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Hot homes: 4 houses for sale in Charlotte ranging from $340K to $1.4M

From a colorful cottage in Plaza Midwood to a new build with a European feel in Villa Heights, these four recently-listed Charlotte offer a peek inside how Charlotteans are living right now.

Real Estate

From a colorful cottage in Plaza Midwood to a new build with a European feel in Villa Heights, these four recently listed Charlotte homes offer a peek into how Charlotteans are living right now.

Scoop: Davidson farm village with market, restaurants and homes opens next spring

A farm-to-table village with restaurants, homes, commercial space and a farm is coming to Davidson.

News

Summit Farms, a 62-acre farm-to-table village from the team behind <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Summit Coffee" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/03/26/something-s-brewing-for-summit" data-vars-content-id="b0fadce3-0e21-43e1-949a-638331359186" data-vars-headline="Scoop: Davidson farm village with market, restaurants and homes opens next spring" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/03/26/something-s-brewing-for-summit" target="_self">Summit Coffee</a>, is set to open in spring 2027 in Davidson.Why it matters: Inspired by small European towns, Summit Farms will be a Lake Norman destination, centered on a 10-acre organic farm that will grow produce for the on-site market, deli and wood-fired pizza restaurant.

Sneak peek: The Craic opens in SouthPark

The Irish-themed bar in the former Rusty Bucket space aims to be an all-day destination.

Food and Drink

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Craic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/06/daily-brunch-and-irish-eats-coming-to-the-craic-in-southpark" data-vars-content-id="7324d6c3-d67a-409d-aff8-495c001bd814" data-vars-headline="Sneak peek: The Craic opens in SouthPark" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/06/daily-brunch-and-irish-eats-coming-to-the-craic-in-southpark" target="_self">The Craic</a> is now in its soft-opening phase in SouthPark.Why it matters: The Irish-themed bar in the former Rusty Bucket space aims to be an all-day destination, working just as well for brunch, business meetings, dinner and late-night drinks.

How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear

Founder Tylen Butler is building a Charlotte-based brand to connect fencing with lifestyle and culture.

Charlotte native Tylen Butler launched <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="TAB DEPT" data-vars-click-url="https://tabdept.com/" data-vars-content-id="ec53fe6f-185c-4e7a-8ba1-0ebe1cc5c3d1" data-vars-headline="How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tabdept.com/" target="_blank">TAB DEPT</a>, a fencing-inspired apparel brand, in 2024. Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Butler" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGWEi5uNLMw/" data-vars-content-id="ec53fe6f-185c-4e7a-8ba1-0ebe1cc5c3d1" data-vars-headline="How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGWEi5uNLMw/" target="_blank">Butler</a>, an aspiring Olympian, hopes to introduce more people to a sport that is very popular abroad, but isn&#x27;t mainstream in the United States. As a Black fencer, he&#x27;s also working to redefine what <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="representation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.usafencing.org/news/2025/march/26/miles-of-progress-miles-to-go-usa-fencing-s-ongoing-journey-toward-greater-impact?utm_source=chatgpt.com" data-vars-content-id="ec53fe6f-185c-4e7a-8ba1-0ebe1cc5c3d1" data-vars-headline="How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.usafencing.org/news/2025/march/26/miles-of-progress-miles-to-go-usa-fencing-s-ongoing-journey-toward-greater-impact?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">representation</a> looks like in the sport.

See inside: $19M Lake Norman estate could set a local record for priciest sale

The 12,000-square-foot, six-bedroom and nine-bathroom home will come fully furnished, including a pontoon boat and two jet skis.

A newly built, fully furnished private island estate in Cornelius will soon hit the market for nearly $19 million — among the priciest listings in the Charlotte region.Why it matters: If it sells near asking, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the Lake Norman property" data-vars-click-url="https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/20221-Regatta-Island-Dr-Cornelius-NC-28031/6122532_zpid/" data-vars-content-id="3f4d0b77-0950-4a8a-a30c-413ad3949eea" data-vars-headline="See inside: $19M Lake Norman estate could set a local record for priciest sale" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/20221-Regatta-Island-Dr-Cornelius-NC-28031/6122532_zpid/" target="_blank">the Lake Norman property</a> could challenge local home sale records, which have topped out around $11-12 million in recent years.

UNC, ECU and UNC Charlotte spent $257K on football fireworks

College football isn't just a game anymore — it's a business and a show.

Money

North Carolina colleges are spending big on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="football" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/09/02/places-to-watch-college-football-in-charlotte" data-vars-content-id="938dbcc6-9fc2-41b7-948a-c5b25db1bb73" data-vars-headline="UNC, ECU and UNC Charlotte spent $257K on football fireworks" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/09/02/places-to-watch-college-football-in-charlotte" target="_self">football</a> fireworks.Why it matters: College football isn&#x27;t just a game anymore — it&#x27;s a business and a show. And across North Carolina, schools are paying up for the pyrotechnics to match.

Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Inside this Charlotte couple's $37K Marvel-themed wedding in Davidson

💍 98 guests. $37K budget. One Captain America shield guest book. Inside Amanda and Collin's Marvel-themed wedding in Davidson.

Weddings

Charlotte couple Amanda and Collin Schuck aren&#x27;t just <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="newlyweds" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/05/03/charlotte-couples-share-your-wedding-story" data-vars-content-id="54c504a9-4b7f-4556-8417-25102d58ce8b" data-vars-headline="Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Inside this Charlotte couple&#x27;s $37K Marvel-themed wedding in Davidson" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/05/03/charlotte-couples-share-your-wedding-story" target="_self">newlyweds</a> — they&#x27;re Marvel superfans.Why it matters: When it came time to plan their wedding last summer in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Davidson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/06/29/best-things-to-do-in-davidson-nc-2-212019" data-vars-content-id="54c504a9-4b7f-4556-8417-25102d58ce8b" data-vars-headline="Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Inside this Charlotte couple&#x27;s $37K Marvel-themed wedding in Davidson" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/06/29/best-things-to-do-in-davidson-nc-2-212019" target="_self">Davidson</a>, it was clear it needed to reflect the universe that brought them together.

Financial services groups to create more than 700 jobs in Charlotte

Citigroup, Inc. and AssetMark will expand to Charlotte.

Two financial services organizations, Citigroup and AssetMark, will expand to Charlotte, creating more than 700 total jobs in exchange for millions in incentives, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced" data-vars-click-url="https://www.commerce.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2025/07/08/governor-stein-announces-510-new-jobs-citigroup-selects-charlotte-expansion" data-vars-content-id="9e677000-2afa-40dc-8cc9-c796f3028acd" data-vars-headline="Financial services groups to create more than 700 jobs in Charlotte" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.commerce.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2025/07/08/governor-stein-announces-510-new-jobs-citigroup-selects-charlotte-expansion" target="_blank">announced</a> Tuesday.Why it matters: State leaders, including Stein and North Carolina Sen. Woodson Bradley, who represents part of Mecklenburg County, are touting this as a win that reaffirms Charlotte as one of the nation&#x27;s major financial hubs.

Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Hurricane Helene changed everything except the "I do's"

Lauren and Stephen Dye planned a dream elopement in the N.C. mountains. Then Hurricane Helene hit.

Last September, Charlotteans Lauren and Stephen Dye set out for an adventurous elopement in North Carolina&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Blue Ridge Mountains" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/05/26/12-must-visit-mountain-towns-within-four-hours-of-charlotte-295463" data-vars-content-id="59d43af6-6ea0-40a9-8f80-fd19272fb07e" data-vars-headline="Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Hurricane Helene changed everything except the &quot;I do&#x27;s&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/05/26/12-must-visit-mountain-towns-within-four-hours-of-charlotte-295463" target="_self">Blue Ridge Mountains</a>. But a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="catastrophic hurricane" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/03/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-recovery-photos" data-vars-content-id="59d43af6-6ea0-40a9-8f80-fd19272fb07e" data-vars-headline="Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Hurricane Helene changed everything except the &quot;I do&#x27;s&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/03/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-recovery-photos" target="_self">catastrophic hurricane</a> changed nearly all of their plans.Context: This is the latest edition of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Carolina Wedding Confessionals" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/05/03/charlotte-couples-share-your-wedding-story" data-vars-content-id="59d43af6-6ea0-40a9-8f80-fd19272fb07e" data-vars-headline="Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Hurricane Helene changed everything except the &quot;I do&#x27;s&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/05/03/charlotte-couples-share-your-wedding-story" target="_self">Carolina Wedding Confessionals</a>, where we highlight the stories (and breakdown the budgets) behind weddings in the Carolinas.

Why Charlotte won't use tourism funds for housing or transit

Whenever Charlotte officials share plans to use hospitality funds to support work on professional sports facilities, the public almost always asks: Why not use those funds for needed areas such as housing or transit?

Whenever Charlotte officials share plans <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="to use hospitality funds" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/06/03/nfl-stadium-renovations-panthers-bank-of-america-tepper" data-vars-content-id="53ac1007-df9b-47df-b3da-394dfcbf9a58" data-vars-headline="Why Charlotte won&#x27;t use tourism funds for housing or transit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/06/03/nfl-stadium-renovations-panthers-bank-of-america-tepper" target="_self">to use hospitality funds</a> to support work on professional sports facilities, the public almost always asks: Why not use those funds for needed areas such as housing or transit?Context: Last week, the city said it was considering offering $650 million in taxpayer money to fund an $800 million overhaul of Bank of America Stadium.

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