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January 20, 2015

HUD Secretary Julián Castro to Answer Housing Questions in Live Fireside Chat Wednesday, Moderated by Zillow Chief Economist

Zillow® will bring together an esteemed group of national real estate experts, influencers and policy makers to debate and discuss housing trends and policies from different communities as we begin to identify housing issues that will have the greatest impact over the next two years. HUD Secretary Julián Castro will be discussing the Obama administration’s […]

January 20, 2015

5 Ways a Strong Dollar Helps You

(TNS)—The “strong dollar” is making headlines. What is a strong dollar, and how does it impact us? The dollar is “strong” in value relative to other currencies because global investors have choices about how to hold their wealth. They have been choosing to exchange their currencies for dollars. They’re worried about the future of the […]

January 20, 2015

Ziff Properties sells three Charlotte business parks for $10 million

Ziff Properties, a real estate firm based in Charleston, S.C., has sold three business parks in Charlotte totaling 217,000 square feet to Sky Management for $10 million. The parks are Arcade Square on Tyvola Road, Rubin Business Center on Clanton Road and Coffey Creek Business Park on Rose Lake Drive. The nine buildings in the three parks were 88% leased when the sale closed this month. In a release, Christian Chamblee, chief operating officer and director of acquisitions at Ziff, said the firm…

January 18, 2015

Selling Solar: Homebuyers Willing to Pay More for Outfitted Homes

Once exclusive to wealthy, eco-conscious homeowners, rooftop solar panels are becoming an increasingly common fixture in residential housing – and homebuyers are taking notice. According to a new report funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, homebuyers have consistently been willing to pay more for a property with owned solar photovoltaic systems (PV), regardless of […]

January 18, 2015

Many Buyers No Longer See Marriage as Prerequisite to a Mortgage

(TNS)—In more than two decades as a real estate agent, Marc Tahler has seen his client base of would-be buyers shift. He used to see a lot of younger couples, married, maybe with a kid in tow or one on the way. Lately, though, his buyers are trending a little older, and, kid or no, […]

January 18, 2015

Living Smart: Will Wallpaper Trend Stick This Time?

(TNS)—Denise Jordan has seen wallpaper come and seen it go. She and her husband, owners of Jordan Wallcoverings based in Gastonia, have made a living covering walls in the Charlotte area and beyond for more than 30 years. For decades, the wall-coverings business was dominated by wallpaper, adding accents and personality to rooms, and making […]

January 17, 2015

Your Budget: Rethink These Modern-Day ‘Necessities’

Compare your monthly expenses to those of your grandparents (maybe even your parents), and you’ll probably find that your expense list is quite a bit longer. Over the decades, more and more conveniences, habits, and gadgets have found their way into our everyday lives. And gradually we’ve accepted them as normal, even necessary. (For instance, […]

January 15, 2015

QuietStream Financial targeting real estate owners, launching companies at rapid pace in south Charlotte

In a south Charlotte office building, Rob Finlay and his colleagues at QuietStream Financial are launching companies designed to make a commercial real estate owner's life easier. A lot of companies. QuietStream was created in late 2013, and since then it has acquired or launched eight companies while its employee head count has jumped from roughly 20 to more than 100. QuietStream recently expanded at its headquarters off Carmel Road and launched five new businesses in 2014 alone, including three…

January 14, 2015

BJ’s to open store at Metropolitan later this year

It's official: BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. plans to open a store at the Metropolitan in midtown Charlotte this year. Property Markets Group, a real estate firm based in New York, has acquired the former Home Depot Design Center space at the Metropolitan at $14 million and has signed a lease with BJ's for a new 101,000-square-foot location that is expected to open later this year, according to a release from BJ's. The Charlotte Business Journal broke the news last month that BJ's was targeting the…

January 14, 2015

Small, Exterior Home Improvements to Offer Best ROI in 2015

Homeowners often consider various remodeling and replacement projects as a way to add value to their homes. Some projects add more value and better recoup their costs than others, according to REALTORS® who rated small and exterior projects as the most valuable home improvement projects in the 2015 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report. Compiled annually […]