Fifth Third Bank Expands Charlotte Presence with New Arboretum Financial Center
Fifth Third Bank celebrated the opening of its newest financial center in the Arboretum area of Charlotte, reinforcing the Bank’s continued investment in one of its key growth markets in […]
Best at Work Insights – The Third Option: Why Your Best Employees Are Quietly Losing Their Edge
By JAIME RAUL ZEPEDA One of the best jobs I ever had was also quietly killing me. Plush role inside a big company. Gourmet meals all day. The kind of […]
Swinerton Delivers New Market On Morehead To South End
Swinerton Builders has completed construction of Market on Morehead, the newest culinary and entertainment anchor at Carson Station. The 10,000-square-foot venue overlooking the Rail Trail officially opens to guests this May […]
America’s Homeowners are Financially Unprepared for an Emergency
When researchers ask the average American whether they could handle the cost of an unexpected home repair project, the answer is simple: no. That lack of financial preparedness is compounded […]
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 […]
Young Black and Hispanic Americans Aspire to Homeownership, Entrepreneurship and Generational Wealth at Higher Rates Than White Peers, But Face Steeper Structural Barriers
Amid historic affordability challenges in the U.S., a new study released today by the Julian Bond Institute for Financial Equity Research (JBI) debunks preconceived notions that younger, more diverse generations lack motivation to […]
Ballantyne-Area market center is the most profit-productive office in the Keller Williams system for more than 15 years
In 2015, Keller Williams Ballantyne-Area became the number one market center in Keller Williams for six years in a row, something no other market center has accomplished. This record-setting rise began […]
94% of 2026 Homebuyers Will Change Their Plans If Interest Rates Don’t Drop
Despite expert forecasts that mortgage rates will remain relatively steady this year, 94% of Americans planning to buy a home in 2026 would change their plans if rates don’t drop […]
The Myth of the “Hot Market”: Why Strategy Beats Seasonality in Real Estate
By Jamie Townsend | Founder, The Townsend Standard | Realtor® at Keller Williams Ballantyne-Area Many homeowners believe there is a “perfect” time to sell a home. Traditionally, spring has been […]
FEMA Funds $26 Million for Buyout of 75 Homes in North Carolina, Opening New Path Forward for Hurricane Helene Recovery
FEMA has awarded more than $26 million to eliminate flood risks for severely damaged properties in North Carolina. The state will use this funding, administered through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, to […]
Your best people are not leaving for more money — they are leaving because you stopped paying attention
By JAIME RAUL ZEPEDA EVP, Best Companies Group COVID did something to us that a decade of wellness programs never could. It forced us to look directly at our own […]
Mortgages Above 6% Now Exceed Share of Mortgages Below 3%, Marking a Turning Point in the Rate Lock-In Era
The share of U.S. homeowners carrying mortgage rates above 6% has officially surpassed the share holding ultra-low rates below 3%, signaling a meaningful shift in the housing market after years of historically […]
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