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Zoning out when maybe we shouldn’t be
When we move to a new city, we look into the public school system. We inquire about crime rates. We ask about taxes, housing costs, gasoline prices and the availability of public parks. The information in the zoning ordinance seems just as important as anything else you could know about a community. But who reads manuals?
Andy Cox reflects on how his latest chapter began
In 2005 and 2006, companies were expanding left and right in Charlotte. Building permits were skyrocketing, and if you were in the construction industry, times were good. Really good.
10 reasons why you should be reading the Meck Times
My 4-year-old son is sort of obsessed with David Bowie. When he was 3, he wanted, for Halloween, to wear the pirate costume that Bowie dons in the video for […]
If I worked in economic development, I’d totally link to this column
Winter isn’t feeling very wintery in much of the U.S., and the warm temperatures are putting people in a panic. For example, in Ohio, up around Lake Erie, the ice fishing industry is still waiting for some ice and, in the meantime, losing money.
Could this mean taco trucks in The Vue?
Over in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department, there have been talks about what to do with all the vacant and underused lots scattered across the city.
From NAR, a lump of statistical coal
As if things weren’t bad enough, NAR has another reason to reach for bottles sealed with cotton (or corks). In a revelation that could make some question the trustworthiness of NAR’s figures and sully its reputation forever – OK, maybe that’s going a bit too far – the association this week announced that its home sales data going back about five years might be too high.
Steak and potatoes for CRCBR but no more alphabet soup
At first, it was known as the Charlotte Region Commercial Property Exchange. A mouthful of a name, it became shortened to CRCPE, still a beast among acronyms. So everyone just […]
Before DNC, condo owners should go to their docs
The dollars signs are already in property owners’ eyes, even though the Democratic National Convention isn’t until September. That a lot of convention-goers will be in need of a place […]
Education, education, education
In January, the U.S. government released a report on what caused the financial meltdown of 2008. Of course, every American has already read it, front to back, perhaps even multiple […]
And who said no one in real estate is making money?
Michael Williams, the CEO of Fannie Mae, won me over this week when, while testifying on Capitol Hill about big fat Fannie executive bonuses and multimillion-dollar salaries, he said this: […]
Tonight we’re gonna bowl like it’s 1959
It’s getting chilly around Charlotte, which makes it a good time to transition from outdoor exercising activities to indoor ones. (Or a good excuse for stopping exercising altogether, if you […]
‘Murder,’ she wrote, but it’s not required
Halloween’s over, and, amazingly, the decorations have already been picked up at my house. That’s the work of my wife. If I were in charge of putting them away, they’d […]
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