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NEW Condo Alert
In Charlotte Real Estate onThere aren’t too many real estate deals left in Charlotte, but I have a scoop for you. I have listed…
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Halloween in the Charlotte area: Best Haunts 2023
Halloween is my jam. I’m not sure I have the words to describe how much I love this season and…
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Prepping a home for sale
The age-old question of which home improvements to make in preparation for selling a house or condo, is one that…
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ImaginOn
I’ve been in Charlotte for several years now but a recent outing with my book club reminded me how there…
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How Much Does a Custom Modern Home Cost?
I have been working with Toby Witte for about 10 years now. We have worked together to make some dream…
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The Perfect Valentine’s Day in Elizabeth
In 5 Points Realty, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Lifestyle, Things to Do in Charlotte, Walkable Neighborhoods onI’ve been thinking about love and Valentine’s Day. When I started planning a nice day for me and my hubby,…
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Kings of Lamar
As a stager, fan of all things retro and a human who believes in taking care of the environment, the…
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Building Your Dream Home
When people talk about ‘building their dream home!’ there is a twinkle in the eye, a child-like anticipation of seeing…
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A historic fight over Elizabeth
A Charlotte neighborhood is one step closer to getting a historic designation. A new survey shows a majority of Elizabeth…
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Charlotte’s Best Parks
In 5 Points Realty, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Parks and Greenways, Charlotte Real Estate, Lifestyle, Things to Do in Charlotte onMy husband and I snuck away during the workday today to bat around a couple of tennis balls get a…
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Charlotte Murals
A few years ago I was on a walk when a trash cage caught my eye – not because of…
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New independent movie house planned for NODA
Well, Charlotte, you’ve done it again. Sheer determination and a whole lot of creativity (and cash) is bringing new art-house…
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To stage or not to stage: a tale of two houses
I am often asked if I have data on the effectiveness of staging. The most complete answer is yes and…
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Charlotte Designer in National Spotlight
I met Toby Witte about 6 years back. His eye for design is unique in Charlotte and frankly started the…
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Things to do in Charlotte this Fall
In Charlotte Arts, Charlotte Breweries, Charlotte Events, Charlotte Real Estate, Lifestyle, Things to Do in Charlotte onSome of the Charlotte area’s most beloved Fall events won’t happen as planned this year. The Yiasou Greek Festival, Festival…
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5 ways your home can boost your mood
In Charlotte Real Estate, Lifestyle onIf you find yourself anxious these days, it’s no surprise. This is normally the time parents start to look forward…
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A perfect Valentine’s Day in Charlotte
There’s so much pressure around Valentine’s these days… the right gift, the right night out, the right outfit to wear.…
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I want to live here: How to write an offer letter from buyer to seller
In Charlotte Real Estate onWhen it comes to buying a home there are several things you can do to make your offer stand out.…
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What you need at Christmas in Charlotte
Time to make a list and check it twice! Aahhh Christmas in the Queen City. Charlotte has everything you need…
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Charlotte Fall Festivals
In Charlotte Real Estate onAaahhh! Fall in Charlotte! Pumpkin spice, chili nights and lots of fall festivals to keep you busy every weekend!! Some…
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Camp North End
I heard about Camp North End long before I finally made it there. I loved the name of it right…
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SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: The Evening Muse
I remember the first time my husband and I wandered into the Evening Muse. There were 3 acts performing that…
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Small Business Profile: Get your caffeine fix at Central Coffee Company
In Charlotte Real Estate onI don’t kiss every business owner I meet. But Louisa Kleto, one of the Owners of Central Coffee Company in…
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A City Girl’s Guide to Fresh Produce: Garden ideas and Farmer’s Markets
You don’t have to live on a farm or a sprawling estate to have a garden or enjoy fresh locally…
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What you need to know about buying an investment property
Investment properties are a smart and potentially lucrative choice for building wealth. I probably didn’t have to tell you that.…
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Are you a good neighbor? 5 Characteristics of a Good Neighbor
In Charlotte Real Estate onIt’s a classic commercial jingle … Like a good neighbor State Farm is there. I know, you sang that line…
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Get in the Christmas spirit for FREE with these Charlotte light displays
In Charlotte Real Estate onThe Holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year but they can also be the most stressful. Our…
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5 Points Realty Reveals New Look
In Charlotte Real Estate onWhew it has been a creative bootcamp over here at 5 Points Realty. We have been hard at work flexing…
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Don’t be scared to sell your house in the Fall
While much is made about the spring selling season, allow me to argue that fall is actually the best time…
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3 Costly Renovation Mistakes: A Historic Renovation Update
Every day after work my husband and I pour a glass of wine, and walk through our house.. sometimes twice..…
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Summer proof your home! 6 ways to make the Carolina heat more bearable!
