Charlotte Property Hunters - Find Your Dream Home in South Charlotte and Union County, North Carolina

Looking at our overall housing market at a regional level to include Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas you will see that while we have our issues, Charlotte is not drastically sliding price wise. If you are considering buying or selling take a look at these charts and contact me with questions. I am here to help.

Today’s market is a buyer’s market with interest rates well below 4.5% for a 30 year fixed interest rate mortgage. We should be seeing more buyers stepping out to look at homes for sale and real estate in our housing market. Traditionally this time of year sellers have opportunity from Labor Day through Thanksgiving. If you are considering selling this year, start preparing your home now.

Tiffany Johannes (704) 301-7404/tiffany@Husbt.com

If you are considering buying a home, there are many opportunities for you to find just the right home for sale in the Charlotte area.  With mortgage interest rates at an all time low of under 4.5% for a 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage, it is time to buy if you have been considering purchasing a home.  Interest rates and the number of homes for sale at great prices can't be beat.  

I work with buyers and sellers throughout our area.  Here are a few great homes for sale I have listed in the Charlotte Real Estate Market and surrounding areas.  If you are looking in Midwood, South Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius or Union County (Indian Trail, Matthews, Waxhaw, Monroe) you will find a home for sale here.  Of course if none of these homes are what you are looking for, feel free to contact me for a free list of homes for sale. 

My listings for sale

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9803 Go For Gin CT -- 5 BR, 4.1 BA
Price: $849,900 (4400 - 5300 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 961216 | Active

7907 Sunnyvale LN -- 6 BR, 4.1 BA
Price: $519,000 (3800 - 4500 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 896202 | Active

1016 Kite CT -- 5 BR, 4.1 BA
Price: $429,900 (3400 - 4100 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 933230 | Active

10819 Meg Meadow DR -- 5 BR, 5 BA
Price: $325,000 (3100 - 3700 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 948698 | Active

8004 Magna LN -- 5 BR, 3.1 BA
Price: $305,000 (3800 - 4500 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 965274 | Active

12630 Aberdeen Park DR -- 5 BR, 3 BA
Price: $299,000 (2400 - 2900 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 829332 | Active

8735 Westmoreland Lake DR -- 4 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $279,000 (2400 - 2900 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 932222 | Active

8905 Elrose PL -- 3 BR, 3 BA
Price: $269,900 (2000 - 2400 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 969274 | Active

4140 Cedar Point AVE -- 3 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $229,900 (1700 - 2100 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 915070 | Active

922 Jaywood LN -- 4 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $224,900 (1800 - 2200 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 950565 | Active

2401 Potter Downs DR -- 3 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $219,000 (1600 - 2000 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 887531 | Active

5801 Lindley Crescent DR -- 4 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $214,999 (2200 - 2700 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 930829 | Active

8403 Kirchenbaum DR -- 3 BR, 2 BA
Price: $209,900 (1300 - 1600 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 927753 | Active

3129 Maywood DR -- 3 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $189,000 (1300 - 1600 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 945453 | Active

6018 Grove Creek LN -- 3 BR, 2 BA
Price: $154,900 (1100 - 1400 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 968916 | Active

3017 Secret Garden CT -- 4 BR, 2 BA
Price: $154,900 (1400 - 1800 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 948602 | Active

4933 SW Wheat DR -- 4 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $147,500 (1600 - 2000 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 964599 | Active

2313 Sharon Forest DR -- 3 BR, 2 BA
Price: $124,900 (1800 - 2300 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 962081 | Active

2109 Clover Bend DR -- 3 BR, 2 BA
Price: $124,900 (1300 - 1600 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 951212 | Active

1075 Millhouse DR -- 4 BR, 2.1 BA
Price: $229,900 (2400 - 2900 sqft)
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Help-U-Sell Buy Today | MLS # 970757 | Active

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Many sellers today are looking for that edge over the competition.  What will make my house sell?  How can I be next?  Here are 10 Tips to a Great Showing:

1. Rid Your Home of Clutter. Clean your counters off.  Get rid of any stacks or piles of bills, newspapers, magazines and projects!  Clear your personal products off bathroom counter-tops.  Make sure you can see 90% of your kitchen counter-tops from front to back.  Pick up all toys and get them out of sight!  Never just stack them on the wall.

