Recent Articles from Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Wall St heads for weekly losses as tech selloff offsets inflation relief
By Twesha Dikshit and Purvi Agarwal Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks slipped on Friday and were on course for their worst week since November as losses in technology stocks eclipsed relief […]
GOLDMAN: Will ‘Peanut Butter Raises’ Put You in a Jam?
Spread the news! Companies across the country are no longer rewarding better performance with bigger raises. That’s right! The concept of merit pay no longer has merit. Instead, all employees, good, bad and indifferent, will be […]
MARGENAU: Your Friends and Neighbors Are Wrong!
Here is a bit of advice from a guy who gives Social Security advice for a living. Don’t take any advice from your friends or neighbors about Social Security. It’s […]
Zillow Zeitgeist 2025: How America searched for homes this year
Lifestyle over luxury: That’s the defining theme of Americans’ home-search behavior in 2025. The insight comes from the 2025 Zillow ZeitgeistSM, an annual review of how Americans searched for homes. This year’s search […]
Coastal Carolina Housing Market Shifts to Affordability Focus Amid Easing National Rates
As national mortgage rates begin to stabilize and ease, a significant shift toward affordability and specific government-backed loan products is reshaping the real estate financing landscape in high-growth coastal markets […]
Realtor.com® Rent Report: Rental Affordability Improves for Minimum Wage Earners
Across the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, the median asking rent for 0–2 bedroom units fell for the 28th consecutive month on a year-over-year basis, according to the Realtor.com® November […]
Nearly Half of U.S. Workers Now Say They’ll Need $1 Million or More to Retire, Betterment Finds
Betterment at Work has launched the fifth installment of its annual Retirement Readiness Report. The report reveals that nearly half (48%) of U.S. workers believe they’ll need at least $1 million to retire comfortably—up from 37% in […]
U.S. Homeowner Equity Eases Slightly In Q4 2025 While Seriously Underwater Rates Stay Near Historic Lows
ATTOM, has released its fourth quarter 2025 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 44.6 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich in the […]
Double-digit Increases In Aluminum, Steel And Copper Costs Drive Up Producer Price Indexes For Construction Materials And Equipment
The producer price index for materials and services used in nonresidential construction rose 3.3 percent from December 2024 to December 2025, propelled by double-digit increases in aluminum, steel and copper prices, according […]
Thomas & Hutton Announces Kaylee Neal’s Professional Engineer Licensure In North Carolina
Thomas & Hutton (T&H), a privately held and employee-owned professional services firm known for its award-winning culture and 80 years of shaping communities across the Southeast, is pleased to announce […]
Analysis-For stock market, AI turns from lifting all boats to sinking ships
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Investors are discovering that the artificial intelligence landscape is not just fertile ground for stocks — it is also a minefield. Enthusiasm […]
S&P 500, Dow muted after jobs data; Alphabet, Microsoft drag on Nasdaq
By Twesha Dikshit and Purvi Agarwal Feb 11 (Reuters) – Wall Street indexes lost steam on Wednesday following a renewed selloff in software stocks, while investors assessed stronger-than-expected employment data that […]
Latest News
- 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
- Average single-family home property tax bill rose 3 percent in 2025
- Cavella opens pre-leasing for 307-home community in charlotte north end
- Construction Spending Dips 0.3 Percent In January As Weakness In Private Residential And Nonresidential Investment Offsets Public Outlay Gains
- CBRE Facilitates Sale of Greylyn Business Park Industrial Portfolio in Charlotte
- ATTOM report finds homes remain largely unaffordable in US counties Q1 2026
Features
- 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
- CBRE Bolsters Retail Services Platform in Charlotte with Senior Hire


