Lake Norman Real Estate and NC Homes for Sale

 

 

It used to be that going green was a bit lonely in the Lake Norman area.  We have no curbside recycling.  We have no Eco Star Green housing communities.  But, a huge green wave is heading our way and you can already feel the swells!

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When I think of today’s skate boarders and how this sport has evolved I think of images from this past summer’s 13th  "X Games” and a new language including grinding, half-pikes, ramps, huge air. 

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This morning I got a glowing email from a real estate agent referring to the article today in the Charlotte Observer.  Yippee!  “Area home prices are showing signs of life….Overall, the Charlotte market is holding up better than many others around the U.S." 

Darn that S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index.  And you, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, with your numbers showing that Charlotte area home prices rose 5.2%.  Can we talk?  First of all, both of you are talking about a 12-month period ending June 30th.  A  lot has changed in our housing market in the past two months, so exactly how valuable is a 12-month report dated June 30th?  Second of all, one of you doesn’t include “subprime lending, many government-backed loans and the largest mortgages."  Aren’t these kind of important in this current real estate market?

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When I first met Bob Mangan, he was a guest speaker at my Mooresville Lake Norman Exchange Club.  Knowing that our club’s main focus is on the prevention of child abuse, he came to speak to us about a self-defense program called Kids Safe.    When I met with him recently to learn more about his Mangan Martial Arts Academy I discovered that his passion for teaching children self-defense has grown out of a life-time involvement in the Martial Arts including competition in numerous forms from Karate to Kick-boxing to TaeKwon-Do since 1974!

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LAKE NORMAN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE HOT SHEET

August 22, 2008 

Hot Sheet	8/22/08	8/8/08	7/25/08	6/27/08	5/12/08	4/12/08
New Listings	120	120	138	142	189	169
Back- on Market	33	42	54	55	46	42
Price Changes	186	219	238	248	212	204
Pending Sales	44	37	61	55	49	37
Sold	33	42	47	41	45	44
Conditional /Contingent	21	20	22	18	18	17

 

My fourth bi-monthly Lake Norman Friday Hot Sheet is here! 

  

Above is a chart with Friday’s “hot sheet” numbers from the Charlotte Multiple Listing Services for all single family homes in Lake Norman (area 13).  For comparison, I have provided numbers from the past two weeks and earlier this year.  Here are some highlights:

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