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Mint Hill NC Homes for Sale--6515 Danbrooke Park Drive is Reduced!

Are you looking for a ranch-style home?  How about one that's been updated with new kitchen cabinetry and countertops, floorcoverings, windows, interior doors?  Would you like the finest in outdoor living and entertaining on a covered front porch and a 30' deck overlooking a private wooded backyard?

Take a look at this gorgeous Mint Hill NC home for sale at 6515 Danbrooke Park Drive.  It's been reduced to $169,500.

Learn more and see a virtual tour of 6515 Danbrooke Park Drive here.

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Copyright 2010.  Carol Fox.  Allen Tate Realtors.  *Mint Hill NC Homes for Sale--6515 Danbrooke Park Drive is Reduced!*

Mint Hill NC Homes for Sale--6515 Danbrooke Park Drive Open August 15, 2010

A covered front porch with enough space for your wicker furniture.

A 30' deck overlooking a lushly landscaped private backyard.

A beautifully updated interior with new kitchen cabinetry and granite countertops, flooring, doors, and windows all sparkling.

Come see this beautiful Mint Hill NC home for yourself on August 15, 2010.  The open house will be held from 2pm to 4pm.  The address is 6515 Danbrooke Park Drive in the Danbrooke Park neighborhood.

Get more information about 6515 Danbrooke Park Drive here.

Learn more about the Danbrooke Park neighborhood.

Danbrooke Park in Mint Hill NC--Neighborhood Profile and Homes for Sale.

Copyright 2010.  Carol Fox.  Allen Tate Realtors.  *6515 Danbrooke Park Drive Open August 15, 2010.*

Ellington Farm in Mint Hill NC—Homes for Sale and Neighborhood Profile

Want to live on a half acre to three quarter acre lot in the heart of Mint Hill NC?  Ellington Farm may be the perfect neighborhood for you.  Ellington Farm homes were built from 1999 until 2008 by various custom builders.  A drive through the neighborhood reveals homes set on lushly landscaped lots with plenty of space for privacy.

Ellington Farm homes have exteriors of brick or brick and stone.  They range in size from approximately 3000 square feet to over 4000 square feet.

The Brighton Park shopping center with its grocery store, restaurants, and service businesses is a short drive from Ellington Farm.  Downtown Mint Hill is also nearby.

Ellington Farm Community Features

Community Amenities:  None

Builders:  Various custom home builders

Schools:  Lebanon Road Elementary, Northeast Middle, Independence High.  School assignments are subject to change.  Check with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools for current school assignments.  

Ellington Farm Real Estate Market Update

January to December 2009

Single Family Homes

Homes Sold:  12

Prices:  $202,000 to $562,500      Average Sales Price:  $364,991 

Average Square Feet:  3422                

Average Days on Market:  113

Source:  Carolina Multiple Listing Service

Ellington Farm Homes for Sale

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Copyright 2010.  Carol Fox.  Allen Tate Realtors.  *Ellington Farm in Mint Hill NC—Homes for Sale and Neighborhood Profile*

Mint Hill NC Homes for Sale--6515 Danbrooke Park Drive

Looking for a ranch that has been exquisitely updated and beautifully maintained? 6515 Danbrooke Drive in Mint Hill NC is impeccable inside and out. A new architectural roof in 2001, fresh exterior paint in 2007 and new carriage-style garage door update the exterior.

Lush landscaping welcomes you to the covered front porch. Step inside to find a spacious great room with stone fireplace with gas logs. Flooring in the public areas of the home have been updated with beautiful laminate flooring.

Prepare your meals in the beautifully updated kitchen located between the office/dining room and the breakfast room. The kitchen has been completely rewired and new cabinetry installed. Granite countertops and a gleaming stainless steel sink with sprayer faucet add to the luxurious feel of the kitchen. Enjoy your morning coffee in the breakfast room overlooking the deck and backyard.

The master bedroom is a generous room with paddle fan and two walk-in closets. Two large secondary bedrooms, a hall bath and utility room complete the bedroom wing of the home.

This home is perfect for outdoor living and entertaining. A 30' deck provides space for relaxing and dining. The fenced backyard includes a storage shed. Find space for a workshop in the garage where a workbench, built-in cabinetry and pegboard will thrill the handyman or woman.

View a virtual tour of 6515 Danbrooke Park Drive here.

Learn more about the Danbrooke Park neighborhood.

Danbrooke Park in Mint Hill NC--Homes for Sale and Neighborhood Profile

Copyright 2010.  Carol Fox.  Allen Tate Realtors.  *Mint Hill NC Homes for Sale--6515 Danbrooke Park Drive*

Danbrooke Park in Mint Hill NC—Homes for Sale and Neighborhood Profile

Danbrooke Park in Mint Hill NC is the perfect neighborhood if you are looking for an affordable home in a neighborhood with mature trees and landscaping.  Located in Mint Hill NC off Lawyers Road near the intersection of Wilson Grove Road, Danbrooke Park offers community shopping centers nearby and convenient access to uptown Charlotte.

