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When planning a wedding, many couples face sticker shock at the price of venues, caterers, rings, photographers and other day-of essentials. A new HotPads® report found that couples will spend the equivalent of about two years’ worth of rent to pay for ...

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Residents of managed communities are happy with their condominium and homeowner associations (HOA) according to the results of the Community Associations Institute’s (CAI) annual homeowner satisfaction survey. Notably, 85 percent of those polled for the 2018 national survey were satisfied ...

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  Coldwell Banker Commercial MECA has earned the 2017 Commercial Elite award which is bestowed upon the top 13 Coldwell Banker Commercial® affiliated companies globally. Coldwell Banker Commercial MECA is a Charlotte Region based commercial real estate company with office ...

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More than a decade after the housing market collapsed, the recovery has passed another milestone. The share of homeowners who owe more than the value of their home is 9.1 percent, falling below 10 percent for the first time since ...

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One of the defining characteristics of today’s housing market is the lack of available inventory, and much of this scarcity can be traced back to the lack of building following the bubble’s burst. Between 1985 and 2000, there were 3.9 ...

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Ascentris and Childress Klein have announced the joint venture’s acquisition of a 5.54-acre parcel at the corner of Morrison Boulevard and Sharon Road in Charlotte’s SouthPark submarket, directly across from the main entrance to the Simon owned SouthPark Mall. Together, ...

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Northwood Office announces it has named John Barton as president. With 23 years of experience in commercial real estate as a principal, intermediary, lender and lawyer, Barton will focus on further enhancing Northwood’s office leasing and operations, integrating more mixed ...

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Shoppers will soon find an extended selection of luxe brands at SouthPark. Charlotte’s premier shopping destination announced today the upcoming openings of Peter Millar, Trina Turk, Arhaus and Nespresso. These first-class additions will join recently announced Gusto Farm to Street, ...

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  Homebuyers with a lower credit score pay thousands of dollars more for the same home than a buyer with an excellent credit score. A new Zillow® analysis[i] finds that nationally, a borrower with an “excellent” credit score could get a ...

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Generation Z can expect to spend $226,000 on inflation-adjusted rent in their lifetime — about $24,000 more than millennials and $77,000 more than baby boomers, according to a new HotPads® analysis.i HotPads analyzed U.S. governmentii data and HotPads rental data to determine how many years each generation ...

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