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Real estate-related tax bills languish in Raleigh

By Amber Nimocks
Published: April 25,2013

Tax reform legislation, including a proposal to enact a statewide business privilege tax, is among the dishes simmering in committee as the North Carolina General Assembly nears its crossover deadline, but political observers say it’s too early to tell what legislators ultimately will bring to the table.


Cribbed plans 
cost builder $1.4M (access required)

By Amber Nimocks
Published: February 23,2012

The middle-class dream of four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a two-car garage can manifest itself in thousands of distinct – and copyright-protected – floor plans. So, when a Tennessee builder built more than 75 houses based on plans created by a nationally known home design company, the company sued for copyright infringement and won $1.4 million.