With DNC coming to town, industry leaders focused on policies 
By Tommy Santora
Published: August 23,2012
As Democrats were busy preparing to come to town for the convention, Charlotte real estate industry leaders were busy, too.
With DNC coming to town, industry leaders focused on policies
Virtual realty: CRRA’s new president tries
to bridge the digital divide
By Scott Baughman
Published: February 27,2012
Jennifer Frontera’s pep talk for members of the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association is a subtle hint at a year ahead that will likely be filled with struggle. She is preparing to ride “a tide of change” as president of an organization that has seen its membership decrease in the housing downturn and during a time when technology is changing the industry.
Report gives insight into foreclosures, but picture might be incomplete
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 [...]
Just how bad is the foreclosure problem? That’s a good question, Charlotte experts say
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: May 27,2011
Jim Kluth remembers in the 1980s when real estate agents, hoping to get first dibs on foreclosed properties, would hang around the Mecklenburg County Courthouse and regularly dig through public records looking for new foreclosure filings. Today, such information is more readily available and accessible, thanks to the Internet. But Charlotte-area experts say the glut [...]
Foreclosure fallout
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: October 15,2010
Cheryl Littlefield’s ideal home was pulled right out from under her. Located near Revolution Park just west of Uptown Charlotte, the 1,200-square-foot, three-bedroom brick ranch-style home was just what Littlefield was looking for. And priced at $49,000, the foreclosed home was a bargain. “All it needed was carpet, appliances and some very minor repair work,” said [...]
Foreclosure pause makes some fearful; others see bright side
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: October 12,2010
As more of the country’s biggest financial institutions and mortgage lenders are pulled into the ongoing controversy involving questionable foreclosure processes, many predict the situation could have a chilling effect on the country’s already battered economy and real estate market. Some, though, say it could have a bright side. Last week, Charlotte-based Bank of America [...]
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