By Scott Baughman
Published: July 29,2011
The foreclosure crisis is bad news for some. But for at least a few Charlotte-area contractors, it’s salvation. Despite a housing slump, some contractors in Charlotte are keeping their businesses afloat repairing and maintaining foreclosed homes, which angry owners often trash before they lose them to the banks. Tim Feeney is among contractors making money [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: June 24,2011
This month, the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association rolled out a new report designed to give more insight into the volume of foreclosures and short sales taking place in the Charlotte area. The report, free to CRRA members and the public, focuses on so-called lender-mediated real estate activity. But while the report helps to shed some [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: May 31,2011
When a house goes into foreclosure, the bank gets someone to tell the people inside that it’s time to leave. David Benham is that guy. Age: 35 Lives in: Concord Family: wife, Lori; children, Bailey, 11, Ty, 9, Ella, 7, Ava, 5, Chase, 1 Education: bachelor’s degree in American history, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. David [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: December 23,2010
After nearly a decade of working as a talent agent, Bryan Geers was tired of the Hollywood hustle and bustle and in 2008 moved to Charlotte. In addition to representing producers and directors for cable and network television shows, Geers invested in real estate, mostly in Texas, where he said home prices were stable and [...]
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