A lot has changed in Real Estate since our doors first opened in the late seventies. Lake Wylie, Clover, Fort Mill, Gastonia, and Charlotte have seen tremendous growth. But some things haven’t. Our agents are still top-notch - with lots of experience that put you as the focus of the transaction. We have always been a company about relationships. We are here to help you whether it is buying or selling or property management.
We have wonderful experienced agents - some are even local Charlotteens-that can help. All of our agents are licensed in both states and can help you whether you are looking in Uptown Charlotte, NC, or downtown Rock Hill, SC. We believe in and use the latest and greatest technology. But, we also believe in old-fashioned customer service. We pride ourselves on staying in touch with our clients long after the transaction is over. We have also grown a very highly rated property management division that began in 2007. We were the First Real Estate company in Lake Wylie. But we hope we will also be the last real estate company you will need. Below is a short history of the company written by our former owner and dear friend John Wilkerson.
In 1970, the Sea Pines Plantation Co. (The developer of Hilton Head, SC) purchased almost 900 acres of land on the SC side of Lake Wylie and built a residential/resort community to serve the Charlotte NC area. The community was named River Hills and contains 1100 home sites with an 18-hole golf course, a country club, tennis courts, and a boat slip marina. When the development of River Hills was completed in 1977, Sea Pines sold the real estate company River Hills Realty to John Wilkerson. The name has since been changed to First Properties of the Carolinas, Inc.
In 1991, newly licensed Julie Van Slambrook interviewed for a job at First Properties with John Wilkerson. She was told she did not have the experience they required. She was 26 years old. She then signed with the largest local firm in Charlotte and went on to become one of their top-producing agents. Julie’s husband Kent joined her in real estate in 1998 and took the Van Slambrook Team, Inc. to the next level. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Julie and Kent, along with Karen Glenn, had a 10% market share on the NC (Steele Creek) side of Lake Wylie. They also sold a lot of homes in other parts of Charlotte and in South Carolina too. When John Wilkerson decided to sell the company in 2003, he thought that the Van Slambrooks were a great fit to purchase it, for this would create a company that had great expertise and knowledge on both NC and SC sides of Lake Wylie.
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3286 HWY 160 Highway, Fort Mill, SC 29708
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337 Swamp Fox Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715
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26012 Misty Way Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29708
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1739 Old Clay Hill Road, York, SC 29745
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1118 Drayton Court Unit: 125, Fort Mill, SC 29708
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612 Rustic Path Lane, Tega Cay, SC 29708
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1965 Leesburg Drive, Clover, SC 29710
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11404 Moonridge Drive Unit: 17, Charlotte, NC 28226
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13824 Queens Harbor Road Unit: B, Charlotte, NC 28278
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14055 Queens Harbor Road, Charlotte, NC 28278
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400 Riverfront Parkway, Mount Holly, NC 28120
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12757 Persimmon Tree Drive, Charlotte, NC 28273
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921 Nottingham Drive Unit: 14, Gastonia, NC 28054
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208 Forest Street, Clover, SC 29710
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