Michael Murphy, Realtor - Compass, Charlotte, NC

10/14/2026

Word travels fast in Charlotte. 👀

I’d love to help! Whether you’re just starting to look around or you’re ready to tour homes this weekend, I’ll walk you through every step, from finding the right neighborhood to getting the keys in your hand.

10/11/2026

Ever walked into a staged listing and thought, “That’s not my style”? That’s how you know it’s working.

Good staging isn’t decorating for you.
It’s marketing your home to the buyer most likely to pay top dollar for it.

Swipe through for what your stager is really thinking. 👉

Thinking about selling in Charlotte? Let’s talk about getting your home market-ready.

Michael Murphy | M Squared Properties at Compass

10/08/2026

Some Great news to share: I've joined Compass.

I'm grateful to Dickens Mitchener and to my friends there who supported my clients and me through so many closings. That gratitude is always with me.

How I work stays the same. Same phone number, same approach: honest counsel, dedicated pricing, and a design eye on every home I list or help a client buy. What's new is the platform behind it, with a national network and marketing tools that give my clients' homes a wider audience.

If you're thinking about a move in Charlotte, or just want to know where your home stands in today's market, my door is open.

Michael Murphy | Compass
[email protected]
(704) 914-5747

10/07/2026

09/11/2026

25 years ago today, 2,977 people went to work, boarded a plane, or ran toward the fire. They did not come home.

A generation has grown up since. They know the day from a history class, not from memory. That is exactly why we keep telling it.

Today we remember them, and the families who still carry it.

Michael Murphy | Dickens Mitchener Real Estate

09/11/2026

A weak jobs report used to mean lower mortgage rates. Not this month.

Private employers added 38,000 jobs in August, the smallest monthly gain since January. Softness like that normally pushes mortgage rates down, but they went up instead.

The 30-year fixed averaged 6.71% for the week ending September 3, up from 6.66% the week before and 6.50% a year ago. The 10-year Treasury sat at 4.80% on September 8, its highest level since November 2023.

Mortgage rates don't track the jobs report. They track the 10-year Treasury, and the bond market is currently pricing inflation and federal debt rather than hiring. Until that changes, soft economic data isn't going to deliver the rate relief a lot of people are still waiting on.

So don't build your plan around a forecast. Build it around your own numbers. What does your payment actually look like at today's rate, not the one you are hoping for? If it works, it works. If it doesn't, better to know that now than in March.

Thanks to Jason Watkins at First National Bank, whose market update prompted this one.

Michael Murphy | Dickens Mitchener Real Estate