Charlotte housing prices have rebounded to within about 8 percent of their pre-recession prices, according to a 20-city index created by Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller. Only Denver and Dallas have exceeded pre-recession prices, while Charlotte and Boston are the closest to ...

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Foreclosure inventory in August was down 34 percent nationally from a year ago, according to CoreLogic, the residential property information, analytics and services provider. CoreLogic’s report, released Tuesday, shows that there were 48,000 completed foreclosures in August compared to 72,000 in August 2012.

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Sales of Charlotte metro residential properties were up 4 percent from July to August and 18 percent year- over- year, according to a report by the real estate information company RealtyTrac, but the median price for non-distressed properties decreased 1 percent in the same July to August period to $168,000 from $170,000.

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Resale prices for single-family homes in the Charlotte region rose slightly in August over July, and continued to rise when compared a year ago, according to a report released Tuesday by CoreLogic, a California-based real estate analytics firm.

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The Charlotte metropolitan area, including Gastonia and Rock Hill, S.C., was one of only three regions of 12 in the state to gain construction jobs in August 2013 over the same month last year, according to a report by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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North Carolina lost 1,700 construction jobs from July to August, and even more when compared to August 2012, according to a report released Monday by the Associated General Contractors of America and based on statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Although foreclosure activity in the Charlotte area has declined over the past year, it jumped up between July and August this year in Mecklenburg and York counties, according to a report issued by RealtyTrac.

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Preliminary August data from the Carolinas Multiple Listing Services Inc. continue to indicate a strengthening housing market, with the number of sales, home prices and new listings rising while the inventory and average number of days on the market declined.

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