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RALEIGH – For four days, it looked as if the full N.C. Senate would finally get a chance to debate a bill that tells local governments not to regulate homebuilders’ aesthetic choices. But House Bill 150, which members of the ...

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CHARLOTTE – It could have been a convention of Ford F-150, Dodge Ram and Chevrolet Silverado owners. The gleaming pickups were lined up on both sides of the street for a block. But this was not a Saturday afternoon truck ...

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CHARLOTTE – Communication, and the lack thereof, was again on Tuesday the subject of a meeting between construction and development industry representatives and the Mecklenburg County agency that polices them. This week’s forum was the monthly meeting at the Hal ...

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CHARLOTTE – Mike Wiggins is that rare commercial real estate guy who is not only good at what he does but can explain why, both clearly and – bonus – with a little humor, too. Wiggins, 57, is a partner ...

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STALLINGS – Let’s lift our heads out of the stormwater gutter long enough to consider this topic at last week’s Stallings Town Council meeting: “Beaver issues.” That induced smiles among the uninitiated, but it is no joke to seasoned developers, ...

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RALEIGH – The full N.C. Senate is scheduled tonight to debate a bill that tells local governments not to regulate homebuilders’ aesthetic choices. Garage door types, paint colors and master bedroom placement are among the topics likely to be under ...

Building permits issued during the first quarter for single-family home construction in the Charlotte market rose by 11 percent over the same period last year, according to figures recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. That, according to a Charlotte ...

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WEDDINGTON – The Town Council this week OK’d the preliminary plat for what is being called the Bard Property conventional subdivision, a proposed 15-lot neighborhood on 22 acres along Hemby Road. The subdivision, being developed by Carolinas Renovated Properties, would ...

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STALLINGS – After one of its members said “we need to stop just being grateful to anyone who comes to town with a project,” the Town Council voted 5-1 this week to deny a rezoning for a 107-lot single-family subdivision. ...

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MINT HILL – Beer-lovers can buy pint-sized samples of the product being made on-premises if the town of Mint Hill approves a zoning ordinance change allowing breweries in light industrial areas to open taprooms. The proposal, which goes to the ...

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