Speechless Sunday - Liam's First Visit with SantaOkay, so I gave it away with the title but, boy-oh-boy, was today ever special!My mother-in-law owns a 'condo' in an upscale retirement facility and today was a day that we had seen announced for a few years but, had never participated...until this year! We have a great-grandma in the facility and FINALLY have a grandbaby so, today was so exciting for us. We've actually looked forward to it for weeks!While Liam didn't originally take too well to Santa, our son walked him around Santa and shared the excitement of other little ones sitting on Santa's lap with Liam until he was finally comfortable. He actually enjoyed himself thoroughly when he ultimately sat on Santa's lap. What a special day...at least for this Mimi!© Debe Maxwell, CRS | T... 12/18/2022

 Latest news on the Matthews, NC (28105 zip code) real estate market in November 2022... What it means for you... What you need to know...   Matthews housing market saw a significant decline in closed and pending sales, as well as a decrease in home prices in November 2022, signaling a softening in the market. Listing inventory increased, new listings coming on the market dropped year-over-year, the months supply of inventory remained low under two months. Days on market were flat year-over-year and down month-over-month.   Matthews (28105 Zip Code) Housing Market Highlights:November 2022 versus November 2021 HOME PRICES DOWN IN MATTHEWS YEAR-OVER-YEAR & MONTH-OVER-MONTHAverage sale prices of homes decreased 13.1% year over-year to $384,105. Compared with November 2020, average home pri... 12/11/2022

Deerfield Creek (South Charlotte) Market Report DEC 2022This lovely South Charlotte community offers a variety of home styles, convenient location & lifestyle and excellent schools. If you’re in search of a Charlotte area luxury neighborhood, look no farther than Deerfield Creek.   Although Deerfield Creek has a Matthews address, it is located in southern Mecklenburg County. Deerfield  Creek is a gorgeous community that boasts fabulous neighborhood amenities including pool, playground, tennis courts, an open air cabana, basketball court and more.  You’ll also enjoy wonderful neighbors in this popular South Charlotte neighborhood. Top-ranked school assignments include Providence High School.Now, how’s the Deerfield Creek residential real estate market doing?  Here are the final numbers f... 12/04/2022

 Latest news on the Matthews, NC (28105 zip code) real estate market in October 2022... What it means for you... What you need to know...   Matthews housing market continued to see low months supply of inventory at 1.6 months, keeping it a seller's market in October. Listing inventory did increase, but new listings coming on the market dropped year-over-year.  Days on market increased considerably both year-over-year and month-over-month providing credence to a slowing market. Home prices also increased in October 2022, year-over-year and month-over-month  Matthews (28105 Zip Code) Housing Market Highlights:October 2022 versus October 2021 HOME SALE PRICES INCREASED IN MATTHEWS YEAR-OVER-YEAR & MONTH-OVER-MONTHAverage sale prices of homes increased 16.8% year over-year to $503,375. They... 11/12/2022

Deerfield Creek (South Charlotte) Market Report NOV 2022This lovely South Charlotte community offers a variety of home styles, convenient location & lifestyle and excellent schools. If you’re in search of a Charlotte area luxury neighborhood, look no farther than Deerfield Creek.   Although Deerfield Creek has a Matthews address, it is located in southern Mecklenburg County. Deerfield  Creek is a gorgeous community that boasts fabulous neighborhood amenities including pool, playground, tennis courts, an open air cabana, basketball court and more.  You’ll also enjoy wonderful neighbors in this popular South Charlotte neighborhood. Top-ranked school assignments include Providence High School.Now, how’s the Deerfield Creek residential real estate market doing?  Here are the final numbers f... 11/06/2022

 Latest news on the Matthews, NC (28105 zip code) real estate market in September 2022... What it means for you... What you need to know...   Matthews housing market continued to see low months supply of inventory at 1.3 months, keeping it a seller's market in September. Listing inventory did increase, but new listings coming on the market dropped year-over-year. Days on market were slightly lower year-over-year, but slightly higher month-over-month. With sale prices increasing and a median list to sale ratio of 100%, it would appear that Matthews home sellers remained in the driver's seat in September.  Matthews (28105 Zip Code) Housing Market Highlights:September 2022 versus September 2021 HOME SALE PRICES INCREASED IN MATTHEWS YEAR-OVER-YEAR & MONTH-OVER-MONTHAverage sale prices of h... 10/09/2022

Deerfield Creek (South Charlotte) Market Report OCT 2022This lovely South Charlotte community offers a variety of home styles, convenient location & lifestyle and excellent schools. If you’re in search of a Charlotte area luxury neighborhood, look no farther than Deerfield Creek.   Although Deerfield Creek has a Matthews address, it is located in southern Mecklenburg County. Deerfield  Creek is a gorgeous community that boasts fabulous neighborhood amenities including pool, playground, tennis courts, an open air cabana, basketball court and more.  You’ll also enjoy wonderful neighbors in this popular South Charlotte neighborhood. Top-ranked school assignments include Providence High School.Now, how’s the Deerfield Creek residential real estate market doing?  Here are the final numbers f... 10/09/2022

