Monroe, NC

The 2011 Monroe NC Real Estate Market--Five Facts

It's time to look at the real estate market in Monroe NC and to assess how home buyers and home sellers fared in 2011. Monroe offers some of the most affordable housing in Union County NC.

Here are five facts about the Monroe marketplace in 2011.

1. 234 single-family homes sold in Monroe, the most since 2008.
2. Prices continued to decline with the median sales price of single-family homes dropping to $113,950.
3. Townhomes and condominiums were a very small part of the marketplace with only 10 units sold during the year.
4. Over 30% of the year's home sales were foreclosures and short sales.
5. New construction accounted for only 7% of Monroe's home sales.

What do these five facts mean for Monroe buyers and sellers?

• The distressed sales that are a large part of the Monroe market created great buying opportunities and most likely increased the number of homes sold.
• The price declines since 2008 have caused headaches for Monroe's home sellers.
• Opportunities to buy a townhome or new construction are limited in Monroe.

Want to learn more about the real estate market in Monroe and see all the numbers for each of the past four years? Want to know where the most active Monroe neighborhoods were in 2011? Click on the link below.

Monroe NC Real Estate Market Report--Year 2011

Copyright 2012. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *The 2011 Monroe NC Real Estate Market--Five Facts*

2011-11-21

Treehouse Vineyards—A Monroe NC Winery

A winery in Monroe NC? You might be surprised to hear that Monroe has its very own family-owned winery. Cotton fields and horse farms are more typically found in the rolling hills of Union County NC.

Drive through some of Monroe’s oldest neighborhoods to Bay Street and you will find Treehouse Vineyards. The winery is set on 35 acres and it’s totally within the city limits of Monroe. The vineyards are planted with muscadine grapes, North Carolina’s native grapevine. The Norden family planted muscadines because they are easy to grow in the area’s climate and nearly disease-free.

If you know wines, you may think of wines made from muscadine grapes as very sweet. Attend a tasting at Treehouse Vineyards and you’ll learn that muscadine wines can be dry or sweet, red or white.

My husband and I and another couple visited Treehouse Vineyards this weekend. We drove up to a very unassuming building beside a huge tree with a large treehouse 30 feet up in the treetop. Inside we were greeted by the Nordens, who gave us samples of their handcrafted wines. With names like Crystal Creek, Windy Hill, Sweet Union, Date Nite, Tack Shack Red and Baileys Blend, each wine was named for something special on the farm. They were all delicious and three of them won awards at the NC State Fair.

We finished the tasting with a muscadine cider slushee, which when topped with a little wine becomes a wine-a-rita. It was the best slushee I’ve ever tasted. After the tasting we were treated to a tour of the winery and learned how the handcrafted wines are made and bottled.

I highly recommend a stop at the Treehouse Vineyards to learn more about these surprising wines.

Want to know more about real estate and living in Monroe and Union County NC? Request a free Union County NC relocation package.

Copyright 2011. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Treehouse Vineyards—A Monroe NC Winery*

2011-11-07

Monroe NC Air Show Honors Military Veterans

I joined thousands of other people yesterday at the Warriors and Warbirds Air Show in Monroe NC. With brilliant Carolina blue skies overhead, we all enjoyed the display of vintage airplanes from the World War II to Korea and Vietnam eras.

The Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport opened at 9am with the airplanes parked around the grounds. We could get up close to see the planes that would be flown overhead in the afternoon. Two restored planes, the Spirit of Freedom and the Tinker Belle, were open for interior tours. The Spirit of Freedom is one of the planes that took part in the Berlin Airlift. The Tinker Belle is a cargo plane that flew over the Himalayas during World War II.

At noon, the air show began with four jumpers landing in front of the crowd. Then the vintage planes began to take off with aerobatics and fly-bys. Four hours of air show kept the crowd fascinated.

The Warriors and Warbirds Air Show is an annual event sponsored by the City of Monroe. It’s held every November to honor military veterans. The Air Show is Monroe’s largest event and quite appropriate for a city that has the largest aerospace manufacturing industry in the southeast.

Take a video tour of the Warriors and Warbirds Air Show here.

Want to know more about living in Monroe and Union County NC? Request a free Union County NC relocation package.

Copyright 2011. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Monroe NC Air Show Honors Military Veterans*

Warriors and Warbirds Air Show Honors Veterans in Monroe NC

World War II vintage planes and a re-enactment of the Battle of Britain over the skies of Monroe NC. It’s time for the Warriors and Warbirds Air Show, the biggest event of the year in Monroe. You can join tens of thousands of other folks who come to this annual event this weekend, November 4th, 5th and 6th. The location is the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport on Airport Road in Monroe.

Warriors and Warbirds activities begin on Friday afternoon at 4pm with singers, night flights, a jump team, aerobatics and a fireworks show. The gates open at 9am on Saturday and Sunday. A special program honoring veterans takes place each day at 11am. The air show begins at 12:30 each day.

If you like to dance, there’s a free 1940s-era hanger dance on Saturday evening at 6pm. Arrive early for free swing dance lessons.

Unique to the Warriors and Warbirds Airshow is the ability to see the vintage planes up close and speak with the pilots and veterans. Some of the planes featured include a Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane and six P-51 Mustangs.

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Copyright 2011. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Warriors and Warbirds Air Show Honors Veterans in Monroe NC*

A great friend and agent in our office is really involved with the Crossroads Baptist Church and has been telling me about this annual hayride. This year it will be there 14th year. She and her husband and two sons are actively involved and she is so proud.

HOLY GHOST HAYRIDE

Through The Woods

• 100 Actors
• 18 Live Plays
• The entire BIBLE in 60 minutes.
• A hayride leaves every 12 minutes.
• Final shows on the original 8th mile trail.
• Live Music with "The Sammy Glass Family" and Caroline Keller.
• Bonfires
• Hot Chocolate
• Roasting Marshmallows
• Homemade Soup

For more informations visit... Holy Ghost Hayride

3300 Rocky River Road North

Monroe, NC 28110

704-221-2785

Sounds like a great time for family and friends. If you get a chance you have to check it out.

Judith Parker, CRS, GRI

Keller Williams

www.CharlotteHomeInfo.com

jparker@kwcharlotte.com