Metrostudy, a Hanley Wood company, has announced the release of its third quarter 2018 Residential Remodeling Index (RRI), detailing activity in the remodeling and replacement industry. The national Residential Remodeling Index climbed to a new all-time high of 115.7 during ...

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Metrostudy’s fourth quarter 2016 survey of the Charlotte housing market shows that new home builders started construction on 2,952 homes, an 18.6% increase from fourth quarter 2015, according to a press release from the company. Quarterly closings – previously unoccupied ...

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The strong growth in apartment construction near center city and a subsequent rise in vacancy rates may lead to more apartment development on the outskirts of town in the upcoming year, industry insiders say. And for those in the market ...

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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 Charlotte Chapter of the Risk Management Association will hold its annual real estate breakfast from 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesday, May 5 at the Charlotte City Club. Featured speakers will be Jay Colvin IV, director of real estate research ...

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A new national report issued by the U.S. Commerce Department found that in July new housing starts increased significantly to an eight-month high, after two months of disappointing results. But do the numbers reflect a sustained rebound or a momentary ...

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CHARLOTTE – Despite higher numbers across the board in the second quarter – in new home starts, closings and prices – don’t yet bet the house on a sustained residential construction recovery. New-home permits are down, inventory is low, desirable ...

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CHARLOTTE –Call Wendy Field one of the post-recessionary urban pioneers, a bellwether for what expert observers say is a slowly re-emerging trend in Charlotte multifamily development: Small for-sale town house projects – and even a few condo efforts – in ...

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Luxury homes, a property niche that was hit hard by the recession, is back in popularity with buyers. Following the recent recession, interest in large and expensive homes dropped dramatically as homebuyers showed preferences for smaller, more affordable homes. But ...

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Like nails out of its own coffin, the Charlotte region’s residential construction industry pulled nearly 9,500 building permits in 2013, rising from the ashes like a phoenix with a tool belt and hammering out its best year since the housing ...

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