2. Open Blinds & Curtains. Bringing natural light into your home is important.  Along with this you must ensure your windows, window sills and screens are clean. This will go a long way to brightening any home.  Remember, all buyers are going to look out your windows to identify room locations and positions with exterior views.  Darker homes should consider leaving lights on if opening blinds and curtains are not enough.

3.  Clean, Clean, Clean. The best impression you can make is a clean home.  Before you leave each day ensure the counter-tops and floors are clear.  Make the kitchen and bathrooms shine.  No fingerprints on the walls, doors or appliances.  Double check closets are clean. No dust bunnies!

4. Remove Smells.  No one wants to come into your home and smell kitty litter or pet urination or your dinner from last night.  Make sure to use your vent when cooking and take time to clean kitty litter regularly (more than you would if your home weren’t on the market).  If you need an air freshener get a neutral scent.  Don’t over mask a smell.  That always ends up worse!

5.  Prepare Buyer’s 1st Impression.  Cut your grass, use an edger, clear debris like leaves and branches from the yard.  Water flowering plants.  Step outside and look at your front door.  Then look up, down and around to ensure your buyers will be looking at a neat and clean entrance.  Put your water hose up when you are done watering and cleaning.

6. Bathroom Etiquette. Clear your counters and put your toilet seats down.  No toothbrushes, toothpaste or any other personal items should be on the counters.  Nice hand towels should be out and clean.  Ensure all your clothing is picked up before you leave the home everyday.  Surprise showings happen!  Do a last wipe down before you leave the home each day if possible.

7. Secure Your Pets. Leaving your animals to roam is never the best way to show your home.  Safety is important for your pet.  Consider a kennel.  If you can take your pet with you or find a place outside your home for your animals.  Share instructions or pet names with your agent and the showing service.

8. Leave the home. If a buyer’s agent is showing your home.  Leave home before the buyers show up.  It is a courtesy that will go a long way. Buyer’s agents will follow up and address any questions their buyer has.

9.  Garage, Laundry Room & Basements.  Don’t leave these rooms as your dumping ground.  Get closing containers if you need a place to store last minute items in a clean and neat fashion.

10.  Create a Checklist.  In today’s market you have to be ready on a moment’s notice.  Don’t let a last minute showing get to you.  Have a checklist of items to look for in your home before you leave to ensure you aren’t caught by surprise.  Do a little of it in the evening before you go to bed and then touch it up in the morning. Enlist your family’s help!

To get a Charlotte Area home to sell during a buyer’s market, it needs to look better than the other houses on the street.  Making just a few quick changes can make all the difference when trying to best the competition.  Here are a few things to do to make your home stand out:

A Fresh Coat of Paint

Few things can spruce up a Charlotte Area home like a fresh coat of paint.  Be sure to pick a neutral color.  Potential buyers won’t be able to see themselves decorating and living in the home if they see too much of someone else’s personality in the wall color.  Most home improvement stores will have color cards you can look through, this will help you find the most neutral color you can live with.  While you’re at it, get rid of all the knickknacks and other items that may clutter up your home, and the prospective buyer’s mind.

Fix The Flooring

You don’t have to buy new carpet, but you need to make sure it’s clean and in good condition.  Be honest, if you wouldn’t want to inherit the flooring, no one else will either.  If after cleaning and making repairs the carpet does not look up to par, replace it.  Repair any gouges in the linoleum or hardwood floors.  Don’t let bad flooring ruin your chances of a good sell.

Keep Up The Maintenance

Before selling your home, walk through each room and make a list of what needs to be done.  Take note of the little things.  Look at the window frames, the caulking in the bathroom, and check out the condition of your gutters.  Do they need cleaning or is bigger repair in order?

Have someone come out and inspect your furnace and air conditioner for needed repairs.  Even the plumbing should get a once over.  The roof of your house needs to be inspected too.  Arrange to make repairs as soon as possible. 

If you’re unable to make these needed repairs, be prepared to lower the price of your Charlotte Area home as much as two dollars for every dollar of repair work needed.  These simple things can make the difference in a buyer’s market.

Thinking of selling your home?  Let me help you sell it as fast as possible for the best price.  Call me today at 704-301-7404 or email me at tiffany@husbt.com.