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Charlotte’s Southern Spring Home & Garden Show 2012 Starts February 29th!

By Diane Aurit | Published: January 25, 2012

”IMAGINE      CREATE       INSPIRE       SAVE       LEARN”   Here is a little secret: some of us living on Lake Norman enjoy gardening  just as much as boating!  I confess that I am one of those crazy folks.  So, news about our annual Southern Spring Home & Garden Show on February 29 – March 4, 2012  might be even [...]

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Lake Norman Real Estate’s 2011 Sales Analysis by Price Range

By Diane Aurit | Published: January 18, 2012

If you are a home buyer or seller in Lake Norman, it really only matters what is happening in YOUR price-range.  Yes, it is important to know about the global economy, the national economy and the Charlotte area economy and real estate market but real estate is hyper-local so it is most meaningful to learn about the Lake Norman [...]

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Lake Norman’s Water Levels are Back Up!

By Diane Aurit | Published: December 12, 2011

    If you live on Lake Norman I don’t have to tell you that our lake levels have been uncharacteristically low since late summer; dropping down to 95.0′ on September 17th which is a full 3 feet lower than our  summer “target” levels of 98 feet.  And, you most probably have also noticed a sudden [...]

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Red Line Commuter Rail from Charlotte to Mooresville; Good or Bad Idea?

By Diane Aurit | Published: December 7, 2011

    For 15 years there has been a planning effort among state and local officials to create what is being called the Red Line project; a 25-mile commuter train that will run east of I-77  and link Charlotte to Harris, Eastfield, Hambright, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson and end at Mount Mourne in south Mooresville. To me the [...]

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Putting the Lake Norman Real Estate Market in Perspective isn’t Easy!

By Diane Aurit | Published: November 12, 2011

I was recently reading a national real estate news article that explained that todays’ monthly mortgage payments are 40% cheaper than 2006.  This is a fascinating perspective of how to evaluate the true cost of a home today compared to our peak of 2006. The article went on to say that “Although affordability has increased….housing demand remains [...]

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