A Custom Luxury Home in Charlotte- Traditional, Arts and Crafts Low Country
Luxury home means a lot of things to different people: It has presence and curb appeal, it has a design, floorplan and details that work together in harmony, and well thought-out custom details and features that last, and create a Wow factor (s) along the way… and that’s just the house!
The luxury neighborhood-community in Charlotte is not typically gated, though some are, but the real question is still-
does it fit your family’s needs and lifestyle?
Fortunately we have lots of good choices. Yes, we have some “McMansions” (no I’m not offended by the name haha) in the outlying areas built in the easy money days, but Charlotte is home to many communities that rival the best in the US. Lets Look.
Luxury Home DealsAmazing Lake Norman Waterfront Homes Under $2M 53 toChoose From
It could be in South Charlotte’s traditional post WWII neighborhoods of Myers Park, Eastover, or the more eclectic Elizabeth or craftsman homes in Dilworth. Search Myers Park-Eastover Homes Search Dilworth Homes (Home searches- after a while- require a simple email sign-up, no worries here, we hate spam as much as you do, your info never given or sold, remains internal)
Elegance!
Or a bit further out, near South Charlotte’s Southpark, Foxcroft, Barclay Downs or Seven Eagles- modern custom home building took off at Qual Hollow in the 90’s. Search Southpark Homes Real Estate
Style is in the air at Southpark
It could be on the water, or water view of Lake Norman, Lake Wylie or Mountain Island Lake (slide show below) Search Lake Norman Custom
peaceful back yard waterview
Many like the clean and sophisticated style of homes in Ballantyne Country Club, traditional, low country and arts and crafts. Search Ballantyne Homes For Sale
Custom home in Ballantyne, South Charlotte
In a golf community- Quail Hollow, TPC Piper Glen, Ballantyne, Providence or the Club at Longview
What is the Quality of the custom building in Charlotte like?
Just like anywhere, there is an assortment of builders and builder quality. However, most of my clients tell me that it is as good, or in most cases better, than where they come from. Recently a couple of Long Island guys pointed to details found in houses in the 700’s and commented you wouldn’t find that detail at 1.5 M. Competition has been keen here for years, and it shows. yes there are some cmmunities better avoided..and some homes wtaht were lcearly rushed, but thses are the minority.
The house below isn’t in the 700, more like the 2.o M , but it is at Longview and is the interior of the house above. Note the detail, quite impressive
Luxury Home Deals- Bank-owned REO, Short Sale, and some just outrageously good deals!
Most folks know that buying foreclosed property is easier than buying a short sale. In a foreclosure you have a dispassionate seller- a bank that makes business decisions. In a short sale, you often don’t know what the bank will accept- they don’t either! So when they get an offer, they fire off and try and get 1, 2 or 3 quickie appraisals called BPO’s, or Broker Price Opinions, to help them set the value. This alone can take 30 -60 days, and won’t be started until there is an offer.
However, in Charlotte,in our luxury neighborhoods, the short sale dominates the foreclosure, as the best homes are sold short before they get to foreclosure,does that make sense? There are occasional foreclosures, but not that many. Most sell short before they foreclose. That said, I saw a beautiful foreclosure at a major country club sell just last week. Nothing to prevent you bidding on a short sale, but keeping eye open for the perfect REO… you can withdraw your offer on the short sale right up to the time they accept.
We represent buyers on an exclusive buyer agency arrangement, and charge a reduced commission on homes over $1M. We have represented buyers in some of the largest foreclosure transactions in the city.
Luxury Home in Ballantyne FOR SALE: South Charlotte- Short Sale
In Ballantyne, 6900 sf on 3 levels offered in Short sale at 899,950. Last market sale was $1.15M in 2004. It was sold 3 times every other year at since 1998, from 1.073 to 1.295M. Home is on a cul de sac, on the golf course- Exclusive Buyer Representation…lets try a cash offer at 699 and get the ball rolling. (8900 sf comp sold for $800K in 2009)
Waxhaw Custom home luxury real estate unbelievable new home deal at $599. A premier community off Rea Rd (rhymes with Yeah) which is home to Stoncrest and the new Blakeny Shopping areas, over 4400 sf on two floors, wooded .8 acre lot, 5br 3.5bath- Average Taxes on $600K in Union county? $6000- or less!
Luxury Home in Southpark- Short Sale offered at $995,000, original Asking? $1.784, About 57– sf on two levels, unfinished 3rd, cul de sac, detached 2 car garage with unfinished area above
Call Terry for details on these or others at 704-351-1519.
Charlotte Luxury Homes- What are the neighborhoods? Where do you want to live?
If you are new to Charlotte, or are coming soon, that is your first question. A big question. I talk about it a bit in my video on Charlotte Luxury Homes and Living video, a quick introduction to the neighborhoods and the homes in each.
Any home buying decision involves lots of factors, sometimes it starts with commute times uptown, other times it starts with schools. We can help you find the answers to the important questions for your family.
The Southpark area of Charlotte is extremely popular for easy luxury living- easy commute to Uptown, great shops at Southpark mall, and the best restaurants in Charlotte.
This is Stonecroft below, about 7 minutes south of Southpark, just off popular Colony Road. The first house pictured sold in 2009 for 1.9M, the largest sale in 2009 – the least expensive was $860,000. As far as we can tell, there was no REO or Short sale activity here.
Now for a stop at Lake Norman… waterfront homes! The two most popular and successful luxury custom communities at Lake Norman are The Point and the Peninsula. Both are golf and marina country clubs, both developed by Crescent Resources. The Peninsula is the older of the two, the Point still has lots available from the developer.
The Peninsula is in Cornelius , off Exit 28, and just out into Lake Norman, you can see the aerial view in the slide show below. The Point is in Mooresville, the top of Lake Norman.
So that ends our tour of luxury custom homes in Charlotte. Is it all? Ofcourse not, I couldn’t show you them all…but these are the top of the mind luxury communites,the “Blue cips” as it were, and we can help you find a terrific home in each.
I hope you enjoyed it- and that we’ll get to meet and talk about the manygood choices you have in the greater Charlotte area. WE work with all relocation companies. We work as exclusive buyer agents and will follow your lead in all negotiations. We have the skills and resources you need, including attorney’s and highly trained negotiators.
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