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The Meridians is a great Lake Wylie location built by Meritage Homes. This community offers energy efficient ranch style homes with craftsman style details in a great location.

The Meridians is part of The Palisades and residents enjoy membership to The Palisades Country Club. This includes the resort-style swimming pool, tennis complex, state-of-the-art fitness center and much more. There is an amazing PGA worthy golf course as well as banquet facilities with exquisite food. A monthly fee is required to continue the membership.

Owners in The Meridians also enjoy community amenities for only their section of the neighborhood. Included in the community you’ll find a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, sidewalks, streetlights, and tennis courts.

The Meridians homes offer low-maintenance living in their homes. This means that much of the exterior and yard is taken care of by the homeowner’s association. These homes have up to 2,946 square feet of living space with 2-4 bedrooms and 2-3 full bathrooms and 1 half bathroom. If you build your home, you will also get to choose 2 or 3 car garage. Homes have 1 or 2 stories in eight basic floor plans that can be customized for your needs.

Currently there are 35 home sites with 8 quick move-in homes. There is room for future phases with additional lots that may open up soon. Many of the home sites are wooded for great privacy.

Residents of The Meridians are zoned for some of the best schools available. Current zoning is for Palisades Park Elementary School, Southwest Middle School, and Olympic Renaissance High School. Please verify school assignments as zoning boundaries can change from one school year to the next.

Located off Youngblood Road, The Meridians are in a great spot. Residents are close to Lake Wylie Marina, McDowell Nature Preserve, Topgolf Charlotte, Gold Hill YMCA and Tega Cay Golf Club. For shopping and dining, Rivergate, Baxter Village and Stockbridge Commons are all nearby. You can also hop on I-77 or I-485 for a trip into Uptown Charlotte, Ballantyne, or SouthPark.

Homes in the meridians have gone for between $346,294 and $373,770 in the past year. There are currently 15 homes on the market here so there are many choices for the discerning home buyer.

Are you ready to act quickly to get a new home? According to the monthly report by the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association based on data from the Carolina Multiple Listing Service, you’ll have to. In the Charlotte Region as a whole, homes sold in an average of 36 days. This is down dramatically from just 5 years ago in 2013 when they sold in 93 days.

When you look at Lake Wylie, you have a little bit more time to look for a home as the average time between list and sale was 56 days. This is down from 119 days in June of 2013, a decrease of 63 days.

These homes are also commanding higher prices than ever before. Back in 2013, the average home in Lake Wylie sold for $299,227. Today, that same average home price is $381,048, a rise of just over $81,000. That’s a whopping 27% rise in just 5 years.

Buyers are starting to feel the pressure as prices rise and inventory shrinks. Jason Gentry, the president of the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association says “Even though the Charlotte region is wedged into a solid seller’s market, incredibly low supply coupled with higher prices and rising mortgage rates are presenting challenges to buyers.” And mortgage interest rates may continue to rise as the FED is expected to raise rates another two times this year.

In June of 2013, there were 400 homes on the market in Lake Wylie. This June, there were 407 homes on the market. This means that this area is not feeling the pinch as much as the Charlotte Region as a whole. But, due to population growth, 400 homes in 2013 was a 7.7 month supply of inventory while 407 homes today represents just a 4 month supply of inventory.

When sellers do sell, it is a great market for them, however many people are reluctant to enter the market as they are apprehensive about if they will be able to find a comparable home. This means many people are staying in their homes rather than risk the market.

Builders are having a harder time keeping pace with demand as well. Building material costs are on the rise due to recent tariffs and building costs have gone up. This may slow the rate of new housing starts or may just shift price points for consumers.

For now, new listings in Lake Wylie are on the rise, up 28.1% from last month. Pending sales were up 30% as well so it appears that the market in Lake Wylie will be healthy for some time to come.

If you’ve ever been soaking up the sun in Windjammer Park in Tega Cay, South Carolina and thought it would be a great place to live, you couldn’t be more right. The park is just down the road from Amberwood, a great affordable neighborhood close to the free Friday night shows of the Carolina Show Ski Team.

Amberwood is located just off Tega Cay Drive walking distance to Trailhead Park, City Hall and the Tega Cay Police Department. The brand new elementary school is just down the road as are options for shopping, dining, and outdoor recreation. Tega Cay Marina is right down the road so you can take full advantage of lake living.

The wider community features a clubhouse, golf course, playground, pool, tennis courts and walking trails. You also have access to places to golf, hike, swim, public boating marinas, and more in the surrounding area.

Homes in Amberwood were built between 2001 and 2003 and typically have 3-5 bedrooms and 2.5-3.5 bathrooms. Size can vary, but is usually around 2,000 square feet with one and two-story plans. Each home has a two car garage and brick accents on the exterior. Interiors have open floor plans, plenty of storage, and great outdoor living spaces with mature trees.

Children in Amberwood attend Tega Cay Elementary School, Gold Hill Middle School, and Fort Mill High School. All of these school are top rated and residents still pay lower South Carolina taxes. Please verify school assignments as they can change from one school year to the next.

In the past year, homes in Amberwood have sold for between $215,000 and $275,000 with an average price of $249,400. There is currently one home on the market which represents a 2.4 month supply of inventory.

Chapel Cove is a new construction lakefront neighborhood in Lake Wylie near Charlotte, North Carolina. There are resort-style amenities, stunning homes, and lake living at its finest all with access to the conveniences of the city.

Located southeast of Charlotte, Chapel Cove is just off Shopton Road West. There is convenient highway access via I-485 at exit 4. This can quickly connect residents to I-85 or I-77 connecting them to all parts of the city. There are many options nearby for shopping, dining, entertainment and outdoor recreation.

There are three builders for Chapel Cove. Developer Crescent Communities chose Pulte Homes previously CalAtlantic, Taylor Morrison, and Fielding Homes. Each builder has different floor plans, a variety of finishes, and upgrades available to personalize the homes. There are many different price points so there is a home for most any budget.

Community amenities in Chapel Cove are great for residents of all ages. There is a clubhouse with kitchen, fitness rooms, and multi-use club room. The swimming pool has a splash area for children as well as adult spaces. There are courts for basketball, tennis and pickleball. Walking and biking trails wind through the neighborhood and have both hard and soft surfaces. There is a playground as well as pocket parks throughout the community. One of the trails takes residents to Lake Wylie and has a kayak and canoe launch with neighborhood provided kayaks.

Children in Chapel Cove currently attend Winget Park Elementary School, Southwest Middle School and Olympic High School. There are many charter and magnet school options nearby. Please verify school assignments as they can change from one school year to the next.

There are currently 16 homes on the market in Chapel Cove representing 3.3 months of inventory. In a typical month, 4.8 homes are sold in Chapel Cove. In the past year homes in Chapel Cove have sold for between $310,000 and $755,000 with an average sale price of $443,510.