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	<title>Charlotte Real Estate, Development, and Construction News: Mecklenburg Times &#187; Mark Baldwin</title>
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		<title>Charlotte HBA eliminating executive vice president post&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The struggles in the homebuilding market have resulted in the Home Builders Association of Charlotte deciding to eliminate the executive vice president position by the end of this year, The Mecklenburg Times learned Thursday. That means Mark Baldwin&#8217;s position will no longer exist after Dec. 31. He has been with the HBA for 10 years. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why it’s so tough to form a regional HBA&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Charlotte metro area, there are nine homebuilders associations. Many of them are suffering from lower membership numbers, a side effect of the housing market’s troubles. For some HBAs, memberships are down by more than 50 percent, which means less income to operate, which in turn means staffing and hours of operation have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missed Manors: A high-end home is hard  to find, Charlotte builders  say as they try to replenish depleted inventory&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/09/13/missed-manors-a-high-end-home-is-hard-%e2%80%a8to-find-charlotte-builders-%e2%80%a8say-as-they-try-to-replenish-depleted-inventory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alan Simonini]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dickens Mitchener Co.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rumors are swirling that the luxury home market in Charlotte is nearing extinction, that it’s barely a whisper of what it once was. But Charlotte homebuilder Alan Simonini says all the talk about the demise of Charlotte’ luxury home market is just exaggeration. “We’re building like six houses right now,” Simonini said. When the Great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department tells builder to scrap plans for protruding garages&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/07/19/charlotte-mecklenburg-planning-department-tells-builder-to-scrap-plans-for-protruding-garages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Baldwin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Burkett thought he’d build up to 73 single-family homes in Park South Station in south Charlotte. Burkett, president of Concord-based J&#38;B Development &#38; Management, had planned to sell the homes at a higher price point, with the hopes of raising the values of neighboring homes. But his project is in limbo, as an amendment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developers brace for end of permit extension&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/07/15/developers-brace-for-end-of-permit-extension/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beverly Perdue]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Bartl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Padilla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Holden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The heat could soon be on some Charlotte-area developers to speed up construction on projects before the end of this year. If they don’t, it could cost them their precious building permits, which would mean wasted time and money. It could also result in partially built projects sitting around the Charlotte area until developers get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tuesday Interview: Mark Baldwin, Home Builders Association of Charlotte executive vice president&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/06/14/the-tuesday-interview-mark-baldwin-home-builders-association-of-charlotte-executive-vice-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Age: 64 Lives in: SouthPark Family: wife, Elaine; children, April, 38, Chris, 45, Kim, 46, Michele (deceased), 49 Education: attended University of Maryland but did not graduate In was November 1979. Mark Baldwin was working in the hospitality industry and hadn&#8217;t seen his wife and kids awake in three days when he learned about a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosure sales hit some ZIP codes harder than others&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/12/23/foreclosure-sales-hit-some-zip-codes-harder-than-others/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreclosure sales left their mark on Mecklenburg County in 2010, affecting all parts of the county. Some areas have been hit harder than others, though. A Mecklenburg Times review of residential and commercial foreclosure records through Dec. 14 shows the five ZIP codes with the highest number of foreclosure sales in the county for 2010 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lowe’s, National Gypsum deny drywall accusations&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/11/16/lowe%e2%80%99s-national-gypsum-deny-drywall-accusations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two major Charlotte-area companies &#8212; home improvement retailer Lowe&#8217;s and drywall supplier National Gypsum &#8212; have been caught up in the Chinese drywall controversy. The drywall has been blamed for a host of problems cited by homeowners, from breathing difficulties and corroded wiring to damaged air conditioners and an odor of rotten eggs. Both companies [...]]]></description>
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