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		<title>Rezoning approved for NoDa mills project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Charlotte City Council has approved a rezoning requested by Boston-based The Community Builders, which was seeking the change for property it is redeveloping as part of its plans for two NoDa mills it bought last year.]]></description>
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		<title>Re/Max Executive to hold grand opening for new offices</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Re/Max Executive will hold a Realtor grand opening for its new SouthPark offices the afternoon of June 5, more than two months after relocating. The company relocated April 1 from 6842 Morrison Blvd., where it occupied roughly 7,500 square feet of space, to the Coltsgate Commons building, 2901 Coltsgate Road. The company’s new space is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jones recommends lower property tax rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mecklenburg County property owners would pay less in taxes under a recommendation made by County Manager Harry Jones. As part of his $1.41 billion fiscal 2013 budget plan, revealed this week, Jones is calling for the county’s tax rate to decrease from 81.66 cents for every $100 in a property’s value to 79.22 cents, a decline of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte foreclosure activity rises 6.1 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte-area foreclosure activity climbed 6.1 percent in April from the same month a year ago, RealtyTrac said Thursday. The Irvine, Calif.-based company said foreclosure filings – default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – were reported on 1,285 Charlotte-area properties. That’s a decline of 3.67 percent, though, from March. Nationwide, filings were reported on 188,780 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No way on the highway&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon McCloskey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The notion of a bypass around U.S. 74 from Charlotte into Union County had been kicking around for years before the newly formed Turnpike Authority in 2007 proposed the construction of a 20-mile toll road that would run parallel to U.S. 74, skirt Monroe and connect to the Interstate 485 beltway southeast of Charlotte.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Matchmaking for a mansion&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2012/05/17/matchmaking-for-a-mansion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emily Maynard is, supposedly, looking for love in the latest season of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” TV show. Meanwhile, Nicholas Peters is trying to make a different kind of match: For three years, he’s been the listing agent for the home, where the latest season is set.]]></description>
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		<title>Industry’s eyes are on remodeling activity&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2012/05/15/industrys-eyes-are-on-remodeling-activity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Woodard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warm spring breezes often bring thoughts of home remodeling. This is a viable option for homeowners who need additional rooms for a growing family or to accommodate special interest activities. Remodeling activity remained relatively flat in the first quarter of this year, according to the National Association of Home Builders. However, it&#8217;s expected to increase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weigh consequences before adding child to title&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benny Kass</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR BENNY: My mother has a reverse mortgage on her home, taken out after my father died when as the survivor her name alone was on the title. The usual terms of the reverse mortgage apply, including the acceleration clause upon death or removal from the home. If anyone else is added to the title [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kincade painting collectors want to see the light&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Berko: In 1993, my husband and I purchased two Thomas Kinkade scenic paintings for $28,000. We think they are beautiful and still marvel at the colors and scenes. We are cleaning house, getting rid of lots kitsch and clutter that we accumulated during our past 50 years of marriage and travel, and were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte-area home sales, prices rise</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2012/05/15/charlotte-area-home-sales-prices-rise-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte-area home sales and prices rose in April from the same month a year ago, the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association said last week. There were 2,170 closings in the month, up 15.3 percent from 1,882 in April 2011. The average sales price increased to $214,779. That’s up 5.6 percent from $203,442 in the same month last year. ]]></description>
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