Selling a home in Matthews and wondering how fast a well prepared house can move? This one went under contract two days after it opened for showings. Keith and his wife listed their Providence Hills home with The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty at $764,900, signed a contract on the first weekend at $810,000, and closed on May 4, 2026. Here’s what we did before the home listed, what happened that weekend, and what it says about selling in Matthews.
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The sale at a glance
| Neighborhood | Providence Hills, Matthews NC 28105 (Mecklenburg County) |
| Home | 4 bedrooms, 3,422 square feet, built in 1995, on 0.55 of an acre |
| Coming Soon in the MLS | March 25, 2026, at $764,900 |
| Open for showings | Friday, March 27, 2026 |
| Under contract | Sunday, March 29, 2026, two days after showings began |
| Sale price | $810,000, which is $45,100 above the list price |
| Closed | May 4, 2026 |
Starting months before the listing
The sellers first reached out in December 2025, more than three months before the home went on the market. In early January we sat down with the sellers to value the home and walk through a listing strategy, and the listing agreement was signed later that month. Between January and the March launch we kept them current on what was selling nearby, including a February update on three sales in their area, so the list price wasn’t a number from the winter. It was built on the latest closings.
That early start is the first stage of our Custom Marketing Plan, and it’s the part I’d never skip: price it, prepare it and plan the launch before a buyer ever sees the home.
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Getting the home ready for its first weekend
Five days before photo day, we sent the sellers a short preparation list so every room would be ready for the camera. Professional photos and video were shot on March 23, 2026. The home went into the MLS as Coming Soon on March 25, which lets agents see a listing and line up their buyers before showings are allowed, and it opened for showings at noon on Friday, March 27.
The sellers were living in the home, so we didn’t book showings on short notice. Each one was scheduled ahead of time. That kept the house ready for every buyer who walked in and kept the sellers’ week manageable.
Competing offers on the first weekend
By Friday evening, one buyer had already raised their offer to $770,000, above the list price. On Saturday morning we wrote to the ten buyers’ agents who had shown the home or were scheduled to: the sellers wanted every buyer booked that day to see the house before any offer was considered, with offers due by 6 PM. That gave every interested buyer the same chance and the same deadline, and it let the sellers compare complete offers side by side. They didn’t have to react to the first one. They signed a contract on Sunday, March 29, at $810,000, nearly 6 percent over list, two days after the first showing. I’d make the same call again: when ten agents are booking a house for its first weekend, one deadline is fairer to every buyer and gives you, the seller, the clearest choice.
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Under contract isn’t the finish line. It’s the halfway point, and you still have due diligence ahead of you. The buyers ran their inspections and a survey during due diligence, and the repair request that followed was settled in one signed amendment on April 21. Our transaction coordinator kept the closing attorney, the buyer’s agent and the sellers on the same timeline, and the sale closed on May 4, 2026, five weeks after the contract was signed.
What the sellers said
“Steve and his Long leaf Real Estate team did an excellent job marketing our house and securing a very quick sale in two days on the market. … I would recommend Steve Jarrell to any and all who would be selling in the Charlotte market.”
Keith Tatman, five-star Google review, May 3, 2026
What this sale says about selling in Matthews
The work that sold this home happened before anyone toured it: a price set from the latest nearby closings, a house prepared for its photos, and a Coming Soon window that let buyers’ agents plan their first weekend. If I had to name the one decision that mattered most, I’d point to that window, because it filled the first weekend before the home ever opened. For context, single family homes in Matthews sold in a median of 14 days over the 90 days ending October 1, 2026, per Canopy MLS, and you can follow the current numbers on our South Charlotte market data page. If you’re weighing a sale here, our guide to selling a house in Matthews NC covers the rest of the process.