Archive for August 27th, 2008

NC Mountains to the Sea Expo Charlotte 9/12~14 2008

August 27th, 2008 categories: Charlotte Living

Charlotte is surrounded by magnificent mountains and gorgeous beaches. And some say right now Autumn is the best time to visit both. The beaches are at their natural and peaceful best and the mountains are exquisite as the brisk breezes and colorful fall foliage kick in! Boone NC is just two hours away and the Charleston beaches are an easy three hour drive!

Photo courtesy Balsam Mountain Preserve, Sylva NC

You might wnat to check out the NC Mountains to the Sea Expo coming to Charlotte Friday, Sept 12, Saturday, Sept 13 & Sunday, Sept 14 Open to the Public | Admittance is free.

From the Mountains to Sea Expo press release…
“Targeting the Charlotte area’s homebuyers and investors interested in second-home, retirement and investment opportunities in the Carolina’s most exclusive resort real estate communities, Mountain Property Showcase LLC and Exclusive Land Holdings LLC, are bringing their celebrated “Mountains to Sea Real Estate Expo” to Charlotte. The three-day community-tour weekend will be held Sept. 12 -14, 2008, at the Charlotte Marriott Executive Park at Tyvola Road and I-77. This first-annual Charlotte Expo offers free admission to the general public.
The upcoming “Mountains to Sea Real Estate Expo” in Charlotte is a three-day educational and discovery “home tour road show” event that will showcase up to 24 of the top Carolina and Charlotte area developers and their residential communities located in the exclusive resort lifestyle areas of the Western North Carolina and Tennessee mountains and the Carolina coastal areas.
At the Mountains to Sea Real Estate Expo, potential homebuyers and real estate professionals can compare and shop the various developments without having to spend days or even months driving from community to community searching for the ideal second-home resort location.”

We can not endorse the Expo or vouch for the builders or any of the communities but it looks like a great opportunity to check out several communities at once. Good Luck and of course if you find something that strikes you fancy let us know we’d be happy to do some research and check it out for you!

Here are some of the communites represented:
Hampton Lake (Bluffton, SC), GlenLaurel Preserve (Brevard), Mountain Air (Burnsville), Sugar Pointe (Banner Elk), Reynolds Mountain (Asheville), Sunset Falls at Bald Creek (Waynesville), Wilderness Trail (Banner Elk), The Settings at Lake Rhodhiss (Black Mountain), The Hammocks on Bald Head Island (Bald Head Island), The Lodges at Eagle’s Nest (Banner Elk), Leatherwood Mountain (Ferguson), The Reserve at Sugar Mountain (Banner Elk), Red Tail Mountain (Mountain City, TN), Balsam Mountain Preserve (Sylva), Queen’s Gap (Rutherfordton), Mountain Club at Cashiers (Cashiers), The Cove at Celo Mountain (Burnsville), Vista at Bill’s Mountain (Lake Lure), River Country Estates (Piney Creek), Crestview Mountain (Sparta), and Trillium/Chinquapin (Cashiers).

Authored by Donna Johnston | Discussion: Your Comments Please »

Anderson Custom Homes Wows! Homearama at the Palisades

August 27th, 2008 categories: Charlotte Living, Great Neighborhoods

Talk about a diamond in the rough ~ Wow! If 1931Youngblood Road West looks this good today can you image what it will look like opening day (see rendering) Homearama 2008! Oh and do I need to remind you can be the one moving in to this stunning enclave of handcrafted homes!

Anderson Custom Homes is one of the Charlotte area’s premier builders…

“Anderson Custom Homes, Inc. was founded on the philosophy that the personal involvement of the homeowner is the best way to ensure customer satisfaction. We pride ourselves in building client and supplier relationships that are built on years of trust and integrity. With over 15 years of experience Ricardo and Bobbie Fisher along with the team at Anderson Custom Homes, have committed themselves to building distinguished custom homes that fit our client’s unique lifestyles.” (read more here)

So how are things coming along on (your) home?

“Located adjacent to the riding arena and natural galloping trails of The Palisades Equestrian facilities this truly exceptional Colorado Craftsman style home is beautifully set on a large wooded one acre home site. Offering 5 bedrooms with 5 full baths, 3 half baths plus an additional full bath at the pool cabana. Fine details are abundant everywhere. At every turn this home inspires and impresses.Some of the many luxurious features include, a trellis porte-cochere drive leading you to dual 2-car garages, multiple covered verandas on the main and upper levels facing the front and year yards. An owner’s suite with an elevated bed area and a 2-sided fireplace shared with an adjacent sitting area. French doors leading to to a private screened veranda stepping down to the owner’s grass terrace.

An exceptional kitchen with dual islands wrapped in custom cabinetry, upgraded appliances and interior stone work. The kitchen opens to a hearth room with diagonal coffered ceiling in addition to a game room with bar and billiards table and offering direct access to an outdoor covered kitchen/living area with built-in barbeque and views of the pool and cabana below.” $2,899,000 (info & video here or give us a call we’d love to show you this gem before the Homearama crowds!)

Authored by Donna Johnston | Discussion: Your Comments Please »