Julie Tuggle's (jtuggle) Blog

One of the services we provide clients who dream of staking their own claim to a piece of Charlotte real estate is to provide financing options. The most common concern we hear from potential buyers is that they fear they cannot get the home of their dreams because of their credit score. Your cre...

Although Charles Dickens never wrote about Charlotte real estate, not to mention that he lived 150 years ago, his most famous line from A Tale of Two Cities still has some real insight into what home buyers are seeing these days. I could summarize the latest housing market report from Freddie Mac...

We know the demand for Charlotte real estate comes from the Charlotte area’s unique blend of quality of living and economic opportunity. But why take our word for it? In an article entitled “Stretching your money: The best cities for high pay and low expenses,” CNBC/Yahoo Finance ranks the areas ...

The Charlotte real estate market continues to cruise along like a fine-tuned sports car. Consider this: as of 3/31/2014, existing inventory dipped once again to 14,614 homes on the market in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC/SC Metro Area, a drop of 4.8% from last year. And the average number o...

As much stress as I put on economic figures, I still appreciate that the real appeal of Charlotte real estate is the character, design, and yes – fun that a home conveys. Charlotte communities are distinguished by a wide range of pricing and tastes, from neat starter homes, to elegant mansions; f...

The Charlotte real estate market kept going strong despite the weather-related slowdowns reported in other areas of the country. Once again, average prices for homes firmed up, with the average price increasing by $11,054, or 5.7% compared to 2013, to $206,384. As of 2-28-2014, the average list t...

Many people considering buying a Charlotte home already know the Charlotte area enjoys a favorable business climate, with many new businesses choosing to relocate here, which in turn attracts more people. And I’ve been spreading the word about the other “secret” benefits residents of Charlotte en...

“Try it before you buy it” is a pretty good rule of thumb, but will Charlotte home buyers go for it? Home buyers are putting that rule to work in some ways that may see odd at first, but make perfect sense, as this article in Realtor Mag explains. Some home buyers even go as far as asking to spen...

Even with record amounts of snow on the ground (something we don’t see much of in North Carolina), the Charlotte real estate market is still hot. Check out these numbers, which almost made me thing it’s springtime: As of January 31, 2014, the average sales price was $217,109, an increase of $28,2...

There’s more to Charlotte than the colonial style homes and tree-lined neighborhoods. In 2012, we hosted the Democratic National Convention. One of the things I love about living in Charlotte is its growing reputation as a great place to host big events. The free concerts held downtown were a bla...