Danbrooke Park is a great place to find ranch-style homes.  Homes in the neighborhood range in size from 1300 square feet to approximately 2000 square feet.  The earliest homes in the neighborhood, built in the early 1980s, feature contemporary exterior styling.  Traditional exteriors are found on the homes built in the latter stages of the neighborhood.

Danbrooke Park does not have a formal homeowners association or asssociation fees.  There are no community amenities within the neighborhood.

Danbrooke Park Community Features

Community Amenities:  None

Builders:  Superior Homes, MI Homes

Schools:  Lebanon Road Elementary, Northeast Middle, Independence High.  School assignments are subject to change.  Check with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools for current school assignments.  

Danbrooke Park Real Estate Market Update

January to December 2009

Single Family Homes

Homes Sold:  5

Prices:  $87,100 to $160,000      Average Sales Price:  $140,800 

Average Square Feet:  1676                

Average Days on Market: 82

Source:  Carolina Multiple Listing Service

Danbrooke Parke Homes for Sale

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Copyright 2010.  Carol Fox.  Allen Tate Realtors.  *Danbrooke Park in Mint Hill NC—Homes for Sale and Neighborhood Profile*

Mint Hill NC Real Estate Market Report—April-June 2010

How did the Mint Hill NC real estate market fare in the second quarter of 2010 and how did it compare with 2009? 

Activity in the Mint Hill NC real estate market during the second quarter showed the effects of the federal tax credit stimulus.  The number of single family homes sold during the second quarter increased more than 300% over first quarter closings.  Average sales prices in the second quarter were off approximately 12% likely reflecting the number of first time home buyers in the marketplace.  Average days on market decreased substantially in the second quarter.

Fewer townhomes and condos sold in the second quarter in Mint Hill.  The average price declined slightly while average days on market showed a substantial decrease.

Mint Hill NC Average Real Estate Prices, Homes Sold, and Average Days on Market

The chart below shows average sales prices in Mint Hill NC for single family homes and townhomes in 2008 and 2009 plus first and second quarter 2010.

Single Family Homes in Mint Hill NC

2009 Average Sales Price:  $246,025   First Quarter 2010 Average Sales Price:  $244,428  Second Quarter 2010 Average Sales Price:  $214,814

2009 Number of Homes Sold:  147    First Quarter 2010 Number of Homes Sold:  21  Second Quarter 2010 Number of Homes Sold:  66   

2009 Average Days on Market:  114   First Quarter 2010 Average Days on Market:  158   Second Quarter 2010 Average Days on Market:  94     

Townhomes and Condominiums in Mint Hill NC

2009 Average Sales Price:  $282,247    First Quarter 2010 Average Sales Price:  $153,378   Second Quarter 2010 Average Sales Price:  $149,666  

2009 Number of Homes Sold:  4       First Quarter 2010 Number of Homes Sold:  5    Second Quarter 2010 Number of Homes Sold:  3    

2009 Average Days on Market:  176     First Quarter 2010 Average Days on Market:  116    Second Quarter 2010 Average Days on Market:  69

Source:  Carolina Multiple Listing Service

Most Active Neighborhoods in Mint Hill NC

The most active Mint Hill NC neighborhoods are listed below.  Click on each neighborhood to get a detailed description of the neighborhood, a summary of 2009 real estate activity and search for current homes for sale.

Farmwood

Brighton Park

Olde Sycamore

Monroe Hardware Opens in Mint Hill NC

Every small town needs a hardware store.  Not the blue or orange big box store out on the highway.  A real hardware store where locals gather to discuss town news and you can find items that you didn’t think existed anymore.

Mint Hill NC once again has its own hardware in the center of town.  Monroe Hardware opened recently in the former Harris Teeter grocery space at the Mint Hill Festival Shopping Center.  While Monroe Hardware is new to Mint Hill, it is a historic company started in Monroe NC 124 years ago.  The first Monroe Hardware opened in 1886.  Its motto was “everything under the sun, from a pin hook to a Gatlin gun.”

The Monroe Hardware is not the only hardware that has occupied Mint Hill’s town center, just the most recent.  For 90 years, the McEwen Hardware offered Mint Hill residents a place to shop for nuts and bolts.  It closed in the 1990s.

Monroe Hardware is a fun place to shop.  Last weekend, my husband and I strolled through the store.   A couple were purchasing live baby chicks and supplies and getting advice from the manager.  My husband, who works for one of the big box home improvement stores, found some items that he can’t get from his employer.  The store is advertised as having 30,000 items in the hardware, gardening, animal and pet supplies, cleaning and housewares and sporting goods.

Related article:  Renfrow Hardware in Matthews NC

Visit www.CarolinaSmallTownLiving.com to learn more about living in Mint Hill NC.

Copyright 2010.  Carol Fox.  Allen Tate Realtors.  *Monroe Hardware Opens in Mint Hill NC*

Mint Hill Historical Society Preserves the Heart and Soul of Mint Hill NC

The heart and soul of any small town is its people and their memories.  Like other small towns, Mint Hill NC has a community of residents who know each other and remember the past.  But what makes Mint Hill so charming and so prone to remember its history is the dedication of a group of people who form the Mint Hill Historical Society (MMHS).  April 17, 2010 is the 25th anniversary of the founding of MMHS.

