By Garry Boulard
Published: August 13,2012
The Plantation Park at Ballantyne apartment complex offers various tenant amenities, from a swimming pool to a clubroom with a wet bar and a 24-hour fitness center. And, as of this past May, the list now includes something for Plantation Park’s four-legged residents: a dog park.
By The Associated Press
Published: August 13,2012
The number of homes that received an initial notice of default – first step in the foreclosure process – was 6 percent higher in July than last year, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac said. Filings of initial default notices have increased on an annual basis three months in a row.
By Scott Baughman
Published: August 6,2012
As Latinos flock to Charlotte and elsewhere in North Carolina, they have the potential to be a godsend to the real estate market, offering a deep pool of potential homebuyers that could boost the bottom line for real estate agents and homebuilders.
By Scott Baughman
Published: August 6,2012
Elizabeth Schnider lost her temper and her sidewalk — all in the same meeting. Last week, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Zoning Board of Adjustment told Schnider that her roughly $3 million Lake Wylie property features a sidewalk that's too close to the lake and more concrete than regulations to control runoff allow.
By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: July 31,2012
Back when The Vue was a condominium project, a sale was a pretty rare thing. While there was little demand to own a Vue condo, apparently people have no qualms about renting there.
By The Associated Press
Published: July 23,2012
Americans bought fewer homes in June than May, indicating the weak economy could make a modest housing recovery choppy.
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 16,2012
For real estate agents who buy their insurance on the open market, there finally is light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately, the tunnel is 2 years long.
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 12,2012
GCI is looking to build about 250 apartments on the site next to Providence Pointe and has asked the city to rezone the property from “MX-2 mixed-use” to “UR-2 urban residential conditional” so the company can get started on its project. Opponents, though, say they are worried about, among other things, the project bringing more traffic to the area.
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 11,2012
Parking in the area around the Park Road Shopping Center isn't very good. That's the finding of the city's planning department as it develops a new area plan for the Park/Woodlawn section of the city.
By The Associated Press
Published: July 2,2012
Americans signed more contracts to buy previously occupied homes in May, matching the fastest pace in two years. The increase suggests consumers are gaining confidence in the housing market and a modest recovery will continue.
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