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On the level profile: Scott Hensley, Charlotte Regional Commercial Board of Realtors president (access required)

By Scott Baughman, staff writer
Published: May 15,2012

The CRCBR covers 18 Charlotte-area counties. That’s a lot larger territory than the handful of counties, including Mecklenburg, on which Hensley said he focuses at Charlotte-based Piedmont Properties, where he’s a broker who specializes in industrial sites.


On the level profile: Wendy Richards (access required)

By Scott Baughman, staff writer
Published: May 7,2012

The need to care for her parents brought Wendy Richards from Colorado to Charlotte. She left the Rockies and, she said, a rockier real estate market


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

By Jennifer McGivney
Published: May 2,2012

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.


When a tenant’s tensions heat up, Jennifer Stoops is called on to cool things off (access required)

By Scott Baughman, staff writer
Published: April 16,2012

Many companies shrank during the recession, but Park Avenue Properties has grown. A lot. Sales manager Jennifer Stoops said the number of properties managed by her team has skyrocketed 2,900 percent since 2007.


Matthew Brown has gone from Prudential Carolinas to Sotheby’s and back to Prudential again (access required)

By Scott Baughman, staff writer
Published: April 9,2012

Matthew Brown's career has taken him from Prudential to Sotheby's to Charleston. But when Prudential came calling on Brown last year, he and his wife jumped at the chance to move back to Charlotte.


What do racecar drivers and realtors have in common? Bob Shlosser knows. (access required)

By Scott Baughman, staff writer
Published: April 2,2012

When a collision with a drunk driver in 1980 cut his racing career short, Bob Shlosser traded his helmet for a blazer and began a real estate business. Now, he’s owner of Charlotte Home Advisers.


Former professor abandons architecture to become ancient master builder (access required)

By Scott Baughman, staff writer
Published: March 26,2012

After years of watching what he calls “decadence and disconnects” in the architecture business, Bobby Dinsmore abandoned the business and teaching to start his own company, The Masterbuilder Fellowship in Matthews.


Sandy McAlpine: Banker turned real estate agent (access required)

By Scott Baughman, staff writer
Published: March 15,2012

After starting her real estate career with Re/Max, McAlpine started her own company, Cornelius-based McAlpine Properties. Now she juggles her business with preparations to have her first baby.


Shane McDevitt likes a good adrenaline rush. But is he getting one with sales at The Vue? (access required)

By Scott Baughman, staff writer
Published: March 12,2012

As owner of The McDevitt Agency, Shane McDevitt’s name is associated with high-profile Uptown Charlotte condominiums projects, like Skye and The Vue, which has made headlines as buyers try to cancel their contracts.


Dennis Marsoun, a real estate agent who doesn’t own a car. Yes, you read that correctly. (access required)

By Scott Baughman, staff writer
Published: March 5,2012

With no wheels, Charlotte-based broker Dennis Marsoun sells real estate in one neighborhood. Even without a car, Marsoun claims his business is going places. He talked with us about how he rolls – or doesn’t.