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Charlotte Makes Top 50 for Global Trade
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, North Carolina Info, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onIn a recent article, Global Trade Magazine published its list of Top 50 Cities in America for global trade. Of…
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Amazing Staging – The After
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Home Selling Tips, Myers Park, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sherwood Forest onLast week I blogged about the before appearance and marketing of this 421 Lyttleton. Buyers have overlooked this listing in…
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Amazing Staging – The Before
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Home Selling Tips, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sherwood Forest onIt makes me very sad to think of all the homes for sale that have gone overlooked and unsold simply…
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Elizabeth Home And Garden Tours – Yes, Tours with an S
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onIn addition to the fabulous Elizabeth Home & Garden Tour, happening this weekend, there are also some free fantastic open…
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Charlotte Named Best Big City Bargain
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Downtown Charlotte, North Carolina Info, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onIn a recent article, Money Magazine put together its list of Best Big City Bargains. Guess which city topped the…
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Final Curtain on Our Energy Efficient Home Renovation
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Shamrock, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onA wise man once said: “If you live in the past, you are depressed. If you live in the future,…
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Save the Date for the Elizabeth Home & Garden Tour
In Charlotte Events, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Things to Do in Charlotte, Walkable Neighborhoods onGet out your calendars and mark this down: The Elizabeth Home & Garden Tour is set this year for October…
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Everything in Elizabeth
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Commonwealth Park, Eastover, Elizabeth, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods on1933 Bay Street comes on the market today – Thursday August 14. Wow! What a great house in a perfect…
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A New Look at Brightwalk
In Brightwalk, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Parks and Greenways, Charlotte Real Estate, Downtown Charlotte, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onIt’s been about a year and a half since I took a look at the Brightwalk neighborhood on this blog.…
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Let the Music Factory Be Music to Your Ears
In Charlotte Arts, Charlotte Events, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Downtown Charlotte, Music Factory, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Things to Do in Charlotte, Walkable Neighborhoods onDon’t let the name deceive you. The NC Music Factory, located barely outside Uptown Charlotte, is about more than music.…
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Charlotte’s Rail Trail Receives Grant
In Charlotte Arts, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Parks and Greenways, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Downtown Charlotte, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield, SouthEnd, Things to Do in Charlotte, Walkable Neighborhoods, Wilmore onHave you heard of The Rail Trail? If not, you need to be on the lookout for this amazing public…
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The Latest on Our Energy Efficient Home Renovation
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Shamrock, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onMy last update was many weeks ago. We were just beginning with our third contractor and feeling frustrated with the…
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Charlotte Among Top Places to Live for Millennials
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Second Ward, Third Ward onIf you’re a Millennial, apparently Charlotte is one of the top spots for you! According to recent reports on three…
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Tales in Waterproofing Our Energy Efficient Home Renovation
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onWe just finished waterproofing our renovation home. The “Bottom level” (aka the basement and foundation level) of the house has…
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Energy Efficient Home Renovation Update
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onThis post is a long time coming. I haven’t written about my energy efficient home renovation because there has been…
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Dwell Well in Bailey Gardens
If you are looking for an urban live/work space to lease, you must see Bailey Gardens. Only 6 units designed…
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Charlotte Being Eyed for Google Fiber
In Belmont, Biddleville, Brightwalk, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte North End, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Downtown Charlotte, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, First Ward, Fourth Ward, Myers Park, NoDa, North Carolina Info, Plaza Midwood, Plaza Shamrock, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield, Shamrock Gardens, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Third Ward, Wesley Heights, Wilmore, Windsor Park onGoogle has added Charlotte to a list of nine metro areas it is exploring as its next Google Fiber deployment.…
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Grant Awarded to Plaza Shamrock
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Shamrock, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onWow! Just when you think Charlotte neighborhoods couldn’t get any better, word comes that Plaza Shamrock has won a grant…
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Plaza Midwood Wins $25K Grant
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onJust a week after being named one of Charlotte’s hippest neighborhoods, Plaza Midwood has won a $25,000 grant from the…
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Where’s the Hippest Spot in Charlotte?
