Matthews, NC

Shannamara is a large neighborhood of approximately 700 homes located off of the Lawyers Rd exit of I-485 in Matthews. The housing component of the development is part of the Divide Golf Club and is a beautiful, well maintained community. The neighborhood has been around for over ten years and is loaded with amenities and fun family activities.

The neighborhood lies just across the county line in Union County, but a small part of the neighborhood bordering I-485 lies within Mecklenburg County. The legal address for the neighborhood is Matthews.

The Divide Golf Course winds through the neighborhood offering many golf course lots and others with golf course views. The Divide is part of The Carolina Trail, a golf course marketing and management company which offers memberships and reduced fees to 7 local courses. Since The Divide is a daily fee course, it is possible to own a home with beautiful golf course views without paying pricey membership dues.

Other neighborhood amenities include a clubhouse with swimming and wading pools plus a playground and tennis courts. The Shannamara homeowners association is very active with a number of seasonal events for neighborhood children and organized groups for adults.

Currently, there are 38 homes on the market in Shannamara ranging in price from the high $200s to the mid $500s. These homes ranged in size from approximately 2500 square feet to over 5000 square feet.

Elementary School: Bain
Middle School: Mint Hill
High School: Buter

View available homes for sale in Shannamara

Conduct a search for golf course communities in the Charlotte area

Chuck Webb, Wilkinson & Associates, www.ChuckWebb.net

What happened in the Matthews NC real estate market during April and May of 2009?

This post will summarize first quarter real estate sales in Matthews NC plus compare average sold prices with 2008 closed prices.

Matthews NC Real Estate Market Report--April to May 2009

Single Family Homes in Matthews NC

Number of Sales: 24

Price Range: $110,800 to $525,000

Average Heated Area: 2254 sq.ft.

Average Price: $214,237

Average 2008 Price: $250,788 Change: -14%

Average Days on Market: 115

Number of Contracts Pending: 34

Most Active Neighborhood: Brightmoor

Current Active Listings on Market: 191

Townhomes and Condominiums in Matthews NC

Number of Sales: 1

Price Range: $116,900

Average Heated Area: 1845 sq.ft.

Average Price: $116,900

Average 2008 Price: $253,348 Change: not enough data

Average Days on Market: 7

Number of Contracts Pending: 5

Most Active Neighborhood: Parkview at Matthews

Current Active Listings on Market: 54

Source: Carolina Multiple Listing Service

Compare with the 2008 Matthews NC real estate market.

Learn more about homes and neighborhoods in Matthews NC.

____________________________________________________________

About the Author: Carol Fox of Allen Tate Realtors has helped people find the right homes and neighborhoods in Charlotte North Carolina's best small towns for twenty five years. Contact Carol Fox at 704-814-6242 to list your property for sale or to purchase a property in Matthews NC, Mint Hill NC and the small towns of Union County NC, including Stallings NC, Indian Trail NC, Weddington NC, Waxhaw NC, Lake Park NC, Marvin NC, Wesley Chapel NC, and Monroe NC.

If you enjoyed reading this post, check out www.CarolinaSmallTownLiving.com to search for homes and to learn more about these communities.

Copyright 2009. Carol Fox. *Matthews NC Real Estate Market Report--March to April 2009*

Providence Place offers gorgeous, large lots in Union County with access to the excellent Weddington schools.

to see Providence Place real estate currently for sale in Matthews.

Homes in this subdivision tend to range from $320,000 to $690,000. Therefore, with Terra Vista Realty’s 1.5% cash rebate, we can pay you from about $4,800 to $10,400 to buy a house in Providence Place through us. Houses in this neighborhood generally range from about 2900 to 5600 square feet. Below is additional information on Providence Place in Union County, North Carolina...

