Homes Fort Mill SC

Charlotte Real Estate | Hamilton Green Subdivision

New Price: $207,000, Bedrooms: 6, 3 Baths, SqFt Total Range: 2400 – 2900

13049 Hamilton Green DR Charlotte, NC 28273

Mecklenburg County,  Mecklenburg Schools-River Gate (Elem), Olympic (High), Southwest (Junior)

Nicely appointed, well maintained home in amenity rich Hamilton Green subdivision. Six bedroom/bonus with one bedroom and full bath on main. Baths have new tile. Beautiful fenced yard with patio and lighted cabana backs onto natural, wooded area. Room for all! (more…)

Charlotte Real Estate | Mcdowell Farms Subdivision

Price: $111,000, 1300 McDowell Farms DR Charlotte, NC 28217

Bedrooms: 3, Bathrooms: 2 Partial Baths: 1, Square Ft.: 1797

MECKLENBURG County, Mecklenburg Schools Steele Crk/Mec, Kennedy /Char, Olympic /Char

Nicely appointed, beautifully maintained home in a neighborhood convenient to shopping, dining, and commuting. Huge fenced yard with mature trees surrounding property. Beautiful brick fireplace in Great Room. Spacious bedrooms with ample closet space. Neutral colors make this home move-in ready. Easy to show. Ready to sell! (more…)

How about some good news for our area? Manpower released their Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Results this week. Their report for the Charlotte metro (MSA) which includes York County SC (Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie, Rock Hill), shows of the metro employers surveyed, 16% plan to hire between October and December. Among the national employers surveyed, the Charlotte Metro is ranked fifth best in the nation.

The Q 4 hiring news is good news since the same survey results for 2009 Q 4 was -6%. The rest of the survey indicated 76% of local employers surveyed were planning to maintain staff levels while 5% plan to decrease staff levels. (more…)

The US Census Bureau released a report today on the “Fastest-Growing Metro Areas” between 2007 and 2008 based on July 1 2008 population estimates. The Charlotte metro are which includes Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie, Rock Hill, all of York County SC saw its population climb 3.4 percent last year. Fort Mill SC which is in York County SC is approximately 7 miles south of Charlotte (more…)

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For a second year in a row Charlotte North Carolina has been voted the number one place to live by RelocateAmerica.com.

RelocateAmerica.com is an online relocation information resource owned and operated by a real state broker firm called HomeRoute. RelocateAmerica.com has been ranking cities annually for 11 years. They accept city nominations that are considered by the nominees a great place to live. The nominations then are reviewed by their editorial team along with other city key data like education, employment, crime, housing, parks etc and then ranked.

Other North and South Carolina cities in the top ten are Ashville NC and Greenville SC. Rock Hill SC is in the top 100. Fort Mill and Tega Cay which are just minutes south of Charlotte are part of the Charlotte Metro area, although not specifically listed in their ranking , I would include in the number 1 ranking. Here is the top 10 list:

1. Charlotte, NC.
2. San Antonio, TX.
3. Chattanooga, TN.
4. Greenville, SC.
5. Tulsa, OK.
6. Stevens Point, WS.
7. Asheville, NC.
8. Albuquerque, NM.
9. Huntsville, AL.
10. Seattle, WA.

It is interesting Charlotte stayed at number 1 since Forbes recently voted (more…)

The US Census Bureau released on March 27, 2008 charts showing the fastest growing metro areas as of July 1, 2007. Ok so I am stretching it a bit to just say Fort Mill. So I really mean the Charlotte metropolitan statistical area (MSA) which is ranked 6^th with the highest number of population growth and ranked 7^th in percent of growth.

I did online research on the Census Bureau’s website to find out what the N.C-S.C. part of the label means in the chart below. The York County South Carolina cities are included in the Charlotte (MSA).

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Continental Tire of North America is moving its headquarters to Lancaster County near Indian Land from Charlotte. The new headquarters office is under construction and is located on Highway 160 near highway 521. (more…)