About Union County, NC

Charlotte’s Spring season is ushered in on the March winds. Those brisk March winds also bring residents of Lake Park NC their annual kite festival.

The Lake Park Kite Festival takes place on Saturday March 17th from 10am to 2pm. It’s held at Founders Park, a large level open space in the center of some of Lake Park’s residential areas.

I visited the Kite Festival a few years ago. Brightly colored kites filled the air in Founders Park. It was fun to watch families launch their kites with kids of all ages trying their hand at keeping the kites aloft. A local kite-flying club provided kite-flying demonstrations. The festival included other activities for children as well.

Lake Park is a small town in Union County NC that was developed as a master-planned new town. The master plan included a number of opportunities for outdoor recreation in a series of parks, lakes and open spaces throughout the town. The heart of Lake Park is the Village Green where ringing of the bells in the Bell Town greets visitors. A community center with swimming pools, a water playground and tennis courts overlooks the Village Green. Other parks, large and small, provide playgrounds, walking trails and opportunities for play and relaxation.

Want to know more about real estate and living in Lake Park NC? Visit www.CarolinaSmallTownLiving.com.

Copyright 2012. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Fun Things to Do in Charlotte NC—Lake Park NC Kite Festival*

Waxhaw NC has been a great place to buy a new home since the late 1990s. During the real estate boom of the 2000s, developers opened neighborhood after neighborhood in and around the town. The great recession put a halt to development of new communities and many builders abandoned neighborhoods where they could no longer sell homes at the inflated prices of the boom years. Construction came to a halt and a number of neighborhoods remained unfinished.

The builders are back in 2012. They are able to purchase lots now at very reasonable prices and pass that lower pricing on to the buyers of their homes.

Here is information about two Waxhaw neighborhoods where builders have re-entered the marketplace and are offering new homes again.

Lawson

Lennar Homes will develop a new section of this neighborhood near the Cuthbertson schools complex. Read more about new homes in Lawson here.

Cureton

Ryan Homes and Ryland have opened model homes in two new sections of Cureton. Read more about new homes in Cureton here.

Want to know more about new homes in other Union County NC neighborhoods? Contact me for a list of homes in your price range.

Copyright 2012. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Waxhaw NC Neighborhoods Get New Builders*

Marvin Creek, a luxury Charlotte neighborhood with large lots and a great location.

If you want convenient access to all of South Charlotte’s shops, restaurants, theaters and work places but you prefer to live in Union County and send your children to the Union County schools, you should take a look at Marvin Creek. Marvin Creek is a luxury neighborhood with brick and stone homes on home sites of three quarters of an acre or larger. A landscaped drive and a roundabout with a fountain welcome you into the neighborhood.

The Marvin Creek lifestyle includes a wonderful amenity center with a 6500 square foot clubhouse, delightful water amenities including a beach pool and a lazy river and tennis and sports courts. You can walk or bicycle on the trails that connect the nature preserves throughout the neighborhood.

Click the link below to get more information about Marvin Creek, its builders, its community amenities, the 2011 real estate market, and its schools.

Marvin Creek—Neighborhood Information and Homes for Sale

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Take a video tour of Marvin Creek.

Copyright 2012. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Charlotte Neighborhoods—Marvin Creek*

Highgate, a luxury Charlotte neighborhood in a beautiful wooded setting.

Stone gates mark the entrance and a beautiful wooded parkway leads you through Highgate, a luxury Charlotte neighborhood. Located just inside Union County NC with its lower property taxes and highly-regarded schools, Highgate offers its residents easy access to South Charlotte amenities and work places. Highgate is in the small town of Weddington where large lot zoning and only one commercial area have allowed the town to retain rural vistas and tranquility.

Highgate’s beautiful custom-built homes offer brick, stone and stucco exteriors plus upscale interiors with chef’s kitchens, beautiful moldings and floorcoverings and luxury bathrooms. Construction began in 2003 and some lots are still available to build your dream home.

Click the link below to get more information about Highgate, its builders, its community amenities, the 2011 real estate market, and its schools.

Highgate—Neighborhood Information and Homes for Sale

Click here to see Highgate homes for sale.

Click here to receive a free market evaluation of your Highgate home.

Copyright 2012. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Charlotte Neighborhoods—Highgate*

Stallings NC Homes for Sale--1163 Drummond Lane Reduced!

Don't miss this updated townhome in the Callonwood subdivision. 1163 Drummond Lane has just been reduced to $145,000. A great open floorplan accented by an arched opening between the great room and dining area greets you as you enter the townhome. Upstairs you'll find three bedrooms and two full baths plus the laundry. There's storage galore inside the townhome as well as outside in an attached storage unit and a deep one-car garage.

Click here to see more photos of 1163 Drummond Lane.

Want to know more about real estate and living in Stallings NC? Visit www.CarolinaSmallTownLiving.com.

Copyright 2012. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Stallings NC Homes for Sale--1163 Drummond Lane is Reduced*