The Charlotte real estate market saw 1527 total closings in December 2009, up 12% compared to 2008. The average closing price for the Charlotte metro area in December 2009 was $211,705, up approximately 5.4% compared to 2008. The bulk of home sales continues to be in the lower price ranges, with 87% of sales in the $350,000 and under category. Average days on market from listing date to closing date was 143.8 for the month of December.
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A recent Gaston Gazette article talks about the financial struggle for the developers of Eagle Park, in Gaston County, NC. The article comments on how the developer came in at the top of the market and had to walk away due to the market shift. But not all lots, homes and townhomes were included in the financial woes.
“Approximately 34 single family homes and 16 townhomes at Eagle Park were not included in the foreclosure. Those lots have been completed, sold and are now occupied” Sales continue to happen in Eagle Park and the Belmont area is as hot as ever. Eagle Park was designed for people who work in Charlotte but want to live in an area with a small town feel.
Melissa was an absolute pleasure to work with! She is extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of the real estate market, from staging a house to comparable pricing in the neighborhood. She is very professional and especially articulate in dealing with the often difficult and ignorant sellers (myself included!), whom I’m sure make her job more difficult than necessary.
I knew nothing about the pre-listing requisites of de-cluttering and staging and my only advice to others is to listen to your agent as she knows best, not yourself. Why on earth wouldn’t buyers want to look at my endless array of family photographs and trinkets, I asked myself, and marvel at the un-matching furniture that was in the house at the time, of which most and other items were completely displaced. Our house must have looked similar to a junkyard pre-Melissa and a beautiful up-market and contemporary, sellable house, post-Melissa.
Melissa’s staging advice was a huge factor in starting the ball rolling with regard to listing the house and getting traffic in the door, along with her excellent photographic skills.
For five long months I whined and complained about the various agents and their buyers not being serious, the inconvenient showing times and all my efforts to keep the house spotless for nothing, and all the while Melissa kept her composure and patience and really, I could not have done without her, she is so affable and can work people so well, and I sincerely thank her for her endless advice on house improvements, both inside and out; she sold our house, not us.
Helen Adams Realty is extremely fortunate to have Melissa Brown in their employ.
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Sincerely,
Ever Grateful Caroline and Dan Isenogle
5521 Flowering Dogwood Lane
Charlotte, NC 28270-3733
MLS #979016