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Mortgage Applications Cool Off
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Charlotte Center City Partners expanding, extending lease at 200 South Tryon
Charlotte Center City Partners is taking more space in the 200 South Tryon building in uptown Charlotte and has extended its lease by an additional 10 years.
The organization, which promotes economic development in uptown Charlotte, is taking the entire 16th floor of the building, expanding from 7,413 square feet to just over 10,000 square feet. CCCP is taking a space formerly occupied by Karnes Research Co., which relocated to the 15th floor.
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(TNS)—There’s little doubt that Americans with higher credit scores get better deals on core consumer items like mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. In many cases, you might be getting those “good credit” benefits without even knowing it. In the credit management game, experts calls that “accidental improvement” of your credit—and yes, there’s nothing wrong […]
FCA Partners sells self-storage portfolio, plans apartment sales
FCA Partners, the real estate investment management firm that spun out of Faison Enterprises last year, recently completed the sale of a portfolio of self-storage properties for nearly $57 million. And this year, the Charlotte firm plans to sell a couple of the apartment projects that Faison has developed for an FCA pension fund client in recent years.
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The Federal Housing Administration’s new lower annual premiums on insurance for home buyers will not come at the cost of another taxpayer...
Millennials to Drive Down Home Sizes
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