Mecklenburg Times: News for Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties Real Estate, Development, Construction, and Community News in the Charlotte area and throughout Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties

  National homebuilder M/I Homes plans to start construction on up to 500 new homes in the Charlotte region in 2018, opening new communities, joining existing neighborhoods, and expanding in still more.  The announcement for 2018 reflects M/I’s commitment to ...

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As interest rates and home prices continue to rise, millennial home buyers are more likely than older buyers to adjust what they are shopping for, according to a new survey released today from realtor.com, a leading online real estate destination. ...

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HFF has announced the $42.1 million sale of Altera North Pointe, a 320-unit, garden-style apartment community in Durham. HFF advised the seller, Wood Partners, and procured the buyer, a partnership between Richmond-based McCann Realty Partners and LEM Capital. Altera North ...

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A bill regulating homeowners associations took effect May 17 with Gov. Henry McMaster’s approval, making it the state’s first attempt to formally govern housing organizations. While the bill does much to clarify the rights of HOA’s and homeowners, some attorneys ...

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ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, has released its Q1 2018 U.S. Home Affordability Report, which shows that median home prices in Q1 2018 were not affordable for average wage earners in 304 of 446 U.S. ...

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  Alliance Residential Company, one of the largest multifamily developers in the country, has broken ground on Broadstone Bryant Park, a 345-unit luxury apartment community just west of Uptown Charlotte in booming FreeMoreWest. The project anchors the last large developable ...

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  When Erin Brokovich took the stage at this week’s Commercial Real Estate Women featured speaker luncheon, she first took a few minutes to tell the audience who she was. It turns out this is a common occurrence for the ...

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Piedmont Properties/CORFAC International, a leading full-service commercial real estate provider serving the Charlotte market, today announced the completion of the sale of an industrial building located at 421 Lissom Lane. The property measures 9,850 square feet and sits on 1.09 ...

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ATTOM Data Solutions has released its Q4 2017 U.S. Residential Property Loan Origination Report, which shows that more than 1.9 million (1,903,364) loans secured by residential property (1 to 4 units) were originated in Q4 2017, down 20 percent from ...

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Charlotte-based architectural and interiors firm, Wagner Murray, took home top honors in two out of 11 categories at the 2018 IIDA Carolinas DesignWorks Awards held April 20 in Durham at 21C Museum Hotel.  Their work for the Buccaneers Team Store ...

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