Deerfield Creek (South Charlotte) Market Report SEP 2022This lovely South Charlotte community offers a variety of home styles, convenient location & lifestyle and excellent schools. If you’re in search of a Charlotte area luxury neighborhood, look no farther than Deerfield Creek.   Although Deerfield Creek has a Matthews address, it is located in southern Mecklenburg County. Deerfield  Creek is a gorgeous community that boasts fabulous neighborhood amenities including pool, playground, tennis courts, an open air cabana, basketball court and more.  You’ll also enjoy wonderful neighbors in this popular South Charlotte neighborhood. Top-ranked school assignments include Providence High School.Now, how’s the Deerfield Creek residential real estate market doing?  Here are the final numbers f... 09/18/2022

 Latest news on the Matthews, NC (28105 zip code) real estate market in August 2022... What it means for you... What you need to know...   Matthews housing market continued to see low months supply of inventory at 1.3 months, keeping it a seller's market in August. Listing inventory did increase, but new listings coming on the market dropped year-over-year. Days on market increased in August, but were still low at 14 days, on average. With sale prices increasing and a median list to sale ratio of 100%, it would appear that Matthews home sellers remain in the driver's seat for now.  Matthews (28105 Zip Code) Housing Market Highlights:August 2022 versus August 2021 HOME SALE PRICES INCREASED IN MATTHEWS YEAR-OVER-YEARAverage sale prices of homes increased 9.2% year-over-year to $488,970. ... 09/15/2022

 MATTHEWS ALIVE LABOR DAY WEEKEND FESTIVAL 2022Labor Day Weekend 2022 is just a few days away and if you've lived in the Charlotte area for any period of time, you know it's almost time for the annual Matthews Alive Festival, which is back after a several year hiatus due to the pandemic.   Starting Friday, September 2nd through Labor Day, September 5th, you'll not only have a ton of  fun at the Matthews Alive Festival, you'll be helping the Town of Matthews contribute to local non-profit organizations. 100% of the proceeds from the festival go to local non-profits,  living up to the festival's "motto" of: "good times funding good works." Matthews Alive is true Labor Day Weekend tradition in the Greater Charlotte  area since 1992. $1.9+ million have been contributed to the local communit... 08/30/2022

 MATTHEWS 2022 FALL PROGRAM GUIDE NOW AVAILABEWondering what's happening in the Town of Matthews this Fall? To say "a lot" would be an understatement. Some of the great activities on the agenda include: Yoga classes Adult tap dancing classes Basket weaving classes Cool Vibes Concert Series Free concerts from the Matthews Concert Band Kid's Night Out Glow Party Nutcracker Ballet auditions Friday Kid's Night Out Extravaganza Painting classes to paint like Van Gogh Adult pottery classes Family Fun Nights Free Pickleball clinics and much, much more! Get all the information on "everything" Matthews this coming fall in the Town of Matthews  2022 Fall Program Guide.   What Makes Matthews A Special Place To Live  Matthews, North Carolina has been named: "The best town in North Carolina" "One of... 08/29/2022

Latest news on the Matthews, NC (28105 zip code) real estate market in July 2022... What it means for you... What you need to know...   While we've heard considerable talk about housing markets showing signs of slowing down and inventory gradually increasing to benefit home buyers, we saw no significant slowdown in Charlotte's Matthews area in July 2022 where home prices continued to increase setting new records and inventory remained tight with fewer new listings in July. Home sellers continued to received over asking price in final sale price, despite fewer closed and pending sales. And while average days on market increased by three days, homes still sold quickly -- in 10 days on average. Matthews housing market continued to see low  months supply of inventory at 1.1 months, keeping ... 08/08/2022

Deerfield Creek (South Charlotte) Market Report AUG 2022This lovely South Charlotte community offers a variety of home styles, convenient location & lifestyle and excellent schools. If you’re in search of a Charlotte area luxury neighborhood, look no farther than Deerfield Creek.   Although Deerfield Creek has a Matthews address, it is located in southern Mecklenburg County. Deerfield  Creek is a gorgeous community that boasts fabulous neighborhood amenities including pool, playground, tennis courts, an open air cabana, basketball court and more.  You’ll also enjoy wonderful neighbors in this popular South Charlotte neighborhood. Top-ranked school assignments include Providence High School.Now, how’s the Deerfield Creek residential real estate market doing?  Here are the final numbers f... 08/07/2022