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onUrban Dictionary defines hipsters as “a subculture of men and women typically in their 20’s and 30’s that value independent…
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Park Road Shopping Center Getting an Update
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield, SouthEnd, Things to Do in Charlotte, Walkable Neighborhoods onResidents of Sedgefield, Dilworth and SouthEnd, rejoice! Park Road Shopping Center is getting an update! Park Road Shopping Center, which…
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Yin & Yang – Energy Efficient Home Renovation Update
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onIt’s time for an update on the energy efficient renovation. Just when I thought I was going to have to…
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Brevard Court – A Hidden Gem in Uptown Charlotte
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Downtown Charlotte, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onSo there I was, enjoying a Bird Song Free Will IPA, at an awesome authentic Irish pub, Courtyard Hooligans, with…
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Marvelous Metal – Energy Efficient Home Renovation Update
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onThis week I’m so very excited to introduce the new metal roof on our energy efficient home renovation project. Why…
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Charlotte’s Growth + the Real Estate Market = ???
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onIn June, Charlotte was listed by Forbes as #4 in the list of the top 10 fastest growing cities in…
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How Walkable Is Charlotte?
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Downtown Charlotte, First Ward, Fourth Ward, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onHave you heard of WalkScore.com? This site scores cities on a scale of 1 to 100 on how walkable they…
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Lots to Learn About Lots
In Biddleville, Brightwalk, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte North End, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield, Shamrock Gardens, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Third Ward, Wesley Heights, Wilmore, Windsor Park onLet’s talk about lots, more commonly known as land or acreage. There really is much to know before considering a…
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Protest Petitions Ending?
In Biddleville, Brightwalk, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte North End, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, Myers Park, NoDa, North Carolina Info, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield, Shamrock Gardens, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Third Ward, Wesley Heights, Wilmore, Windsor Park onNorth Carolina lawmakers may be making it harder for you to oppose rezoning cases. Right now, Charlotte residents have the…
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Energy Efficient Home Renovation Update – The Good, the Bad and the General Contractor
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onSo, one of my complaints about the social media realm, of which blogging is part of, is the superficial Polyanna…
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Energy Efficient Home Renovation – Month 1 Recap
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onThe point of this post is somewhat selfish. Yes, I want to share and teach through my experiences with our…
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Harris Teeter Reopens in Plaza Midwood
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onOn May 29, heaven returned to Plaza Midwood. That day, Harris Teeter reopened its location at The Plaza and Central…
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Energy Efficient Home Renovation – Week 2
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onSo, here we are 2 weeks into our energy efficient project home and I have already learned a ton and…
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Energy Efficient Home Renovation – Week 1
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onSo, we closed on the house for our energy efficient home renovation project last week, and I am feeling like…
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Save the Funk Update – Follow Up to February Posts
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District onIn February, I did a couple of posts – Save the Funk and Save the Funk Part Deux – to…
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Shamrock Gardens – Charlotte’s Next Up-And-Comer
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onShamrock Gardens, located in East Charlotte on the border of Plaza Midwood and Country Club Heights, is one of Charlotte’s…
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Get On Board with the New Charlotte Housing Market
The Charlotte housing market is changing, folks. Things are moving…and moving fast. It is now a perfect storm of cautious…
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Downtown Matthews: A Closer-Than-You-May-Think Gem
Depending on what side of town your work and schools may be, Matthews just might be the place for you.…
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Eat Local, Eat Fresh – Charlotte Farmers’ Markets
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Farmers' Markets, Myers Park, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd onSupport your neighborhood farmers’ markets! Eating local isn’t just good for you – it’s also good for the local economy.…
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Save the Funk – Part Deux
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District onSo as a follow up to last week’s post on City Council’s proposal to redefine entertainment as it relates to…
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Save the Funk!
