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Southampton Commons in Ardrey Kell Area

09-16-09
Chuck Webb

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The Southampton Commons neighborhood can be found at the intersection of Marvin Road and Ardrey Kell Road in a highly popular area of South Charlotte. This community has many transitional style homes from which to choose. The neighborhood also features nature trails, swimming pool, and children's play ground for your family’s enjoyment.

Southampton Commons is ideally located within the highly sought after Ardry Kell High School cluster and just minutes away from shopping, dining, and an abundance of local activities. Ballantyne Commons, Stonecrest, and Blakeney are a short drive away, as well as, I-485 and the Johnston Road/521 corridor.

The homes in this neighborhood are well suited for the first time home homeowner and range in price from high $100’s to the mid $200’s. They feature low maintenance vinyl exteriors with either brick or stone accents. Homes range in size from 1500 to 2500 square feet of heated living space.

Elementary School: Elon Park
Middle School: Community House
High School: Ardrey Kell

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Cady Lake, Ballantyne Area Community

09-14-09
Chuck Webb

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Cady Lake is a Pulte Homes neighborhood conveniently located just off Ballantyne Commons Parkway on Tom Short Road with easy access to the I-485 bypass. Homes in Cady Lake were built from 2000 through 2004 and have floor plans ranging from 2500 to 3500 square feet of heated living area. Prices in this wonderful community range from the high $200.000’s to the high $300,000’s.

The neighborhood amenities include a pool, tennis courts, recreation area, walking trails, and club house overlooking Cady Lake, the neighborhood’s name sake.

Cady Lake is convenient to great shopping centers, such as The Promenade and Stonecrest which are only a mile or so in either direction on Ballantyne Commons Parkway. You’ll find everything you’ll need including grocery stores, big box department stores, home improvement, movies, and scores of boutiques. A little farther away, you’ll find Ballantyne Commons, Blakeney, and the Arboretum, which is north on Providence Road. The easy access to I-485 provides a short drive to Uptown, Douglas International Airport, and Lake Wylie.

Cady Lake not only offers a great location, fabulous amenities, and convenience, it also has some of the best schools in the Charlotte Metro Area.

Elementary School: Polo Ridge
Middle School: J.M. Robinson
High School: Ardrey Kell

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The Club at Longview

09-12-09
Chuck Webb

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The Club at Longview is a private, gated enclave with world class amenities and highly popular location in fashionable South Charlotte. Located in the south Charlotte area, The Club at Longview is only 3 miles from Interstate 485 in fast-growing Union County. The community attracts not only affluent Charlotte residents, but those looking for a second home on the only Jack Nicklaus Signature Course in the area.

The Club at Longview combines a distinct sense of community, customized activity programming for the entire family, and high class amenities. Manor-style estates overlook Charlotte’s lone residential course in Golf Digest’s prestigious “Best in State” rankings, a bold, dramatic layout that has been among North Carolina’s top 20 since its 2003 opening.

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For the golf purist, there’s no better experience than a private, walking-friendly course where caddies are available and no tee times are required. Member lockers and bag storage are included in the dues, there are no monthly food minimums, and the initiation deposit is 100 percent refundable.

A 28,000-square-foot clubhouse and 10,000-square-foot family activity center offer a level of quality, service, and state-of-the-art features unrivaled by any community in the Charlotte area. For those wishing to be rejuvenated in body and spirit, options abound: Har-Tru tennis courts, resort-style swimming pools, hot tub, a multi-purpose room, and fitness center with top-line strength training, cardio, free weights, personal training services, daily exercise classes, and steam rooms.

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No expense is spared on luxury homes incorporating real stone, hard-coat stucco, copper and slate in architectural styles reminiscent of Old World Europe. Situated on homesites that average ¾ of an acre, the homes at Club at Longview are designed with unsurpassed attention to detail. Featured builders include Arcadia Homes, Colonnade Custom Homes, Hughes & Associates, Kingswood Custom Homes, Premiere Estate Homes, and Regal Custom Home Builders.

Homes in Club at Longview are priced from the $800,000’s to over $3 Million.

Elementary School: Rea View
Middle School: Marvin Ridge
High School: Marvin Ridge

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August Real Estate Report

09-10-09
Chuck Webb
Here are the market statistics for entire Carolina MLS area for single family residential home sales covering the period August 6, 2009 through September 5, 2009:

  • Closings: 2,221; avg. LP $234,504; avg. SP $209,245; %LP/SP 89.23%
  • New Listings: 4,953; avg. price $257,254
  • Under Contract: 2,434; avg. price $214,675
  • Withdrawn: 1,701; avg. price $329,083
  • Expired Listings: 1,493; avg. price $353,550
  • Active Listings: 27,878; avg. price $312,179


  • Closed transactions for the month of August remained relatively unchanged from July with a dip of 1.7% in average listing price and average sales price, respectively. The resulting percent of listing price to sales price remained unchanged, as well. This month’s sales are down 10%, compared to August a year ago. Whereas July was 18% below 2008 figures, August sales figures show continued improvement from a year ago.

    New listings showed a decrease of 4.7% and a decrease in average listing price of 5.5%. A decrease in new listings can be typically expected due to the anticipated seasonal slow down in the market. The decrease in average listing price perhaps reflects the continued market erosion that we have seen in the Charlotte area. Since sales comparables normally impact future new listing prices, this is probably the case here, too.

    Pending sales increased 4%. However, the average contract sales price decreased 5.3%. With the $8,000 first time homebuyer tax credit due to expire in the next few months, the sales figures are being driven by eager home buyers who are taking advantage of this opportunity.

    The number of withdrawn and expired listings decreased 3.7% and 5.3%, respectively. Total inventory in the local area remained relatively unchanged, perhaps reflecting the perseverance of the withdrawn and expired listing numbers where houses are remaining on the market for an extended period of time.

    Now is the best time to buy a home. If you are a first time home buyer, you can qualify for the $8,000 tax credit on the purchase of your home. For more information, please call me or visit my web site.

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    Huntington Forest in Historic Steele Creek

    09-07-09
    Chuck Webb

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    Huntington Forest is a beautiful, quiet community of 372 homes located in southwest Charlotte. The community is located near the intersection of Steele Creek Road (Highway 160) and York Road (Highway 49) with convenient access to I-77 and I-485. Huntington Forest is in the midst of the Steele Creek Historical Area and offers an abundance of parks, sites, and education opportunities for people of all ages.

    Lake Wylie Copperhead Boat access is just 3 miles away and Lake Wylie, SC access is within easy reach. McDowell Park is just 5 miles away – a great place for picnics, hiking, and even camping. Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is on the other side of the lake, easily reached by crossing the lake on Hwy. 49's Buster Boyd Bridge. Carowinds is nearby, offering endless rides and amusement for the young and young-at-heart.

    Rivergate Shopping Center is literally right next door. The anchors of this retail center include Target, Home Depot, Best Buy, Office Max and PetSmart. You also can find several restaurants, grocery stores, banks, and other retailers just around the corner.

    The Huntington Forest community offers an Olympic size pool, a kiddie pool, and walking trails. Eventually the Mecklenburg Parks greenway system will border the neighborhood and will offer expanded walking trails to residents. There is an active Homeowners Association which sponsors numerous activities to get families involved in neighborhood events.

    Homes here range in price from the mid $200,000’s to the mid $300,000’s. These beautiful transitional style homes were built from 2003 to 2006 and range in size from 2000 to 3500 square feet of heated living area.

    Elem. School: Lake Wylie
    Middle School: Southwest
    High School: Olympic

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