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WASHINGTON — U.S. home sales slid in August by the most since January as tight supplies and rising prices discouraged potential buyers. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sales of existing homes fell 4.8 percent from the previous ...

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The number of Charlotte-area homeowners owing more on their mortgages than their homes are worth fell in the second quarter on both an annual and quarterly basis, according to real estate analytics and information provider CoreLogic. In the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia region, ...

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The North Carolina Department of Revenue has struck out for the third time in its historic $10.4 million tax dispute with a wealthy Raleigh couple that dodged the state’s taxman by relocating to Florida. A unanimous three-judge panel for the ...

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Residential loan originations on single-family homes and condos in the Charlotte area grew 21 percent to 18,474 in the second quarter from 15,314 a year ago, according to recent data from RealtyTrac. The refinancing of home loans grew 28 percent ...

The share of homes that were bought with cash in the Charlotte area fell 3.7 percentage points in April from April 2014, according to real estate information and analytics provider CoreLogic. Cash sales in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia area accounted for 28 ...

Some 45 attendees gathered at the Charlotte City Club on Tuesday morning for an update on the latest trends in real estate at an annual breakfast held by the local chapter of The Risk Management Association. Featured speakers were Jay Colvin ...

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CHARLOTTE – The city’s commercial real estate market is “fundamentally strong” and is expected to remain so for a while, but construction labor shortages and a high number of inexperienced workers are causing building costs to rise. That was the ...

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Nominate today! Deadline for nominations is Friday! CHARLOTTE, N.C. (January 27, 2015) – The Mecklenburg Times today announced it is seeking nominations for the 7th Annual 50 Most Influential Women Awards and making it easier than ever to submit with ...

While the rapid growth of apartments in the Charlotte region has some industry professionals concerned that vacancy rates could rise in the near future, they believe job growth and projected population growth will fill the supply in the long run. ...

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President Barack Obama’s decision to weather a Republican backlash and reform immigration regulations could have a significant impact on the housing market. In allowing millions of undocumented residents to work legally and avoid the threat of deportation, Obama is opening ...

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