It’s summer and we’re in the South, Y’all! It’s hot and getting hotter. We all love the Carolina sunshine, but…
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I’m making big moves!
Hear ye, Hear ye! I have a major announcement to make. I, Cassee Cunningham am now part of the 5…
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Why your house isn’t selling
I know. You thought now would be the perfect time to sell your house. How could you go wrong?…
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3 Signs It’s Time To Sell Your Home
So spring is here and you’ve heard inventory is low in the housing market. You hear talk that interest rates…
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Tile Me Up
I have been thinking about tiles lately. Some people dream about beach getaways, or new cars –but me, I’ve got…
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Spring Cleaning Projects for OUTSIDE your Home
The weather in the Carolinas has been all over the place! Freezing cold for a few days, rainy and gray…
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Renovation Free Fall: An Update on life renovating a historic home
There are just some things in life that are hard to explain until you’ve been through them. Among them, childbirth,…
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3 WAYS TO SHOW YOUR HOUSE THE LOVE
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Downtown Charlotte, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Plaza Shamrock onLove is in the air! Yep, it’s that month when most people spend at least a little time trying to…
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A Historic Reno in Elizabeth
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Walkable Neighborhoods onIt was love at first sight standing there in the Elizabeth neighborhood. At almost 100 years old, the house was…
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Halloween – Walk the Neighborhood
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, Fourth Ward, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Things to Do in Charlotte, Walkable Neighborhoods onOk confession time. I might be a little too excited about Halloween. It almost scares me how much I love…
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Where exactly is First Ward?
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Parks and Greenways, Charlotte Real Estate, First Ward, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Walkable Neighborhoods onFirst Ward lies directly to the east of the intersection of Trade and Tryon. It is that quadrant bounded by…
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Charlotte’s Center City… Why do we have Wards?
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Parks and Greenways, Charlotte Real Estate, North Carolina Info onThe history of Charlotte’s Downtown or rather Uptown area is an interesting tale. The landscape of Center City has changed…
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Liquid Dilworth
In Charlotte Real Estate onI use the word “Dwell” as the highest form of praise for homes that embody style and personality. Based, of…
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Be “Welcoming”
In Charlotte Real Estate onAs you may know, first impressions are everything. Adding a witty or artistic door mat will already give the viewer…
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Light up your space
In Charlotte Real Estate onIf your front or back patio or backyard space is something you want to specifically showcase, use lighting to make…
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Eclectic Eastwood Park
In Charlotte Real Estate onCheck out this fantastic “just listed” in Eastwood Park. Some may know this neighborhood as Plaza Acres, Shamrock Gardens, or…
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Broker or For Sale By Owner?
In Charlotte Real Estate onYou are considering putting your home on the market, but what is the smarter way to do it, hire a…
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Dwell Well in Dilworth
The publication Dwell, is a design magazine that focuses on contemporary design usually with an organic twist, like a structure’s…
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The Boom of Air BNB in Charlotte
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, North Carolina Info, Things to Do in Charlotte onAirBnb has become increasingly popular for travelers of all kinds. It’s a useful app to rent out private rooms or…
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Live Well in Myers Park…at a Great Value
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Myers Park, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onIt may be hard to believe, but you can live in Myers Park, Charlotte’s most prestigious, beautiful, and centrally located…
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The SouthEnd Wine Festival is This Weekend!
In Charlotte Real Estate onGet out on Saturday, October 15, for the SouthEnd Wine Festival! Attendees will enjoy unlimited wine tastings, live music, and…
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Embrace your Concrete Floor
In Charlotte Real Estate onI have always been a fan of concrete as an interior design finish. In my home we have concrete floors…
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Solar Community Coming to Cotswold
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Cotswold, energy efficient home renovation, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onIf you followed my energy efficient home renovation a couple years back, you know that solar energy is something I…
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Do Not Miss the Mid-Century Modern Home Tour!
In Charlotte Real Estate onAs you can probably tell by the look of my site and some of the neighborhoods I gravitate towards, mid-century…
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What to Do for Labor Day in Charlotte
In Charlotte Real Estate onEnjoying a little staycation for Labor Day in Charlotte? Or having friends join you in town for the holiday? Here’s…
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Welcome to Coventry Woods
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Coventry Woods, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews on“Please observe our custom: Nod, smile and wave at anyone you meet when walking, jogging, bicycling or driving in Coventry…
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You Can Now Own the VanLandingham Estate!
