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CRCBR to hold town hall event (access required)

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: September 26,2011

Rising National Association of Realtors dues are among issues that will be discussed during a Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors town hall meeting. The event will run from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Oct. 4 at K&L Gates’ offices on the 47th floor of 214 N. Tryon St. Speakers will include Kelly Smith, Southeast [...]


Area real estate 
agents triumph at NCAOR (access required)

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: September 20,2011

All three Charlotte-area real estate agents running for 2012 board positions with the North Carolina Association of Realtors were successful in their bids. Cindy Chandler of The Chandler Group was elected to the NCAOR National Association of Realtors director position. Tony Smith of Wanda Smith & Associates was elected the Region 8 vice president. Kent [...]


Charlotte 
agents seek NCAOR seats (access required)

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: August 22,2011

Three Charlotte real estate agents are running for board positions with the North Carolina Association of Realtors. Tony Smith, a Realtor with Wanda Smith & Associates and a past member of the board of directors of the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association, is running for Region 8 vice president. Two members of the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of [...]


Real estate agents don’t have to follow federal rule affecting short sales (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: August 9,2011

When the Federal Trade Commission created the Mortgage Assistance Relief Services rules in December, it caused a stink in the real estate community. MARS was formed in response to mortgage scams, specifically those involving loan modifications. Real estate agents, in particular, did not like some of MARS’ requirements, such as ones requiring that they make [...]


Agents crack QR code for selling (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: August 3,2011

Even though sign riders with customized websites for listings are growing in popularity with Charlotte real estate agents, they might be giving way to another trend. On “for sale” signs, some Charlotte-area agents are using Quick Recognition, or QR, codes, a black-and-white collection of dots and squares that can be photographed with a smart phone [...]


Foreclosure fallout (access required)

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 [...]