April to look for housing, not expecting to find anything first try. I did find things I liked very much, and though the condo on which I put an offer is not the one I bought, it is down to Curt’s hard work that I ever heard about the place I did buy (which, by the way, is Way Better than the one I lost out on – whew!).  It was not yet on the market when Curt found it, met with the owners and photographed it so beautifully I actually put in the offer based on his shots!

 The after-sale care has been outstanding. Curt put me in touch with sources for furniture, suggested car dealers and gave me other information valuable to a Charlotte “newbie” and a returning ex-pat.  I feel very welcome in this city, and more than a little pleased with the agent who has made my transition back to America such a smooth and even fun adventure.  Curt is a first class salesperson and agent for Helen Adams, and a wonderful, principled, ethical person.  He was a pleasure to work with from the start, and I wish him much selling success in future.

 Kind regards,  M.K.

This Week’s Featured Property

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Posted By Helen Adams Realty on August 6th, 2012

Our featured property for the week of 7/27 – 8/3 is 298 Tongass Rdge in Union Mills, Listed by Liana Matheney!

298 Tongass Rdge

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$550,000 / 3 Bedrooms / 2.5 Bathrooms / MLS#: 2100100
Within a gated community, this home stands as beautiful and unique as it’s pristine ridgeline view. Luxury above all, this contemporary structure houses an uninterrupted 65 ft. long by 14 ft. tall glass wall, wine cellar, elevator, frameless glass shower, top-of-the-line kitchen and outdoor entertaining area. With the eco-friendly construction still underway, you still have time to personalize.