7 Things to Know About Living in Charlotte NC | 2024

Here are the 7 things you need to know about living in Charlotte, NC in 2024. If you are thinking of relocating, buying a house, or even selling a house in Charlotte, NC this video is for you!
0:00 Intro
0:34 The Roads
2:12 The growth in Charlotte
3:07 The neighborhoods in Charlotte
4:28 The Proximity
5:31 Why are there no basements in Charlotte
6:45 The real estate market in Charlotte
8:28 Housing styles
9:32 The entertainment
10:55 The food scene
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**Most stats and data mentioned came from the following sites and are not based on our opinions:
Neighborhood Data: Niche.com
School Data: www.greatschools.org/north-ca...
All stats, data, house pricing, and anything else mentioned is always subject to change and is provided merely as an example at the time of this recording

[@malana.realtor]

Thinking of buying a house or selling a house in Charlotte, NC? Let’s Connect! 📱 Call or text: [phone] 📩 Email: [e-mail] For Home buyers and sellers only 🏡 🗓 Schedule a free 30-minute Charlotte Discovery Session today! calendly.com/malana-hwnk/30min

[@scottdsteele]

Hi Malana! Great video and incredibly well delivered. I love connecting with other agents in different markets. Keep doing these videos!

[@davidgolf3245]

Malana, just clicked on this video because you are very pretty. Hope you sell plenty of homes.

[@amantedalbora]

I have to say that with all the videos on CLT, yours came off the most genuine. You came off very authentic and honest, which was refreshing. As someone who lived in CLT back in 2013, left.. and now possibly relocating back, and just trying to get as much info as possible on what's new and everything and it was nice watching a video that was giving very real information, not overacting or anything. Just.. real! Btw, when you talked about the food and I was RIGHT there with you agreeing with everything you said and saying to myself "finally, someone talking facts and the truth about this stuff." lol You definitely got a new subscriber and I'll definitely have to check out your other videos.

[@malana.realtor]

Aw your comment warms my heart! Thank you so much for the kind words

[@TugaCriptoPower]

I was there for 3 months and it was amazing for me, i realy love the city and i realy hope i go back again!! nice video by the way!! :)

[@malana.realtor]

Thanks so much :)

[@RandomJane104]

The lack of cuisine diversity is frustrating but that is improving at least for the most part. I love visiting bigger cities for the food options and hope Charlotte catches up at some point. We have sadly lost a lot of smaller music venues due to development and gentrification over the last 20 years. That has been a real bummer.

[@malana.realtor]

The food scene was probably the biggest adjustment for me! We've definitely improved since I've moved here though. Hopefully it does continue. Sadly, we've lost a lot of good spots to gentrification; restaurants, bars, venues - so much 😢 I just checked out Goldies though. It was great. I have high hopes for them!

[@secondsandcents2479]

@@malana.realtor pretty much all the older restaurants I try with very high Google reviews (4.7+) and that haven’t been updated in decades just aren’t very good at all. Rated high as old staples, but the food, decor, and cleanliness all is very lacking. Not surprised a lot of these businesses are dying off. The restaurants that stay with the times and are great will have no trouble staying open.

[@malana.realtor]

@@secondsandcents2479 Interesting point! Places like Mama Ricotta's, Al Mikes, etc are still crushing it. Though my heart still hurts for Luna's and Tyber haha. What are your favorite Charlotte staples?

[@secondsandcents2479]

@@malana.realtor for old Charlotte restaurants those are the 2 that come to mind. My favorites here are MOA and Yunta.

[@malana.realtor]

@@secondsandcents2479 love Yunta. Haven’t tried MOA though. I’ll add it to my mile long “need to try” list 😅

[@jmmenchaca]

For people that work in the uptown area, how viable is the light rail for daily commute? Perhaps parking in a different area and taking the light rail into uptown.

[@malana.realtor]

It’s absolutely viable. There are large parking lots by the major stops (Woodlawn, Sugar Creek, etc). There are also some pretty nice town communities within walking distance to some of the stops.....The downside is that it can get pretty packed during commuting hours and there are a lot of stops. Definitely get the CATS app though, it makes life a lot easier :)

[@SmokieJay]

I’ve lived in Charlotte for a year now and I mean this with every anatomical fiber of my soul “F*** exit 3b and 3a”

[@malana.realtor]

Right??! It’s truly terrifying 😅

[@dublinjazz1]

What a very well-put-together video. My husband and I are considering retiring to Charlotte from NY. My deathly fear of snakes means it's probably going to have to be a condo, and that being the case I want to be right in the center of things. Are most of the high-rise buildings dog-friendly?

[@malana.realtor]

Thank you! .... Yep! Some complexes even have dog parks. You might run into a few spots with breed restrictions or a limit on how many pets you can keep. But overall, we're super dog-friendly here. I used to live uptown with my rescues, and it was awesome. They absolutely loved it 🙂

[@dublinjazz1]

@@malana.realtor Thank you so much! We have a much-loved rescue mutt who's almost 2 and wherever we go, he must be allowed to go too🥰 I've watched several of your videos over the last couple of days and would feel very comfortable contacting you when we're ready to make our move

[@malana.realtor]

Thanks for watching! Love you're a fellow rescue dog parent. Keep an eye out; I'm planning to make a video touring a neighborhood with my mutts. It's going to be interesting! 😅

[@dr.julianataylor4312]

very true- lovely lady. beautiful...

[@dr.julianataylor4312]

i looked up live music for the weekend.. .nada going on..

[@malana.realtor]

I know 🥺 You should check out River Jam though! I think it starts this weekend. They have some great bands come through.

[@Luther_Luffeigh]

What’s the average time on market for single homes ?

[@malana.realtor]

Last month's average was 29 days, median was 8 days on the market.

[@JMoney980]

Which part of Charlotte do you live? I’ve been here over 15 years and there have been a lot of great changes such as downtown, dilworth, and the surrounding areas

[@malana.realtor]

It's so cool to see all of the changes! We live close to Uptown. We were out of town for a week and came back to a new high-rise being built a couple blocks down! It's hard to keep up 😅

[@JMoney980]

@@malana.realtor I hope you’re enjoying CLT. There are more things and changes coming. Do you do real estate only in Charlotte or outside of the surrounding area?

[@malana.realtor]

@@JMoney980 I sell real estate in NC and SC as long as it's within an hour of Charlotte. However, I have referral partners all over the US. Happy to help in any way :)

[@jarvisstradford7211]

It's not the Charlotte Panthers is the Carolina Panthers. Also from out of state really cannot drive here. Do you want to see some really bad drivers Drive in Florida

[@malana.realtor]

Yep, you're right! See - clearly I'm not a sports gal lol ... Yes! I came here from Miami. You don't know fear until you've driven on 95 😅

[@jarvisstradford7211]

@@malana.realtor I think Highway 4 is worse

[@mikeanderson9613]

Im glad i came across this video. Im thinking about moving Charlotte North Carolina from Dallas tx. But i need to come for a visit how can i get in contect with you

[@malana.realtor]

That's so exciting! Would love to connect :) You can call/ text at [phone] or email at [e-mail] 🙂

[@MenuFortyEight]

Charlotte Panthers?

[@malana.realtor]

CAROLINA Panthers. As mentioned, not a sports girl lol 😅

[@soccersprint]

She sweet. Can she make bake?