Brian Belcher : Charlotte Real Estate : REMAX

If you're looking to move to Charlotte's Ballantyne area and are wondering what the heck there is to do there, you've come to the right place. There's (almost) no need to ever leave this fresh new community, as it offers everything from movies, to live music, shopping, restaurants, golfing, you n...

Located along North Davidson Street, NoDa, as the locals call it, could easily be Charlotte's official arts district. With gallery crawls every first and third Friday of each month and an increasing number of eclectic watering holes with surprisingly good food, NoDa has a little something for eve...

It was a boy's weekend for me, with my sons Colton (2) and Christian (5). We took the light rail from south Charlotte into downtown and went exploring. Children under the age of 5 ride free and my round trip ticket was under $3. A visit to the Discovery Place was a highlight. We saw an exhibit on...

Big time retailers Target and Lowes Home Improvement are making their way to the rapidly growing area of Cabarrus County, just north of Charlotte. With the addition of the new shopping center, more new homes are expected to follow. Concord(home to Lowes Motor Speedway and the massive shopping mec...

If Mecklenburg County commissioners approve Daniel Levine's proposal, First Ward will be growing quite a bit more than it already has by year's end. With more and more current and future Charlotte residents looking to the advantages of living in Center City, Levine Properties has major plans for ...

The area of south Charlotte known as Blakeney is about to become even more of a shopper's paradise. The popular shopping center is already home to the city's best Target (in my humble opinion), Old Navy, Marshalls/HomeGoods, Banana Republic, Harris Teeter, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, and Starbuc...

Getting around town is becoming increasingly more pleasant in Charlotte and it's surrounding areas. Of course the rising price of gas is prompting residents to experiment with carpooling and Charlotte's underated mass transit systems, which helps in decreasing traffic. (And who said we weren't re...

According to Coliers International, uptown Charlotte's office market had the lowest vacancy rate of 51 business markets surveyed in the second quarter. Charlotte's vacancy rate of 1.9% was down slightly from the 2% rate in the first quarter. The Raleigh-Durham area had the second lowest vacancy r...

Part of historic Dilworth's charm is the craftsman style bungalows and small shops and businesses that make up the community.  Well, say goodbye to a little piece of charm, as Carolinas Healthcare System edges out in an expansion plan that will reach all the way to East Boulevard. Some of the bui...