by Melissa Sanchez & Associates | Sep 2, 2026 | Lake Norman Blog
July 2026 Numbers and What They Mean for Fall Somewhere around the third week of August, the lake changes its mind. The wake boats thin out on a Tuesday afternoon. Saturday traffic on Brawley School Road stops feeling like a parade. And my inbox fills up with some...
by Melissa Sanchez & Associates | Aug 12, 2026 | Podcast
Antiquing is one of my favorite things to do, and it’s something my sister Julia and I have been doing together for years – she’s the truly crafty one, painting and embellishing silver trays as a little side hustle, while I’m currently...
by Melissa Sanchez & Associates | Aug 9, 2026 | Lake Norman Blog
There’s a stretch of Highway 16 in Denver you could drive a hundred times without ever noticing the turn. I’ve done it. For years, Norman Estates was the neighborhood I knew mostly by reputation — the one that came up when a client mentioned a sale number...
by Melissa Sanchez & Associates | Jul 23, 2026 | Podcast
Golf around here comes with a complication most regions don’t have to think about: the water keeps getting in the way, and nobody’s complaining. Several of our best layouts run right along the shoreline, which means a bad drive doesn’t just cost you...
by Melissa Sanchez & Associates | Jul 13, 2026 | Lake Norman Blog
There’s a strange split screen going on right now. Turn on the news and it’s oil prices, a collapsed ceasefire, and bond traders having a collective panic attack. Walk out to the dock on a Saturday morning in Mooresville and it’s… July. Boats stacked...