Oct 052010
Allen Tate Realtors from the several offices joined with more than 700 realtor colleagues to participate in Realtors Care Day.
The inaugural event, an initiative of the Housing Opportunity Foundation (HOF) of the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association, was held April 24. Realtor teams worked at 33 homesites throughout Mecklenburg and Iredell counties, helping homeowners make necessary exterior repairs on homes in critical need. Targeted homes were identified by regional Habitat for Humanity chapters and the City of Charlotte Neighborhood Development.
“This was an amazing opportunity to offer a helping hand to homeowners in our community struggling to make repairs to their homes and pay their mortgage during these challenging times,” said Judy Kendall, Branch Manager, Allen Tate Mint Hill office. “By giving of a few hours of our time, we helped make a huge difference in the lives of elderly and disabled citizens and those living in unsafe or substandard conditions.”
Nancy White and Judy Kendall from the Allen Tate Mint Hill Branch office participated in the day long project.
The event was made possible through the support of individuals, organizations and businesses throughout the community. HOF also received a $5,000 grant from the National Association of Realtors to help launch the initial Realtors Care Day, which is expected to become an annual community project.
Realtor Care Day was held last week, as agents representing Mathers Realty, Grace Realty Group, Henderson Properties, Helen Adams, Dickens Mitchner and Cottingham Chalk all participated to help families on Selma Burke Lane and George Clay Lane in Matthews. This is a Habitat for Humanity neighborhood with homes needing some maintenance and repair. The group worked all day Friday to help 10 families unable to perform the work themselves. Continue reading »
Mar 202009
This weekend (March 21-22) real estate agents have made a collaborative effort to work together and showcase some of the finer new construction and existing homes of Mint Hill. For a list of homes open this weekend: Continue reading »
Winners of the 2008 Mint Hill Allen Tate Realtors awards banquet held last Tuesday:
WINNER’S CIRCLE $2 – 3.9 MILLION: Sarah Menzer, Wayne Steele, Debbie Smith, Diane Zima, Sue Davis, Nancy White, Ann Brim, Cindy Hope. NET RELATIONS ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR: Sue Davis. REFERRAL ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR: Connie Danko. MORTGAGE PARTNER OF THE YEAR: Kathryn Proctor. INSURANCE PARTNER OF THE YEAR: Ann Brim. TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Nancy White. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Crystal Johnson. OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Diane Zima. LISTING UNITS: Debbie Smith. LISTING VOLUME: Debbie Smith. LISTING UNITS – CLOSED: Debbie Smith. LISTING VOLUME CLOSED: Sarah Menzer. CLOSED UNITS: Debbie Smith. CLOSED VOLUME: Sarah Menzer. Continue reading »
Nov 112008
The Charlotte Business Journal is reporting that home sales are down 31 percent from this time last year, a one percent decline. The number of closings dropped to 1,848 last month from 2,662 in October 2007. The average sales price fell to $216,777 from $217,504 a year earlier. The average number of days on the market was 134.
Nov 072008
According to Forbes.com, Matthews is a top 10 suburb in the U.S. to sell a home. The online version of financial magazine cited these numbers:
Median home price: $320,990; Median days on market: 127; Current inventory: 745; Year-over-year price change: 6 percent; Percent of sellers decreasing prices: 39 percent
Oct 272008
The Charlotte Business Journal reports Charlotte area home sales are down a whopping 27 percent from September 2007.
Existing-home sales in the Charlotte market fell 27 percent last month to 2,239 from 3,067 in September 2007, according to the N.C. Association of Realtors.The average sales price dropped 9 percent to $214,927 from a year earlier.Statewide, existing-home sales fell 19 percent to 7,417 from 9,203 in the year-ago period. The average price dropped 13 percent to $198,794.
Sep 302008
It’s not enough Washington needs to bailout Wall Street, Wachovia has been gobbled up by Citigroup, and we have to wait in line to pay $4 a gallon for gas. The Charlotte Business Journal reports home prices for the Charlotte market fell 1.8 percent in July from the same month last year.
Sep 042008
SCRE Properties still expressed interest Thursday in continuing the Mint Hill Town Center project despite losing its partner, Charlotte-based Tidewater Partners, last month. Representatives from SCRE Properties and Mint Hill met today to discuss the projects future. SCRE still plans to develop in downtown Mint Hill, and the firm could purchase nine acres from the town as part of a possible development partnership. Continue reading »
Aug 132008
Bain Elementary School may not be renovated after all. At last night’s school board meeting, the idea was proposed to replace the existing building with a new one. Pineville Elementary will also be replaced instead of renovated. Guy Chamberlain, associate superintendent for auxiliary services, described the changes to the Board at its Aug. 12 meeting: Continue reading »
Eastland Mall is changing its hours for the second time in two weeks, the Charlotte Business Journal reports. Last week, they announced the mall would be closed Sundays. Not so fast. Stores didn’t like the idea of closing on a weekend, so mall officials let them stay open Sunday and close Monday. The new store hours are: 12:30 pm-6 pm on Sundays, 10 am to 7 pm Tuesday through Friday and from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturdays. The changes take effect Thursday.
Mall anchors Sears, Dillard’s and Burlington Coat Factory will not be affected by the change.
Aug 092008
The ice rink is now closed at Eastland Mall.
The saga of Eastland Mall continues. Today, it was announced operating hours were being cut for the interior section owned by Glimcher Realty Trust. The venerable white box mall will be open from 11 am to 7 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturdays. The interior stores will be closed Sundays. The three anchor stores, Dillard’s, Sears and Burlington Coat Factory will not be affected and will keep current hours.
In yesterday’s Mint Hill Times, we reported Dillard’s had already closed. The store was supposed to close this month, but officials decided to postpone the closing for one more month.
Watch a video of Eastland Mall in 1979 from YouTube.
