Recent Articles from Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Rocket and Redfin Boost Home Affordability With New Offer, Saving Buyers Up To $20,000
Rocket Mortgage and Redfin, both part of Rocket Companies have announced the launch of a new offering for eligible homebuyers and sellers to save up to $20,000 on their next home when […]
Addressing Construction’s Silent Crisis: New Wellness Workdays Program Integrates Mental Health, Trauma Support, and Safety Training for Construction Workers
Wellness Workdays, a national leader in workplace wellness solutions, has announced the launch of Strong Minds, Safe Sites, a comprehensive program designed specifically for the construction industry that integrates mental health […]
Zillow report: Agents want tech that saves brainpower
Real estate agents know that time is money, yet they would sacrifice both for technology that saves them mental energy instead. According to Zillow’s 2026 Agent Trends Survey, ease of […]
Home Equity Rates Continue To Decline In First Quarter
ATTOM has released its first quarter 2026 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 43.3 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the country were equity-rich, meaning the combined estimated […]
Choreo Anchors 40,000+ SF Leasing Surge at One South
Trinity Partners and One South ownership are pleased to announce more than 40,000 square feet of new and expanded office leasing activity, highlighted by a major lease from Choreo, which will […]
Foundry Commercial Brings Uptown Charlotte Site to Market
Foundry Commercial’s Carolinas Land Advisory team has been retained to market a high-profile, ±1.89-acre development site at 301 S. Brevard Street in Uptown Charlotte, one of the Southeast’s most dynamic […]
Construction Employment Rises By 9,000 In April As Nonresidential Hiring Offsets Residential Declines And Average Hourly Pay Rises To $38.73
Construction employment rose by 9,000 jobs in April, as gains in nonresidential construction offset declines in residential activity, according to an analysis of new government data released by the Associated General Contractors of […]
Wall St rises on chip rally ahead of Nvidia results
By Utkarsh Hathi and Ragini Mathur May 20 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Wednesday, as a rebound in chip stocks ahead of Nvidia’s quarterly results lifted sentiment after […]
‘AI Won’t Take Your Job’ and Other Things CEOs Say Before the Layoffs
By JAIME RAUL ZEPEDA Gartner surveyed 350 executives at billion-dollar companies already deploying AI agents, automation, and digital twins. Eighty percent cut headcount. Some by as much as 20%. The […]
US pending home sales increase for third straight month
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes increased for a third straight month in April, likely as a retreat in mortgage rates pulled buyers back […]
Wall Street mixed as Treasury yields ease, oil prices retreat
By Ragini Mathur and Utkarsh Hathi May 18 (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Monday even though the bond-market selloff that had pressured equities last week showed […]
Markets begin eyeing a Fed rate hike around the turn of the year
May 15 (Reuters) – After a run of hotter-than-expected inflation data this week, investors on Friday ramped up bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will shift into interest-rate hiking mode […]
Latest News
- Share Of Equity-rich Homes Near Five-year Low
- In the priciest markets, saving and breaking even on a home purchase can take a buyer into their retirement years
- Construction Input Costs Climb 7.1 Percent Between July 2025 And July 2026 As Impacts From War And Tariffs Spread Beyond Petroleum And Metals
- Rent burden hits families with children hardest
- ATTOM report finds less than half of opportunity zones post annual home price growth
- Fairfield completes 307-home Cavella community in Charlotte’s North Tryon
- Construction Spending Falls 3.2 Percent Annually In June; Contractors Urge Officials To Avoid Policies That Could Further Weaken Demand
- Study Finds Renters are Prioritizing Trust Over Price
- Homes Now Sell Below List Price in 41 of 50 Major U.S. Metros
- Construction Employment Increases In 33 States And D.C. From June 2025 To June 2026
- Why Your Building’s Address Was Never Meant to Be Its Identity
- Schubert North America opens new 45,000-square-foot headquarters in Charlotte
Features
- City of Charlotte Announces Director of Strategy & Budget Department
- CBRE Adds Veteran Office and Healthcare Leasing Professional Grant Keyes to Charlotte Team
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Ryo Yamamoto’s Professional Engineer Licensure in North Carolina
- Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Project Engineers
- 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


