Elijah Sommer graduated summa cum laude from High Point University with a 4.0 GPA and dual degrees in Entrepreneurship and Finance, then built a real estate practice around exactly what those degrees describe: financial analysis, investment structure, and disciplined deal construction. He holds the Broker-in-Charge designation in North Carolina, the highest licensure level the state issues, and an Associate License in South Carolina. Five years in, he has closed 27-plus transactions totaling $12.1M in volume, averaging $393K per sale, with 13 transactions and $7.3M in production already closed in 2026 alone.
He grew up in Charlotte and has spent 22 years here. He now develops new construction subdivisions in the same communities where he was raised. That development background gives him a technical read on construction quality, land value, and cost-per-square-foot metrics that most agents cannot match. He has deployed $3.9M in capital for investor clients and completed nine transactions for buyers relocating to Charlotte from out of state.
His investment work produced one of his most precise results: a single acquisition that included $22,500 in seller-paid closing costs, all due diligence repair requests fulfilled, and an appraisal that cleared the contract price by 9%. Total client savings: $47,500 with $25,000 in immediate equity at closing.
On the listing side, his sellers close at 99.25% of list price. He identified a pattern of underperforming marketing in a $1.2M-plus gated community near Charlotte and restructured the sales approach entirely. The result was a neighborhood record cost-per-square-foot, outperforming comparable sales by 35.28% and netting his sellers $284,000 above recent closings in the same community. His luxury buyer and seller work operates in the $1.2M-plus tier across Charlotte's premium corridors.
Stone Realty Group, where Elijah Sommer operates, was recognized by Real Trends Verified in 2025 as the number one large team in Charlotte by transaction sides and number two by volume. The team has closed nearly $2 billion across more than 2,500 client transactions and holds 1,088 five-star reviews across platforms. Every listing moves through the Stone Selling System, a proprietary pricing and marketing framework built to protect seller equity from first showing to final signature.
Client specialties: relocation, investment property acquisition, luxury sales at the $1.2M-plus tier, 1031 exchange transactions, and custom home builds. Core markets include Mint Hill, Matthews, Uptown, Huntersville, SouthPark, the Providence Road Corridor, Arboretum, and Piper Glen, with secondary coverage in Fort Mill SC, Kannapolis, Concord, Harrisburg, Indian Trail, and Pineville. He holds 11 five-star reviews across Zillow and Google. Outside of real estate, he volunteers as a Big with Big Brothers Big Sisters, participates in Charlotte's young entrepreneurship community, and is active in a Christian bible study group.
Licensed in North Carolina and South Carolina. 2459 Wilkinson Blvd, Suite 310, Charlotte, NC 28208. Contact Elijah Sommer to buy, sell, or invest in the Charlotte market.