Price of new homes going up! (Charlotte: how much, attorney, to buy)

[saralee]

I never thought we lived in Mayberry. It's just that the extremely high crime index really did shock me. And I am not naive. I just thought that with the numbers I saw, one couldn't walk a city block without being mugged/raped or murdered. And that's simply not the case here.

Is anyone aware of other online crime indexes?

Also, and I know this matter is personal, but what are people considering a high crime index? On the surface, I would consider Cahrlotte's crime index high, but that doesn't make me afraid to move to Charlotte.

Also, Gastonia's crime index is lower (not by a whole lot) but it seems people won't move there but the same people would move to Charlotte.

I'm really just trying to understand.

[mm34b]

I did some further research on my hometown of Hendersonville, NC with a population of around 11K. Hendersonville has 3 zip codes and 1 more for post office boxholders only. When I check crime on Sperling's for Hendersonville and use the city name as an identifier, it says Violent Crime - "8" & Property Crime is a "7" with the U.S. Average being a "3" & "3".

When I use Hendersonville's 3 zip codes as an identifier I get the following results:

28792 - "3" & "3"

28791 - "4" & "5"

28739 - "5" & "5"

As you can see, even if Sperling's took an average of the crime rankings of all of Hendersonville's zip codes, they still would not end up with a "8" & "7". The only conclusion I can see is that the numbers are faulty or Sperling's definition of "Hendersonville" includes more than the Hendersonville area. My advice would be to search on a specific zip code for the area in question instead of the city name.

[saralee]

Thanks ... that gives me another place to look.

SL

[TornadoAlley]

Originally Posted by saralee

Thanks ... that gives me another place to look.

SL

I sent a PM with links to you

[DevilDog]

SaraLee....I live in Central Jersey also...have for 34 years. While it isnt exactly a war zone by any means it isn't at all what it was when I was growing up. (I guess nowhere is) but when you read the paper everyday, there sure are alot of crimes to read about. Thats why I dont worry too much about those numbers, I dont even know how they are figured. I just know that where we looked in NC didn't seem that it had the same problems we have here in CNJ.

As far as the origin of this thread about home prices going up... We signed for our home in NC on April 14, 2006 the base model was $225,000. Today we looked on line its $233,000. Thats only three months. Kinda got me wondering what the people who bought them 2 years before us paid.

At the same time we have our fingers crossed that nothing falls through on the sale of our house in NJ, because we're afraid we would be getting lower offers now as compared to 2 months ago.

[Grass Is Greener]

I just got my house appraised at $2K more than what I am going to pay for it at closing. I am not complaining!

[a1m1700]

Originally Posted by saralee

Well, where I live appears to be a war zone, in comparison to Charlotte. But that's just it, it's not a war zone, so I don't really get it. Hoping someone else here chimes in with information regarding crime indexes, or where to locate another online resource.

I am in Central Jersey. Lived in North Jersey most of my life (except when in the military).

SL

I'll pm you a handy dandy link I haved saved on my computer at home. It will be sometime tonight though. Has tornado stats on it too.

[lolliepopshelly]

As someone said before it is a buyers market where I live in south florida houses that we purchase in our neighbors were on sale starting in the mid 100 then it would increase by 10-20 thousand dollars in a matter of weeks and months and finally it stop, but not before it got to 1/2 a million. People who purchase house for 180 can now sell for 500-525,000. But now as someone said it is a buyers market and in my area there are many people trying to sell and the prices as mine were listed at 500 but had to drop the price to sell .. So now is the time to buy, because that could be your house with all that equity years from now

[RedNC]

Originally Posted by DevilDog

SaraLee....I live in Central Jersey also...have for 34 years. While it isnt exactly a war zone by any means it isn't at all what it was when I was growing up. (I guess nowhere is) but when you read the paper everyday, there sure are alot of crimes to read about. Thats why I dont worry too much about those numbers, I dont even know how they are figured. I just know that where we looked in NC didn't seem that it had the same problems we have here in CNJ.

As far as the origin of this thread about home prices going up... We signed for our home in NC on April 14, 2006 the base model was $225,000. Today we looked on line its $233,000. Thats only three months. Kinda got me wondering what the people who bought them 2 years before us paid.

At the same time we have our fingers crossed that nothing falls through on the sale of our house in NJ, because we're afraid we would be getting lower offers now as compared to 2 months ago.

Are you sure that is real appreciation or is the builder just passing on his increased costs?

[connie]

Are you sure that is real appreciation or is the builder just passing on his increased costs?


That's a good question and an important point - I think another post was just talking about how builders are "feeling the pinch" because of cancelled orders etc. An $8000 value increase in 3 months seems like a lot, even if homes are appreciating.