Recent Articles from Lou Gimbutis, Metrolina REIA
Wellness Concepts PVOLVE and OM Spa Now Open at Seventeen Hundred on East, Expanding Charlotte’s First Wellness-Focused Residential Community
Charlotte’s newest luxury residential community, The Seventeen Hundred on East by The Phillips Collective, is expanding its wellness-forward vision with the arrival of two premier wellness concepts. PVOLVE and OM Spa are now open at Seventeen Hundred […]
Stanly County Bridge Contract Awarded
The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.2 million contract to replace the bridge on Old Aquadale Road over Little Creek in Stanly County. Contractor NJR Group Inc. earned the contract […]
Moving Stress Statistics & How Homebuyers Can Avoid Costly Surprises
By Reed Schaffhauser Moving is one of life’s most demanding transitions, and for many Americans, the stress is enough to put them off buying a new home altogether. To understand what’s driving […]
S&P 500, Nasdaq on course for best month since 2020 despite Middle East risks
By Niket Nishant and Utkarsh Hathi April 30 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were on course to end April with their biggest gains since 2020, highlighting how […]
Oil rises, stocks dip with Iran, earnings and Fed in focus
By Sinéad Carew and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK/ PARIS, April 29 (Reuters) – MSCI’s global equities gauge fell on Wednesday as oil prices rallied on worries about prolonged disruption in […]
Oil prices hit $110 and stocks fall on Iran impasse and AI
By Harry Robertson and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE, April 28 (Reuters) – Stocks fell and oil rose on Tuesday as investors assessed the stalemate in the Iran conflict and worried the AI […]
Wall Street closes higher in cautious start to a heavy earnings week
New York – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq eked out modest gains on Monday in muted trading, as investors took a breath at the top of an eventful week, […]
Foreclosure activity rises nationwide with Florida and South Carolina among hardest hit states
ATTOM reports a 26% rise in U.S. foreclosure filings in Q1 2026, with Florida and South Carolina showing some of the worst foreclosure rates.
For the First Time in Recent History, New Home Price Reductions Outpace Existing Homes
Nearly one in five new homes saw price cuts in late 2025, overtaking the resale market for the first time in recent history, according to Realtor.com® Quarterly New Construction Insights. In the same […]
The McMansion era is over: How American homes have changed in 20 years
When Zillow® launched 20 years ago, the ultimate American home was big, beige and built to impress. In 2026, for-sale listings show that buyers want something very different: homes that feel personal, flexible and designed […]
94% of 2026 Homebuyers Will Change Their Plans If Interest Rates Don’t Drop
Despite expert forecasts that mortgage rates will remain relatively steady this year, 94% of Americans planning to buy a home in 2026 would change their plans if rates don’t drop […]
Real Estate Investors Optimistic About 2026 Housing Market
Real estate investor sentiment held steady in the fourth quarter of 2025 according to the Winter 2025 RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Company Investor Sentiment Index (ISI)™. The index matched the previous quarter’s score […]
Latest News
- Beechwood’s Lakeside Pointe near Charlotte named community of the year
- ATTOM Analysis Finds Spring Remains The Prime Window For Home Sellers
- The Carson Debuts in Charlotte’s West Morehead Corridor, Introducing a New Era of Connected Living
- Wellness Concepts PVOLVE and OM Spa Now Open at Seventeen Hundred on East, Expanding Charlotte’s First Wellness-Focused Residential Community
- Moving Stress Statistics & How Homebuyers Can Avoid Costly Surprises
- Foreclosure activity rises nationwide with Florida and South Carolina among hardest hit states
- The McMansion era is over: How American homes have changed in 20 years
- Construction Jobs Increase In 30 States And D.C. Between February 2025 And February 2026
- Construction jobs rise in 38 states including North Carolina and Texas
- ATTOM reports home flipping profits lowest since great recession
- Carolina commercial leads $18 million revitalization of biggs park mall in Lumberton
- Lucern Capital Partners Completes $12.3 Million Sale of Fully Leased Crosslake Park
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- City of Charlotte Introduces New Deputy City Manager and New Director of Housing & Neighborhood Services
- JLL strengthens Charlotte capabilities with top Agency Leasing team hire from Foundry Commercial
- Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Team Members
- Nick Schirato Joins Thomas & Hutton As An Environmental Designer In Charlotte
- Foundry Taps Alex Olofson to Lead Capital Markets Growth in Charlotte
- Tony Lathrop Strengthens Parker Poe’s Infrastructure, Transportation & Public Policy Services
- MVA Expands Economic Development & Incentives Group, Appoints Beth Buckner as Head
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Kaylee Neal’s Professional Engineer Licensure In North Carolina
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Sixth-Generation Leadership Transition as Firm Enters 80th Year
- Movement Mortgage welcomes Justin Caplan as East Coast Growth Director
- Ki McCaskill Joins Thomas & Hutton As Survey Technician In Charlotte
- Brittany Bowens Joins Weichert, Realtors® – LKN Partners



