Recent Articles from Tony Brown, Staff Writer
GOLDMAN: I’m Bored of AI — What’s Next?
I don’t know who invented AI, but they did a very good job of it. All I hear about and read about and worry about these days is AI. Really! It’s in my computer. It’s in my phone. It’s in my car. It’s in my refrigerator. It’s in […]
MARGENAU: Babies of “Notch Babies”
This is going to be a column about the infamous “notch babies.” I thought this issue had died, because frankly, almost everyone affected by this glitch in Social Security law has died. […]
Consumers keep contradicting themselves. What does that mean for 2026?
(c) 2025 , The Washington Post · Jaclyn Peiser The consumer is resilient, but the consumer is cautious. Americans are feeling down about the economy, but Americans are still buying. […]
Compass Market Outlook: 2026 Will Bring the Most Balanced Housing Market in Years
Compass, Inc. (NYSE: COMP) has released its first Housing Market Outlook, a forward-looking view of what’s ahead for the U.S. market in 2026 and beyond. Developed by Compass Chief Economist Mike Simonsen, […]
Strength Amid Rising Challenges For The U.S. Private Mortgage Insurance Sector In 2026
S&P Global Ratings views the U.S. mortgage insurance (MI) sector as stable, supported by robust capitalization, strong operating profitability, and superior portfolio quality, although partly offset by near-term macroeconomic challenges, […]
ATTOM: 2025 home prices hit record highs
ATTOM reports 2025 home sales hit 3.9M as median prices reached $360K, while profit margins fell and investors held steady.
Foundry, Principal® Close on 74 Junction Industrial Development in Union County
Foundry Commercial, in partnership with Principal Asset Management®, has closed on the sale of 74 Junction, an approximately 237,000-square-foot Class-A rear-load industrial development located in the Union County submarket of Charlotte. […]
Better Homes And Gardens Real Estate Announces 10-year Renewal With Carolina Better Homes And Gardens Real Estate Paracle
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC has announced that Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Paracle has renewed its franchise agreement for another 10 years, continuing an affiliation that has supported the company’s […]
Construction Spending Increases By 0.5 Percent
Spending on projects underway in October climbed by 0.5 percent from September, led by a huge increase in residential improvements and a small pickup in public works, according to an […]
Thomas & Hutton Announces Sixth-Generation Leadership Transition as Firm Enters 80th Year
Thomas & Hutton (T&H), a leading consulting and professional services firm specializing in engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, and GIS, announced a planned leadership transition that marks the firm’s sixth generation […]
US software shares extend declines on mounting fears over AI disruption
By Medha Singh Feb 5 (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. software and data services companies extended their steep slide into a seventh session on Thursday as investors continued to pull […]
S&P 500, Dow set for higher open as Lilly, Super Micro earnings cushion software jitters
By Pranav Kashyap and Twesha Dikshit Feb 4 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Dow were poised for a firmer open on Wednesday, following upbeat results from Eli Lilly […]
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



