With the Charlotte housing market on course for a second year of healthy rebound, real estate professionals across the region are reassessing lessons learned from the housing debacle that nearly derailed the economy, and taking stock of what has changed ...

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This month, the Federal Housing Administration’s single-family home loan limits dropped in more than 600 counties across the U.S., including some in the Charlotte area. On its face, it sounds like more grim news for the housing industry: Lower loan ...

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The Kannapolis home had been on the market about eight months. The seller, Fred Waite, had lowered the price in September from $1.8 million to $1.5 million. But, still, not so much as a nibble, said the listing agent, Heidi ...

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Charlotte-based Spangler Construction used to be in the commercial construction business. These days it’s known as a real estate investment company. And in the upcoming Charlotte City Council and mayoral elections, Spangler’s known as the company whose employees have donated ...

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It’s no secret that times are tough in the housing market. Therefore, it shouldn’t be a surprise that some people feel stuck in their current homes as potential buyers circle, scanning neighborhoods for deals. However, just because the Great Recession ...

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Allen Tate Realtor Sandy Kindbom negotiated three residential real estate contracts in one week last month. That didn’t happen in 2010. For Kindbom, it’s a hopeful sign that 2011 will be the year when — finally — Charlotte’s real estate ...

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For anyone looking for a home in the Charlotte area, it’s a buyer’s market, thanks to a glut of homes for sale. But as potential buyers are ordering appraisals for homes they are interested in, some appraisers are finding it ...

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Charlotte-based Allen Tate Co. and Davidson-based Knox Realty have merged. Knox opened in 1973 under owners Russell and Patricia Knox. It serves the Lake Norman area and northern Mecklenburg and Iredell counties. H. Allen Tate Jr. founded his company in 1957. ...

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All across the Charlotte region, as snow fell and ice formed this week, real estate agents were still working, although many of them were at home. Sandy Kindbom, a Realtor with Charlotte-based Allen Tate Realty, said most agents have home ...

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