Spring 2023 Will Be A Perfect Time To Find A New Home Spring 2023 will be a great time to find a new home in the Greater Charlotte area and lock in your housing costs for years to come.  Waiting to buy can only cost you more the longer you wait, especially in terms of lost opportunity for equity growth. And there are other reasons to buy a home sooner rather than later: You escape the cycle of rising rents when you buy a home. Over the past several decades, the median price of rent has risen consistently and shows no sign of stopping. Owning a home is a hedge against inflation.  When you buy a home with a fixed-rate mortgage, you secure your housing payment, so it won’t go up like it would if you rent. (And don't forget, if rates drop you can always refinance.) Homeownership is a powerf... 03/21/2023

 March 23rd is National Puppy Day! Love! Rescue! Adopt! "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."... Roger Carras Who can resist a puppy? I know I can't! National Puppy Day was started in 2006 by Colleen Paige to bring awareness about homeless puppies in need of a caring and safe homes, as well as to make the public more aware of the horrors of puppy mills. The official slogan of National Puppy Day is "Love. Rescue. Adopt." “You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him.”  ... W. Bruce Cameron All of my dogs have been adopted, not "shopped." And without a doubt they have been very much loved!  I never fail to be appalled by the thought of so many shelters in the Greater Charlotte area alone that house and foster puppies waiting for adoption. T... 03/23/2023

RARELY AVAILABLE PATIO HOME IN CHARLOTTE'S UPSCALE BALLANTYNE AREA NOW SOLD & CLOSED SOLD BY NINA HOLLANDER, COLDWELL BANKER AT $600,000  10608 Old Ardrey Kell Road in Ardrey Place, a 17-home intimate, quiet community in Ballantyne went under contract in four days at full asking price and is now a sold/closed property. This rarely available home provided the best of one-level living with the "bonus" of a second floor with a recreation room, bedroom and bathroom (ideal for a teenager, college student, or out-of-town guests).   Move-In Ready Home Built in 2011 by Epcon, 10608 Old Ardrey Kell Road features an expansive, open concept floor plan with 9-foot ceilings, an upgraded kitchen with island, great room, formal dining area, 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, office/study, bonus room, laundr... 03/22/2023

WELCOME SPRING 2023! GOODBYE WINTER 2023!Spring 2023 officially arrives today at 5:24 PM EDT. Is spring your favorite season? It is mine. Do you feel happier in spring time as many people do?  I do. Spring brings with it new life, new opportunities, new beginnings. With a new spring season  upon us, are you looking forward to saying goodbye to winter and embracing new beginnings? Do you have any favorite quotes about spring? Here are some of mine: "Spring is when life's alive in everything."-- Christina Rossetti "Spring... the music of open windows."-- Terri Guillemets "The world's favorite season is the spring."-- Edwin Way Teale "An optimist is the human personification of spring."-- Susan J Bissonette "A kind word is like a spring day."-- Russian Proverb "Spring is when you feel like... 03/20/2023