NEW LISTING: 1827 Watlington Drive Charlotte, NC. 28270

FANTASTIC VALUE. One of the best terms to describe this 4 bedroom 2000+ square foot ranch home sitting on almost a half acre wooded lot. Priced To sell at only $149,900. Try to find a similiar home similair in Charlotte. Home sits on a corner lot. The best part of it is just to the end of both streets are dead end cul de sacs. No pass through traffic. Children enjoy riding bikes and playing out in the streets without worry. The tree lined rear part of the property offers additional privacy from neighbors.

Once insde the house the great utlization of space shows. Besides offfering 4 good sized bedrooms; the home offers a formal living room, dining room and a family room with a wood burning fireplace. One of the treasured features fo the house is stting in the kitchen enjoying his morning coffee and looking out his bay window and occassionally catching some deer running down the street. The kitchen is centrally located in the rear of the house giving it access to the family room and the dining area and adding to the focal area of the house.

A LARGE patio off the rear offers endless opportunites for enjoying the outdoors. With it's spacious backyard the possibilities are endless with this house....

Looking for convinece to highways, shopping and activities? Look no further. Within five minutes fo downtown matthews, and 485. This home is far enough out to give the feel of the country living yet close enough to make running to the store easy and quick. Sisky YMCA and stores are all located with a few minutes of driving from the house. Mara sports fields and squirrel park are only a mile or two away.

With the home slated for Providence Spring Eleementary School, Crestdale Middle School and Providence High School you cannot ask for a better trifecta of choices for schools in that area of charlotte. Some of the top schools not only in Charlotte but the state of North Carolina this home is slated for.

Come see why this area of Charlotte has become such a popular area among families today...

Dave diCecco
Realtor/Broker
www.davedicecco.com.

Why You Should Have A "For Sale" Sign In Your Yard?

I get a lot of different questions asked of me as a Realtor. Today I received one I have not heard before. I had a cleint who did NOT want me to place a sign in the front yard. Now, I know this is the age of the internet; signs are old school and they give the Realtor exposure. Well, yes that is true. But there is much more to a for sale sign if marketed right.

Today the "For Sale" sign placed by a Realtor can be one of the best marketing items the Realtor does. For one, if they place their cell phone number on the sign they are able to receive phone calls from propsective buyers about the property. That prospective buyer could be someone who either does not search for homes online or came across this by driving by. That could aslo be the person or family that purchases the house. I have had it happen to me on one of my listings.

Second, if the Realtor is marketing the home properly then the newest wave of information can be placed on the sign. One is a QR code. This is a web design that allows someone to download an app to their phone and click on the code on the sign and see the complete information for the listing including photos of the house right from their phone.

Third, Realtors are placing 24 hour recorded messages via text right on their signs. This allows consumers to drive by take the phone number and call to receive a recorded message giving them information about the property...

Fourth, Without a for sale sign you are unable to get the buyers that are new to the area and driving around looking at neighborhoods. They are most likely to call and if they like the neighborhood probably buy in there.

With all the benefits to having a sign in the yard; why would you not want it there to help market your home?

Dave diCecco
Realtor/Broker
www.davedicecco.com

Crestdale Crossing Matthews, NC. Market Report March 2011

Tucked away in Matthews, NC. is Crestdale Crossing. A small subdivison made up of 110 homes. A popular spot among young familes this 9 year old subdivison is an affordable place to live within the Matthews school district.

History has shown this community has done well in this down Real Estate market. The numbers below are sales from March 1 to February 28 .

3 years ago there were 12 homes that sold. the average sale price was $127,442. They lasted on the market an average of 35 days.

2 years ago there were 4 homes that sold. The average sale price was $121,875. They were on the market for an average of 23 days.

Last year there were 5 homes that sold. The average sale price was $122,500. They were on the market for an average of 60 days.

Currently there are 2 homes under contract to close in the community and one on the market.

Based on current inventory levels and home sale trends we are at a seller's market in regards to Crestdale Crossing. Six months of inventory tends to be an average market. With only one house on the market we have a three month supply based on last year's sales.

Dave diCecco
Realtor/Broker
www.davedicecco.com