SOURCE: Carolina Multiple Lisiting Services Inc. and Charlotte Regional Realtor Association

April home sales grew 34.5 percent throughout the Charlotte region, compared to April 2012. Preliminary monthly data from the Carolina Multiple Listing Services Inc. showed 2,915 sales last month, up from 2,168 for the same period last year. Meanwhile, average sale prices continued to rise, prompting Charlotte Regional Realtor Association officials to suggest that sellers are beginning to gain leverage. Read the full story

Home sales across the Charlotte region were up 26.6 percent in February, compared with the same month last year, the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association reported. Meanwhile, there also were more new listings during the month. Read the full story

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

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

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