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Recent Articles from Eric Dinkins

Construction and Real Estate July 2, 2015

General Assembly passes building permit reform legislation

The North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that would give builders and contractors more control over permitting and inspections processes and would streamline some existing processes. The Building […]

Construction and Real Estate July 2, 2015

ON THE LEVEL: Mike McElroy: New Mattamy Homes Charlotte president likes a challenge

Not only does Mike McElroy not back down from a professional challenge. He seeks it out. The new president at Mattamy Homes Charlotte Division went straight to work at Centex […]

Construction and Real Estate June 30, 2015

Matthews hires new public works director

MATTHEWS — The town has named C.J. O’Neill as its new public works director. “Our team is very excited about C.J. and the history we have with him,” said Hazen […]

Construction and Real Estate June 30, 2015

CFPB improves consumer complaint database

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently launched an enhanced public consumer-complaint database that will add all anonymous complaints since the database was created in 2012. “The Bureau’s work improves as […]

Construction and Real Estate June 29, 2015

Rock Hill receives grant to fix blighted areas

ROCK HILL — The city recently was awarded a $630,000 grant to that will allow it to demolish vacant buildings in blighted neighborhoods around downtown and turn the property into […]

Construction and Real Estate June 29, 2015

High demand, higher prices

Home construction is strong both nationally and locally, but increased demand for homes in the Charlotte region’s high-growth areas and higher development costs are jacking up new-home prices. The number […]

Construction and Real Estate June 27, 2015

Housing community opens in Mooresville

Johnson Manor, a residential community that includes townhomes and single-family homes, held its grand opening Thursday. The homes are being built by Benchmark Communities, a national community designer and homebuilder […]

Construction and Real Estate June 26, 2015

Charlotte area foreclosure rate fell again in April

The foreclosure rate in the Charlotte area fell in April for the third consecutive month, according to real estate data and analytics provider CoreLogic. The rate of all mortgaged homes […]

Construction and Real Estate June 25, 2015

Construction starts at retirement community

Construction has started on the first building at Windsor Run, a 60-acre continuing care retirement community in Matthews. The building, a sales center, is expected to open in late 2015, […]

Construction and Real Estate June 25, 2015

NC construction job growth in top four

Construction employment in North Carolina increased 8.8 percent in May compared with a year ago, the fourth-largest percentage leap in the country, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. […]

Construction and Real Estate June 23, 2015

UPDATED: Delay proposed for real estate closing changes

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a delay for the new Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act integration rule that will affect disclosure requirements and […]

Construction and Real Estate June 23, 2015

Rock Hill approves agreements for Knowledge Park redevelopment

ROCK HILL — The city could break ground on the first phase of its Knowledge Park redevelopment project as early as the end of the year, now that it’s put […]

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