The Mint Hill Historical Society began in 1985 and was founded to preserve the town’s historic sites.  What began as an effort to preserve a doctor’s office has evolved into the Society’s Carl J. McEwen Historical Village.  The Historical Village now included a country store, a doctor’s office, an Ashcraft school, a gold assay office and a number of activities year round.

Saturday, April 17th, from 9am to 3pm, downtown Mint Hill will be hosting the MMHS anniversary celebration, an herb and flower festival, and Discover Mint Hill, a new event that brings Mint Hill’s various civic organizations together in one location.  Double decker buses will take residents on tours of historic sites in Mint Hill.  These events will take place in the area from the Historical Village to the VFW building on Bain School Road to the Mint Hill Arts gallery on Matthews-Mint Hill Road.

See more photos of the Carl J. McEwen Historical Village.

Enjoy these photos of last year’s flowers, herbs and arts festival in Mint Hill NC.

Copyright 2010.  Carol Fox.  Allen Tate Realtors.  *Mint Hill Historical Society Preserves the Heart and Soul of Mint Hill NC*

Mint Hill NC Real Estate Market Report—January-March 2010

How did the Mint Hill NC real estate market fare in the first quarter of 2010 and how did it compare with 2009? 

During the first quarter of 2010, average sales prices for single family homes in Mint Hill NC remained unchanged from prices in 2009.  Average days on market increased from under four months to over five months.  The average sales price for townhomes and condominiums dropped significantly due to the fact that the only townhomes sold during the first quarter were in the same complex in Brighton Park.

Mint Hill NC Average Real Estate Prices, Homes Sold, and Average Days on Market

The chart below shows average sales prices in Mint Hill NC for single family homes and townhomes in 2008 and 2009 plus first quarter 2010.

Single Family Homes in Mint Hill NC

2009 Average Sales Price:  $246,025   First Quarter 2010 Average Sales Price:  $244,428

2009 Number of Homes Sold:  147    First Quarter 2010 Number of Homes Sold:  21    

2009 Average Days on Market:  114   First Quarter 2010 Average Days on Market:  158     

Townhomes and Condominiums in Mint Hill NC

2009 Average Sales Price:  $282,247    First Quarter 2010 Average Sales Price:  $153,378    

2009 Number of Homes Sold:  4       First Quarter 2010 Number of Homes Sold:  5      

2009 Average Days on Market:  176     First Quarter 2010 Average Days on Market:  116

Source:  Carolina Multiple Listing Service

Most Active Neighborhoods in Mint Hill NC

The most active Mint Hill NC neighborhoods are listed below.  Click on each neighborhood to get a detailed description of the neighborhood, a summary of 2009 real estate activity and search for current homes for sale.

Farmwood

Brighton Park

Olde Sycamore in Mint Hill NC—Homes for Sale and Neighborhood Profile

Olde Sycamore is a golf course community that straddles the Mecklenburg and Union County line.  The centerpiece of the neighborhood is Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation, a well-regarded golf course built in 1997.  The main entrance of the neighborhood is found off Highway 218 in Mint Hill NC.  An interchange with I-485 is located just a mile and a half east of this entrance.

Construction of homes in Olde Sycamore began in 1996-97.  Neighborhood homes were built by several production builders as well as custom builders in another section of Olde Sycamore.  Construction continues today in The Links, located in the Union County section of the neighborhood.  Homes on golf course lots are available in the neighborhood.

Mint Hill has annexed all homes in Olde Sycamore into its town limits.  Children who live in the Mecklenburg County section of the neighborhood attend Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools and children in the Union County section attend Union County schools.

When built, Olde Sycamore’s golf course was voted “Best New Course” by Charlotte’s Best Magazine.  The golf course was renovated in 2007.  Some of the features of the course follow:

• Designed by famous course architect Tom Jackson
• Semi-private 18-hole championship course (par “72”)
• 6900 yard championship layout features Bermuda fairways lined with hardwoods and pines
• Golf shop and clubhouse with restaurant

Olde Sycamore Community Features

Community Amenities:  Olde Sycamore Homeowners Association, clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts

Builders:  Multiple custom home builders, Beazer, Fortis, Orleans

Schools:  Fairview Elementary, Piedmont Middle, Piedmont High in Union County.  Bain Elementary, Mint Hill Middle, Butler High in Mecklenburg County.  School assignments are subject to change.  Check with the Union County or Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools for current school assignments. 

Olde Sycamore Real Estate Market Update

January to December 2009

Single Family Homes

Homes Sold:   10 homes

Prices:    $206,000 to $419,000      Average Sales Price:  $295,500

Average Square Feet:  3100            

Average Days on Market:   122

Source:  Carolina Multiple Listing Service

Olde Sycamore Homes for Sale

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Copyright 2010.  Carol Fox.  Allen Tate Realtors.  *Olde Sycamore in Mint Hill NC—Homes for Sale and Neighborhood Profile*