Panel: Labor shortage increases construction time, costs
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 […]
Bisnow to host real estate event in April
Commercial real estate online publication Bisnow is hosting its annual Charlotte State of the Market event from 7:30-10:30 a.m. April 20 at the Omni Charlotte Hotel. This year’s speakers will […]
Developers confident about Charlotte’s apartment market
Local developers were bullish on the future of Charlotte’s apartment market at Bisnow‘s Tuesday morning panel discussion on multifamily communities in Charlotte. Dubbed “New Development and Rezoning for the Future: […]
Building a bubble? Developers plan to add thousands of apartments to the metro area, which has some wondering about overbuilding
It’s a lot of apartments. There are 7,000 units planned for the Charlotte area, mostly for the area north of the city. More than 1,000 units are under construction, and it’s no wonder why developers are salivating over apartments: Now’s a good time to be in the rental business, thanks to tougher lending practices that make it harder for people to buy homes and a major dip in confidence[...]
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