Real Estate
Premier Sotheby’s is No. 21 in REAL Trends annual survey
April 13. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty has been ranked No. 21 nationally on the annual REAL Trends 500 survey of the top residential brokerage companies, based on 2020’s sales performance. Premier Sotheby’s, which has an office in Lake Norman, moved up seven spots, from No. 28 in 2020, and is the No. 2 Sotheby’s International […]
Race driver purchases Wher-Rena in Cornelius
March 11. A company associated with NASCAR star Joey Logano has purchased the 3.6-acre Wher-Rena property on West Catawba. Logano, a savvy real estate investor, is the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. At age 30, he is a 26-time Cup winner, including the 2015 Daytona […]
Co-working space opening in downtown Concord
March 4. The “Cabarrus Center” has opened in downtown Concord in the former Cabarrus Saving Bank. Flywheel, a business which creates co-working communities, will manage programming. Flywheel founder Peter Marsh said the Cabarrus Center is looking for aspiring entrepreneurs, existing businesses to learn, grow, and accelerate their businesses through education, networking, and mentoring. The collaborative […]
Meeting Street acquires 19 lots in Belmont
Cornelius-based Meeting Street Homes & Communities has acquired 19 lots in Belmont, sales have begun for the first of three townhome buildings in Meeting Street Towns at Seigle Point. Joe Roy is owner of Meeting Street. The 1,593-square-foot townhomes have two to three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, an open floor plan with kitchen balcony and walk-in […]
Cornelius homebuilder creates English-themed village on waterfront in Davidson
Sept. 14. Cornelius-based Meeting Street Homes and Communities is bringing a taste of the U.K.’s Lake District to Davidson. Ambleside at Davidson is on Lake Cornelius and has 1,000 feet of walking trails through the wooded landscape and along the waterfront amidst 14 single-family homes. Prices start in the low-$700,000s up to the mid-$800,000s, according to […]
Boards of adjustment have quasi-judicial standing
Aug. 24. A recent appeal filed by several homeowners in the Arrington development—a neighborhood of $300,000 homes off Bud Henderson Road on the western side of Huntersville—about the continued operation of the nearby Broken Arrow Shooting Range was unsuccessful. It leaves the NC Superior Court as their final recourse. The range was there for years […]
Stein Mart bankruptcy will take out anchor store in Cornelius shopping center
Aug. 13. By Dave Yochum. The local store that was perfect for gifts of all kinds, not to mention discount fashions, bedding and even plus-size clothing, will close as part of a corporate-wide bankruptcy filing. Stein Mart has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to wind down operations in the fourth quarter. All stores […]
Project planned for prime commercial property in Cornelius
July 30. By Dave Vieser. Developer Jake Palillo is proposing a 252 unit multi-family complex along with retail and commercial on the White House Garden property adjacent to the Wher-Rena Boatland on West Catawba Avenue. The proposal went before the Cornelius Pre Development Committee this week. There may be some rough water ahead. “This may […]
Homebuyers will be looking for COVID-19 precautions
May 26. Whether you’re looking to buy or sell, real estate agents are meeting with buyers for home tours again, which can raise questions and concerns about safety amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Chelle Jeffery, a physician assistant at Novant Health New Garden Medical Associates, offers advice on how to stay safe—beyond social distancing—if you’re searching […]
Premier Sotheby’s International topped $5 billion in sales in ‘19
Feb. 12. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty total sales volume hit $5.2 billion in 2019, a 15 percent increase year-over-year. Average sales price was $725,116, up 3 percent from the year before. The Naples, Fla. brokerage, which has an office in Jetton Village, closed 7,129 transactions, up 11 percent from 2018. The North Carolina region reported […]
