Chart shows year-over-year growth in home sales in the Charlotte region. (CorneliusNews.net chart – SOURCE: Charlotte Regional Realtor Association)

Home sales across the Charlotte region were up more than 40 percent in January, according to data from the Carolina Multiple Listing Services Inc. (MLS). Prices continued to rise while the number of homes fell during the month.

The January report came from the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association, based on MLS data. A total of 2,163 closings were report in January, up 40.4 percent compared to January 2012, when there were 1,541. Read the full story

Volunteers painted the porch at Annie Gaston’s home on South Hill Street in Cornelius during the 2012 Realtors Care Day. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

Every year, Charlotte Regional Realtor Association sponsors Realtors Care Day, where real estate industry volunteers assist homeowners with exterior home repairs, and adaptive and safety modifications for the elderly or disabled. This year’s day will be Friday, April 19, and the association is seeking nominations for projects. Read the full story

Home sales in the Charlotte region were “robust” in November, rising 35 percent from a year ago even as the real estate market enters the traditional slow season, according to Charlotte Regional Realtor Association. Selling prices also are rising, according to data from Carolina Multiple Listing Services Inc. (CMLS).

“We’re actually in the historically weakest part of the selling season, but home prices are continuing to rise, largely due to decrease supply and solid demand. This is good for sellers,” Association/CarolinaMLS President Jennifer Frontera said in a press release. Read the full story

Home sales in October were up 36.8 percent from a year earlier in the Charlotte region, and prices also continued to rise, prompting the head of the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association to see an end to the “buyers market” of the past couple of years. Read the full story

Homes for sale in the Antiquity neighborhood of Cornelius. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

Total home sales and average sales prices were higher in September in the Charlotte area, compared with a year earlier, Charlotte Regional Realtor Association reported Tuesday. The association also said homes spent less time on the market compared to a year ago.

Closings totaled 2,244 around the region in September, up 14 percent from September 2011, when closings totaled 1,968, according to Carolina Multiple Listing Services Inc. data. Read the full story

Charlotte-area home sales in August were 27.4 percent more than in the same month a year ago, which real estate experts say is a sign of “momentum” in the local market. Meanwhile, the average sale price also continue an upward trend. Read the full story