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Terry McDonald Real Estate.com LLC
8604 Cliff Cameron Dr ST 110
Charlotte NC 28269
704-393-0048 Office
704-351-1519 Cell
704-464-3955 Fax
Wilkinson and Associates, Broker
#1 Team, 2006
Union County

Charlotte RealEstate|Briarcrest- New Homes in Wesley Chapel

Swiiming Pool at Briarcrestin WaxhawMcCarr hits a home run at Briarcrest in Wesley Chapel- Waxhaw

What do you get when you take the rolling hills south of Wesley Chapel, combine it with an amenity rich, well thought out community- and a builder who builds some of the best larger homes- here as many as 6 bedrooms ? It’s Briarcrest by McCarr, and the future of this community is assured.

Briarcrest New  home Entry in Weddington Briarcrest- New homes in WEddington- Tennis, Basketball, playgroudn Pool and more a Briarcrest New home in weddingtonbriarcrest clubhouse waxhaw

5 bedroom home at Briarcrest WaxhawJust look at the standard features:

Open floor plans, granite kitchen counters, tile backsplash, stainless appliances, smooth 9′ ceilings on the first floor, overhead lighting in the bedrooms and more.

And amenities? Here are the highlights:
You’ve seen the resort style pool (has beach entry and island!), a clubhouse that’s great for parties, tot lot, 3 tennis courts, basketball, a dog park and walking trails.

Thats a Wesley on the right, with 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, and bonus, 3 car garage, downstairs guest room and bath, full irrigation, 3,639 square feet and McCarr’s asking price is $364,630 … They have sold 16 homes since January 1st, from 283K to 504K, I’d try $339K on this one and be happy in the low 350’s.

For more pictures, see this link for all Briarcrest pictures, including some interiors of a Wesley under construction

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It is a strong buyers market here in the greater Charlotte area. Thinking about moving to Matthews, Charlotte, or Weddington? Lake Norman? You can quickly compare area prices with the links below, or just give me, Terry, a call at 704-351-1519. I am a Buyer’s Agent specializing in relocations–and will represent only you. You can also search the entire MLS, by area with the first link below.

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Charlotte New Homes| Millbridge in Waxhaw NC

A New Ryland Home in Millbridge Waxhaw NC

Millbridge- an exciting new home addition to Waxhaw and Union County

If you are looking at new homes in Charlotte- you probably are looking at new homes in Union County, just to the south of Mecklenburg County. Popular Waxhaw’s newest addition–Millbridge, may be its best yet. Waxhaw has grown in the last 5 years full of good choices in the $350,000-500,000 price range. First there was Quellin, then Lawson, then Cureton and now what may be the prettiest yet- Millbridge…I haven’t decided which feature I like best- the ability to walk to Kensington Elementary School? The covered bridge entry? Or maybe it is the fantastic amenity center taking shape right now…and everyone has heard about traffic on RT 16 in Union County– Millbridge offers easy access to RT 521, Ballantyne’s back door!

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Charlotte NC| Two Home Buying Decisions, Negotiations and Great Deals- Part II

Spectacular New Homes In Brookhaven in Union County

Last week I wrote about the re-sale home in Providence Downs, this time I’m writing about the deal we made in popular Brookhaven- a John Wieland neighborhood in Matthews-Weddington, on a new inventory home, with a buyer from Rockville, MD. Definitely a tale of a new home builder doing what it takes to get the house sold– and Union county in general, but Matthews, Weddington and Waxhaw remain very popular.

Charlotte Real estate- New Home In Brookhaven WeddingtonThe house was a popular Windsor, a large 3 floor model aggressively priced at $559K, with and unfinished 3rd floor. (Cost to finish was about 28K with bath) A great price, as many of the similar homes- new and re-sales were in the low 600’s, most with finished 3rd floors. This one had 2 issues- one the builder had corrected already (some of the finishes had been below what was expected) and the other was a somewhat smaller yard, with a bit of a privacy problem. With today’s high inventory, and many choices, these at first glance appeared to be deal killers- but not for long.

I knew the yard size wouldn’t be an issue here- my client was happy with the smaller yard (less to mow) and, as we looked at it more closely, we felt the privacy problem wasn’t a huge one- it was a much bigger problem for the neighbor than for this lot- and it wasn’t horrible, it was something that could be dealt with. So, $559? Liking that much better than $629, our next best, but the 3rd floor wasn’t complete… what would Wieland do?

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Charlotte NC| A Tale of Two Home Buying Decisions, Negotiations and Great Deals

Skyecroft Home for sale in Waxhaw NCOne New Home Purchase, One Re-Sale Home Buyer, 2 Deals, Same Great Results

This past week before leaving for my son’s wedding in Annapolis was a busy one… first, a home buyer I’ve been working with since November reached a decision and we concluded negotiations on a $1.4 M home in Providence Downs South, and while those negotiations were ongoing, I was out with another set of buyers from my old neighborhood, Rockville MD, and on Monday we reached a conclusion on a new home at John Wieland’s Brookhaven in Weddington. Two great homes and two great deals. And congratulations to the Kaminsky-Sawyers on their closing the same week.

3rd Time’s a Charm

I first met my client from Seattle in November of last year. He and his wife had decided to leave the Pacific northwest (”The most beautiful spot in the world on the 30 non-raining days a year”) this client is blessed with a portable job- he needs to be near a quality airport- and after investigating the schools decided on a South Charlotte- close in Union County location. Moving from the Seattle area to Charlotte purely by choice, they with their 2 young children, came for the temperate climate, the can do spirit of the city, and they had visited and liked the city. Charlotte was a compromise between Texas and Ohio, with the edge going to the wife’s relatives in Ohio.

We first made a run at a home in Waxhaw in the spring, that was foreclosing. it was a short sale offer that basically wentPoolside in skyecroft, a Waxhaw favorite no where. Whether the lender didn’t want to give up any rights, or we just didn’t offer enough, we’ll never know. They were just opaque.

Next we made an offer on a builders own personal residence in Skyecroft, subject to us getting plans of our liking for a pool and pool house. In the end, though it was a great family home, we passed on that.

Next came several possibles in Providence Downs South, and one in Highgate. For the first time, we found 2 possibly 3 homes she thought she could be really happy in. One was an almost over the top $2 M home, offered at $1.8 and possibly available as low as 1.575M– the deal was sweet, and it had everything she had been dreaming of, but…

She also liked another home, built by a favorite builder, built in a very family friendly way, with all the features she needed, many of what she wanted, and most of all a terrific yard for her energetic kids. Asking price was $1.499, it had been $1.599 a month earlier.

Now the negotiations began–after a week-end of going back and forth, we settled at $1.4M. The 1.4 is 93% of 1.5, 87% of the original aksing of 1.6M My other client, looking at great homes in the 5-700K range, saw the whole negotiation unfold, and was hoping for a similar deal. We got about the same percentage wise, but more on that in my next post.

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It is a strong buyers market here in the greater Charlotte area. Thinking about moving to Weddington, Charlotte, or Lake Norman? Waxhaw? You can quickly compare area prices with the links below, or just give me, Terry, a call at 704-351-1519. I am a Buyer’s Agent specializing in relocations–and will represent only you. You can also search the entire MLS, by area with the first link below. Click on the pics below for photo galleries of each community

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