Recent Articles from Eric Dinkins
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Latest News
- Construction employment increases in 223 of 358 metro areas
- A rising number of rentals drives down rent prices for third straight month
- CP Group announces four new leases at Harris Corners in Charlotte
- Developer files plans for 384-acre mixed-use project in Kings Mountain
- Equity improves for U.S. homeowners as housing market boom shows signs of revival
- Construction firms add 19,000 jobs in July as sector’s unemployment level hits 3.9 percent
- Profits on home sales rebound across U.S. in second quarter as housing market revives
- 47% of employees say they’ll quit if employer orders return to office full time
- U.S. housing market avoids crash, but challenges remain for buyers and sellers
- Rate-lock tipping point: Homeowners are nearly twice as willing to sell if their mortgage rate is 5% or higher
- Equity improves for U.S. homeowners as housing market boom shows signs of revival
- 50 Most Influential Women announced
Features
- SCORE Charlotte intake team honored in matching potential new client needs with one of the chapters 72 volunteers
- Bidding Wars – 6 Tips to Help a Homebuyer Win the Bid
- ABC Carolinas Construction Conference Features New SC Chamber CEO, Bob Morgan as Keynote
- How to Buy Your First Home
- Buying and Selling in the time of COVID-19
- PERSONNEL FILE: Peters joins Showcase Realty
- PERSONNEL FILE: Mellor joins Henderson Properties of Charlotte
- REZONING ROUNDUP: Greenway Residential Development seeks rezoning of 12.3 acres
- PERSONNEL FILE: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices recieves award
- PERSONNEL FILE: McCarty has joined LS3P
- PERSONNEL FILE: Graham joins Paragon Bank
- PERSONNEL FILE: Bowman is licensed professional engineer