September 15, 2009 Lake Norman Hot Sheet Some would argue that an analysis of any two-week period in our Lake Norman real estate market is simply too short a time time frame to be meaningful. However, I have found that these monthly two-week reports, especially when put in context with the
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09/20/2009
lavendar BOUTIQUE Walking into Mooresville's lavendar BOUTIQUE you might just think you were suddenly transplanted to a shop on Rodeo Dr. in Beverly Hills or New York City except for one big difference: you will instantly feel welcome by the warm and friendly "shop girls" . Designer fashi
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09/20/2009
The other day I had a client call and ask me to run over and take some photos of the "water" in front of a listing they had seen on the MLS. It was late afternoon and the water was like glass. Many times when one thinks of Lake Norman they think of the wide open water of the main channel but,
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09/13/2009
In today's real estate market, both here in the Lake Norman area as well as the entire country, economic data changes daily. This is especially true of the number of home foreclosures. And it is particularly difficult to stay on top of our local numbers as they are not as readily available.
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09/13/2009
Fall in in the air, the skies are bright blue and the tips of the maple tress are just beginning to turn a warm yellow color. Before long Lake Norman will be ablaze with every possible shade of red, orange and yellows with a few evergreens mixed in. I took this photo last year when celebrating
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09/06/2009
If you have been following the national real estate news about pending sales being on an upward trend as well as closed home sales in some states, you might have an overall sense that we have hit bottom and are slowly but consistently improving. But, we need to keep in mind that we always have
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09/04/2009
Warning: Hardcore Real Estate Talk (Like Lenn Harley would say) I just found out that I have been using bad data on most of my sales analysis for years due to a flaw/weakness in my local MLS that may exist in many MLS's throughout the country. This flaw is so profound that it could actually
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09/03/2009
September is here and it already feels like fall on Lake Norman. The humidity of the lazy days of summer has been replaced by invigoratingly fresh air and cooler temperatures. Some of my favorite events in Mooresville and the greater Lake Norman area occur in September; from the Denver
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09/01/2009
It is moments like this that I wish I were Teresa Broadman. During a recent visit to the Daniel Stowe Botancial Gardens I saw this magnificent butterfly. I just have a point and shoot camera but at least it cooperated with me and stayed fairly still while I shot this photo as it enjoyed a bloo
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08/30/2009
Anyone who has lived in Mooresville (Race City USA) knows that cars are a big part of life for many folks here. From NASCAR to the local drag strip to our monthly Cruise-ins and weekly gatherings of car collectors of all kinds, if you are a car fan, this is THE place to be...well with the exc
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08/29/2009