Approximate Lot Sizes: 1.08 - 5.75 acres
Home Styles: Traditional, Transitional, Tudor
Key Roads: Forest Ridge DR, Longleaf CT, Forest Ridge RD or Tanglebriar CT
ZIP Code: 28104
Approximate Homes Sales Annually: 4
Schools:

• Antioch Elementary School
• Weddington Middle School
• Weddington High School

I can help you find the home you want and offer a cash rebate of up to 1.5% on a property you might buy in Providence Place! I normally provide 50% of my commission back to my buyer clients as a rebate at closing. So, for example, if you buy a home in Providence Place in Matthews, NC and there's a 3% commission offered to the buyer's agent, I can split 1.5% with you. This can mean thousands of dollars in savings.

Whether you're looking for residential lots, condos, new construction homes, townhouses, lofts or town homes, I'm ready to assist you.

Other Real Estate / Subdivision Resources

• Charlotte NC - Reunion Houses
• Lansdowne Subdivision, Charlotte, NC
• The Farms Neighborhood, Mooresville NC
• Waxhaw NC - Briarcrest Houses
• Wrights Emerald Cove Neighborhood, Cornelius NC
• Macaulay Subdivision, Huntersville, NC
• Cornelius NC - The Peninsula Houses
• Eastover Neighborhood, Charlotte NC

The information you see here is deemed accurate at the time of this posting, but not guaranteed. All information should be independently verified.

3411 Summerfield Ridge Lane - Under Contract

This townhome went under contract on 5-26-09 at a list price of $115,000

For information on other townhomes at an incredibably affordable price...call me!

The 2009 Home and Garden Tour was the perfect opportunity to visit historic homes in Matthews NC. Warm sunny weather allowed visitors to walk from one historic house to another in downtown Matthews. The names of the homes reflect the names of the families who were the early inhabitants and community builders of Matthews. At each of the homes, docents related stories of the Lemmonds, the Reids, the Funderburks, the Renfrows, and the Furrs, who were the first owners of the properties. Some descendents of the families who lived in these historic homes in Matthews NC visited during the tour and added their memories to the lore of the homes.

I hope you enjoy the stories of these historic homes in Matthews NC as much as I did when I toured them.

The Funderburk-Johnson House

This beautiful home has just been fully restored. It is a Queen Anne Style Colonial Revival house built by B.D. Funderburk in 1880. It was expanded in 1904 into a three-story home and a Victorian curvilinear porch was added. Mr. Funderburk and his brothers ran a general store in Matthews as well as the Bank of Matthews and a livery stable.

The Lemmond-Clayton House

This home also has been recently restored. It was built in the early 1900s as a single story home and a second story was added in the 1920s. It was unoccupied from 1984 until 1997 when the Claytons purchased the home. The Claytons plan to open the house soon as a bed and breakfast.

The Furr-Jamison House

One of the oldest homes in Matthews, this house was built in 1877 by Julius Grier so that his eight children could attend school in Matthews. After the school year was over, the Grier family would move to their farm on Providence Road. The Furr family bought the home, added five rooms and turned it into a boarding house. The home today houses two businesses.

The Renfrow-Lemmond House

John Renfrow built this Arts and Crafts or Craftsman-style home in 1924. It was purchased by Rea Lemmond in the 1930s and occupied by the Lemmond family until 2004. It was restored in 2005 and is now used as commercial office space.

The Reid House

The most famous of the historic homes in Matthews NC is the Reid House built in 1890. It is owned by the Matthews Historical Foundation and is available for meetings and special events. Click here to learn more about the Reid House.

Read more about downtown Matthews NC:

Downtown Matthews NC Farmers Market

Downtown Matthews NC Walkable Neighborhoods

Works of Art in Downtown Matthews

Visit www.CarolinaSmallTownLiving to learn more about buying and selling homes in Matthews NC.

About the author: Carol Fox of Allen Tate Realtors at 704-814-6242 has been helping families find the right homes and neighborhoods in Matthews NC for over twenty years.

Copyright 2009. Carol Fox. *Historic Homes in Matthews NC*