Revaluation manager: Apartment values might increase only slightly
When Mecklenburg County’s assessor’s office releases its 2011 revaluation of commercial properties in March, apartment owners may be surprised at how little their properties have increased in value...
View ArticleRentals on the radar
In the past year since Charlotte’s rental ordinance took effect, 643 properties have surpassed the city’s threshold for crime. That means, in theory, that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department...
View ArticleRental industry reacts to feds’ foreclosure pitch
With a glut of distressed properties slowing down the U.S. real estate market, Washington bureaucrats are considering renting out hundreds of thousands of foreclosed, government-owned homes as a...
View ArticleBad form?
This month, 61-year-old John Lee was out in the cold — or, rather, the August heat — when he was evicted from his south Charlotte rental home near the airport. Although he was behind on rent for June,...
View ArticleCharlotte-area contractors repair profits with apartment upgrades
Kevin Higgins is a busy guy. Higgins, a Charlotte contractor and owner of THS National, and his employees have been working hard all spring and summer. But they aren’t building homes; not many...
View ArticleMandatory rental registration plan headed for City Council vote
Last week, in a 4-0 vote, the council’s public safety committee gave its support to the proposal, which calls for rental property owners to give the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department their...
View ArticleResidential rental ordinance scrapped in Pineville
Rental property owners in Pineville will not be required to provide their contact information to the town. Ed Humphries, Pineville’s interim administrator, said that the town council decided to scrap...
View ArticleApartment market nears equilibrium, future uncertain
CHARLOTTE – A study by Harvard University found that the country’s rental housing market was the main benefactor of the housing-bubble burst that sent the U.S. careening into the its worst recession...
View ArticleMeck County manager evaluates Code Enforcement’s review and inspection...
Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement, the government agency that reviews construction plans and inspects projects, has itself come under the review and inspection of Dena Diorio, county manager. The...
View ArticleCustomers seeking green tech more than ever from builders
A new national survey of home builders reports a growing resurgence in renewable energy features in homes, a trend that is being seen in both single-family and multifamily construction. According to...
View ArticleON THE LEVEL: Ken Szymanski straddles for-profit and nonprofit worlds
Professional, eloquent, caring and active. This was the impression Ken Szymanski gave off during his interview with The Meck Times recently. Szymanski has been the executive director at the Greater...
View ArticleTop 5 areas for apartment growth include Charlotte, Mooresville
Two of the nation’s busiest submarkets for apartment development since 2012 are in the Charlotte area, including Uptown/South End and Mooresville. Uptown/South End ranked first and Mooresville fifth,...
View ArticleGCAA breakfast to feature forecast
The Greater Charlotte Apartment Association is hosting itsannual Multifamily Forecast Breakfast at 8 a.m. Jan. 16 at the Westin Charlotte. Panelists will discuss new development opportunities, market...
View ArticleIndustry experts bullish on 2016 housing, office sector
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...
View ArticleApartment association hosts annual meeting
The Greater Charlotte Apartment Association will host its annual breakfast meeting at the Hilton Charlotte Center City on July 28. Jay Parsons, vice president for MPF Research, will discuss trends in...
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Residential rental ordinance scrapped in Pineville
Rental property owners in Pineville will not be required to provide their contact information to the town. Ed Humphries, Pineville’s interim administrator, said that the town council decided to scrap...
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Apartment market nears equilibrium, future uncertain
CHARLOTTE – A study by Harvard University found that the country’s rental housing market was the main benefactor of the housing-bubble burst that sent the U.S. careening into the its worst recession...
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Meck County manager evaluates Code Enforcement’s review and inspection...
Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement, the government agency that reviews construction plans and inspects projects, has itself come under the review and inspection of Dena Diorio, county manager. The...
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Customers seeking green tech more than ever from builders
A new national survey of home builders reports a growing resurgence in renewable energy features in homes, a trend that is being seen in both single-family and multifamily construction. According to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ON THE LEVEL: Ken Szymanski straddles for-profit and nonprofit worlds
Professional, eloquent, caring and active. This was the impression Ken Szymanski gave off during his interview with The Meck Times recently. Szymanski has been the executive director at the Greater...
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