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onNearly a year after a rezoning request was denied, Plaza Midwood’s historic VanLandingham Estate is on the market for a…
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Help Save the Double Door Inn
In Charlotte Arts, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onLike many other pieces of Charlotte history (particularly recent Charlotte history), the Double Door Inn finds itself on the chopping…
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What’s Next in the Charlotte Housing Market
Recently, at the annual RMA real estate breakfast, Jay Colvin, director of real estate data provider Metrostudy, and Jessica Rossi,…
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Faison Development Possibly Coming to Elizabeth
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onThe battle goes on for a corner of Elizabeth that’s been embroiled in conflict, but we seem to be getting…
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Brightwalk Receives LEED Designation
In Brightwalk, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onI love it when my favorite things collide! News recently broke that Brightwalk, a great neighborhood in Charlotte’s North End,…
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Revamping Second Ward, Charlotte’s Brooklyn Neighborhood
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Downtown Charlotte, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Second Ward, Walkable Neighborhoods onOnce upon a time, roughly the same area now known as Second Ward in Uptown was known as Brooklyn Village.…
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Coming Soon to Country Club Heights
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Country Club Heights, Plaza Shamrock, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onI’ve got a fantastic find for you in super-popular Country Club Heights. This fun 1950s ranch has a ton of…
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Oh My, Myers Park!
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Downtown Charlotte, Myers Park, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthPark, Walkable Neighborhoods onAs I’m prone to do, I parked my car and walked around the neighborhood of my latest listing in the…
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Charlotte Real Estate Market Among Tops in the Nation
As recently reported by The Charlotte Observer, the Charlotte real estate market is ranked 3rd in the country, behind only…
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Help Shape the Eastside
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Coventry Woods, Darby Acres, Eastside, Medford Acres, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sheffield Park, Windsor Park, Winterfield onThe City of Charlotte is investing in Charlotte’s neighborhoods through its Comprehensive Neighborhood Improvement Program. One of the CNIP areas…
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Huntersville? Who knew!
My listing at 13521 Aldenbrook Drive in Huntersville’s Monteith Place neighborhood is coming soon. This listing is a mere blocks…
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The Making of a Listing, Volume I – Staging + Design + Functionality
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Home Selling Tips, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onI was going to do a staging before and after post on my newest listing in the Pineville neighborhood of…
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Southern Charm Value in Wessex Square
In Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Parks and Greenways, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthPark, Wessex Square onThis Cape Cod + Southern charm beauty in Wessex Square is priced below market value! Why? Well it’s certainly not…
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The Facts on Fat City
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, NoDa, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onOver the weekend, I was asked if I knew the origins of the Fat City name after I posted some…
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What’s New at Brightwalk
In Brightwalk, Charlotte Arts, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Parks and Greenways, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onTwo new features are coming to the Brightwalk neighborhood: Scuppernong Commons and Love Motels for Insects! The scuppernong grape is…
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Where Do You Stand on Development Coming to Charlotte Neighborhoods?
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Downtown Charlotte, Light Rail, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Walkable Neighborhoods onA lot has been in the news and the rumor mill lately about new development coming to established Charlotte neighborhoods…
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Lovely Elizabeth Lady
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onHave you ever met a house with so much personality you talked to it? Well, I would like to introduce…
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Charlotte Knights Hit a Home Run with Craft Beers
In Charlotte Events, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Parks and Greenways, Charlotte Real Estate, Downtown Charlotte, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Things to Do in Charlotte, Third Ward, Walkable Neighborhoods onWhen baseball season opens on April 3rd, the Charlotte Knights will have a new feature at their Uptown Charlotte home!…
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Live the Life in Mountainbrook
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Mountainbrook, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onWith its prime location, Mountainbrook is a neighborhood that has it all! Mountainbrook is situated just minutes from the SouthPark…
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Move Towards Modern Architecture: Charlotte’s Residential Building Scene
In Belmont, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Oakhurst, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onModern architecture is a style that has been very under-represented in and around Charlotte. If you look Modern architecture up…
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Down on the Cool Urban Farm…in Lansdowne
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Lansdowne, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onIn lieu of walkability to beer, I would take, hands down, a large lot for growing food and a giant…
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Google Fiber is Coming to Charlotte!
Almost exactly a year ago, I posted that Charlotte was being eyed for a Google Fiber expansion. And just last…