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, SouthEnd onCity Council is proposing a new definition of “restaurant” in Charlotte. Currently that definition does not include having entertainment. Entertainment…
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Yard Art Day – Connecting Charlotte Through Art
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Yard Art Day onDo you remember that feeling of joy as a kid when you could be completely creative without restraint, without the…
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Everything Old Is New Again
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd onAs the economy took a downturn several years ago, the popularity of vintage and consignment shops rose. But now, even…
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Charlotte Coffee Houses to Get You Pumped
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Villa Heights onIn life, I’ve found where there is a great independent coffee house, there is usually a great neighborhood and great…
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Charlotte Breweries – Where Things Are Hopping
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District onCraft beer has seen an amazing growth over the last few years. And Charlotte’s brewery scene has grown with it!…
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All Aboard!
Charlotte’s light rail system has been a boon to the city. And with plans for expansion, its impact could grow…
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2013 Predictions for Charlotte’s Housing Market
Happy New Year! Let’s talk about the housing market for 2013. In 2012, we saw an incredible comeback in the…
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Get to Know Charlotte’s Eastover Neighborhood!
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Eastover, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onLocated just southeast of Uptown Charlotte, Eastover was first developed in the late 1920s as a competitor to nearby Myers…
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Sedgefield – Good Houses, Good Community
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield onIn the 1940s, as Sedgefield was being developed, the sales brochure declared “GOOD houses in a GOOD community.” As we’re…
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Myers Park – The Heart of Charlotte
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Myers Park, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Westover Street Updates onDeveloped in the early 1900s, Myers Park lies just blocks from Uptown Charlotte. The area is bounded by Queens Road…
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Brightwalk – An Inspired Urban Neighborhood
In Brightwalk, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte North End, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onIn Charlotte’s North End, a new neighborhood is forming. The whole concept is around conserving your most precious resources –…
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Elizabeth – A Neighborhood Steeped in History
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Westover Street Updates onEstablished in 1907, the Elizabeth community is a beautiful, diverse and engaging historic neighborhood. The community takes its name from…
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Be One of the Windsors
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Windsor Park onWindsor Park is a fantastic neighborhood in east Charlotte. It is bordered by Kilbourne Drive and Eastway Drive on the…
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Historic Deals in Wesley Heights
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Third Ward, Wesley Heights onWow Wesley Heights! Wesley Heights is one of Charlotte’s oldest and most Historic neighborhoods, developed around 1920 on the 19th-century…
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Checking Out Biddleville
In Biddleville, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onBiddleville rose on the outskirts of uptown after the Civil War, and for the most part escaped the bulldozers of…
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The Cherry Neighborhood, One of Charlotte’s Hidden Gems
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Myers Park, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onMany of Charlotte’s neighborhood names are as famous as the city itself. Tucked away within those lesser-known neighborhoods, though, are…
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Meet Dilworth, Where Community Meets Tradition
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onDilworth began as Charlotte’s first streetcar suburb, established by Edward Dilworth Latta in the 1890s. After slowly declining for a…
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Wilmore – Quaint Little Neighborhood Tucked Into South End
In Charlotte Real Estate onConveniently located just blocks from downtown, and as part of South End, Wilmore shows off the best of historic Charlotte…
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Take a Look at Third Ward
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Third Ward, Villa Heights onAre you looking for a quaint, diverse neighborhood in Charlotte’s Center City? Then Third Ward is for you! Third Ward…
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A Culinary Tour of Plaza Midwood
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onDo you like to eat? Then head to Plaza Midwood. No matter what you want, this area has a spot…
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SouthEnd – History Meets Modernity
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd onCharlotte’s historic SouthEnd truly has a lot to offer. From gallery crawls to food truck rallys to any kind of…
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NoDa – Charlotte’s Own Arts District Comes to Life
If food and fun are two of your passions, then NoDa has the life for you! Dig into the local…
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Eat Your Veggies at NoDa Produce Marketplace
In Charlotte Real Estate onThe newest spot for fresh produce is NoDa Produce MarketPlace, at 2320 North Davidson Street, across from Amelie’s. As a…
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Check Out Savvy’s Newest Listings!
In Charlotte Real Estate onLots of activity happening in the Charlotte real estate market this week!
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This Week in Charlotte Real Estate
This is text on Savvy + Co. Real Estate’s weekly eNews. Sent out every Friday.
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Morning Sun
In Charlotte Real Estate onEnjoy the morning sun on the front porch or in the living room. The large bay window illuminates the main…