Latest news on the Matthews, NC (28105 zip code) real estate market in May 2022... What it means for you... What you need to know...   While we've heard considerable talk about housing markets showing signs of slowing down and inventory gradually increasing to benefit home buyers, we saw NO SIGNIFICANT SLOWDOWN in Charlotte's Matthews area in May 2022 where home prices continued to increase and inventory continued to decrease. Home sellers continued to received a substantial amount over asking price in final sale price. Matthews housing market continued to see low inventory with the months supply of inventory  under one month at 0.7 months (down 12.5% from 0.8 months in May 2021 and down from 1.7 months in May 2020). However you "slice it," Matthews has been a home seller's market for m... 06/21/2022

Latest news on the Matthews, NC (28105 zip code) real estate market in April 2022... What it means for you... What you need to know...   Matthews housing market set new records in April 2022 for home prices, with average home prices increased to just under $525,000. Median home prices and per square foot prices also set new records in April 2022. While we've heard lots of talk about housing markets showing signs of slowing down and inventory gradually increasing in April to benefit home buyers, we saw NO SLOWDOWN in Charlotte's Matthews area where home prices continued to increase, inventory and new listings continued to decrease. Home sellers continued to received a substantial amount over asking price in final sale price. Matthews housing market continued to see low inventory with the... 05/14/2022

Latest news on the Matthews, NC (28105 zip code) real estate market in March 2022 and what it means for you...   Matthews housing market continued to see low inventory with the months supply of inventory just under one-half month at 0.4 months (down 50% year-over-year from 0.8 months in March 2021 and down from 1.8 months in March 2020). However you "slice it," Matthews has now been a home seller's market for more than three years. Inventory of homes was down 46.3% year-over-year, further exacerbated by no increase in new listings.  Matthews (28105 Zip Code) Housing Market Highlights:March 2022 versus March 2021  Average sale prices of homes in Matthews increased 33.5% year-over-year to $516,430. Average sale price was up month-over-month and and is almost $189,000 higher than in 2020. ... 04/27/2022

Deerfield Creek Market Report March 2022This lovely South Charlotte community offers a variety of home styles, convenient location & lifestyle and excellent schools. If you’re in search of a Charlotte area luxury neighborhood, look no farther than Deerfield Creek.   Although Deerfield Creek has a Matthews address, it is located in southern Mecklenburg County. Deerfield  Creek is a gorgeous community that boasts fabulous neighborhood amenities including pool, playground, tennis courts, an open air cabana, basketball court and more.  You’ll also enjoy wonderful neighbors in this popular South Charlotte neighborhood. Top-ranked school assignments include Providence High School.Now, how’s the Deerfield Creek residential real estate market doing?  Here are the final numbers for sales reporte... 03/18/2022

Latest news on the Matthews, NC (28105 zip code) real estate market in February 2022 and what it means for you...   Matthews housing market continued to see record low inventory at the start of the new year with the months supply of inventory just under one-half month at 0.4 months (down 55.6% year-over-year from 0.9 months in February 2021 and down from 1.7 months in February 2020). That's less than a two week supply of homes for sale. However you "slice it," Matthews has been a home seller's market for at least three years now. Inventory of homes was down 52.4% year-over-year, further exacerbated by a drop in new listings.  Matthews (28105 Zip Code) Housing Market Highlights:February 2022 versus February 2021  Average sale prices of homes increased 17.1% year-over-year to $423,388. Me... 03/11/2022

Latest news on the Matthews, NC (28105 zip code) real estate market in January 2022 and what it means for you...    Matthews (28105 Zip Code) Housing Market Highlights:January 2022 versus January 2021 Matthews housing market continued to see extremely low housing inventory at the start of the new year with the months supply of inventory just under one-half month at 0.4 months (down 50% year-over-year from 0.8 months in January 2021 and down from 1.7 months in January 2020). The months supply of inventory also dropped month-over-month.   However you "slice it," Matthews has been a home seller's market for at least three years now. Inventory of homes was down 47.3% year-over-year, despite a small increase in new listings of homes of 5.3% year-over-year (equal to three additional homes lis... 02/15/2022

Deerfield Creek Market Report February 2022This lovely South Charlotte community offers a variety of home styles, convenient location & lifestyle and excellent schools. If you’re in search of a Charlotte area luxury neighborhood, look no farther than Deerfield Creek.   Although Deerfield Creek has a Matthews address, it is located in southern Mecklenburg County. Deerfield  Creek is a gorgeous community that boasts fabulous neighborhood amenities including pool, playground, tennis courts, an open air cabana, basketball court and more.  You’ll also enjoy wonderful neighbors in this popular South Charlotte neighborhood. Top-ranked school assignments include Providence High School.Now, how’s the Deerfield Creek residential real estate market doing?  Here are the final numbers for sales repo... 02/05/2022