Highest- and lowest-priced single-family home sales from Oct. 1 to 7 

“Listen to the market,” said Sarah Kennerly of Cottingham Chalk Hayes. “Right now, pricing right seems to be on the forefront of buyers’ minds – price, price, price.”

Highest- and lowest-priced single-family home sales last week 

These are the highest- and lowest-priced single-family home sales in the Charlotte area during the week of June 11 - June 17, 2012.

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Hotel holdup: Rezoning request deferred as residents complain 

Here is somewhat good news for SouthPark residents miffed over a proposal for a new hotel: Greensboro-based CN Hotels has told the city it wants a deferment on its request to rezone the site where it wants to build the hotel.

Publisher’s note: 50 Influential Women 

Welcome to an in-depth look at the accomplishments of the women who contribute to the Charlotte region. This is the fourth year of The Mecklenburg Time’s 50 Influential Women recognition awards, and it is my honor to share with you this special section outlining the accomplishments of each.

Holly Alexander studied political science but ended up in construction. Then again, it’s in her blood 

The smell of fresh wood. The sound of tractors moving earth. Holly Alexander, director of business development for Charlotte-based Concorde Construction, said she loves the signs that construction on a new building is under way.

Park-Woodlawn offers planning challenges 

Armed with markers and strategies, residents stood over maps like generals preparing for war. And perhaps they planned a battle of sorts: one to reinvent their area into a shining example of smart growth and not watch it become “suburban hell.”