First-time buyers are struggling – but in North Carolina, a cheaper cost of living and a slew of job opportunities means home ownership rates for millennials will likely rise faster than in other states. Broadly speaking, some states are doing a better job than others at attracting young workers
...
08/13/2014
July home sales in the Charlotte region were up 5.9 percent from a year earlier, and they increased 3.3 percent from the previous month, according to the latest monthly report from the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association. The average sales price in the Charlotte region rose 3.7 percent to $2
...
08/12/2014
Driving past Exit 31 on Interstate 77 on the way down to Charlotte, it’s hard to miss the progress made on the $1.5 billion LangTree Lake Norman development since construction began almost two years ago. The complex is still very much a work in progress with another eight years of construction sc
...
08/11/2014
A developer is seeking to rezone 135 acres off Bluefield Road, west of Interstate 77, in order to build 164 single-family homes and 38 condominiums. Hinckley Gauvain, LLC has petitioned the Mooresville Planning Board for a rezoning of the undeveloped and mostly-wooded land from conditional use-
...
08/09/2014
Downtown Mooresville has some popular restaurants, but another monthly dining option has taken hold this summer, too. Since the Festival of Food Trucks began in June, the monthly event has grown quickly in popularity – now boasting some 700-900 people purchasing tasty items from mobile eateries
...
08/07/2014
The Carolina Panthers and the Buffalo Bills meet Friday, August 8th in a pre-season game at Bank of America Stadium. This will be the first of four preseason games for the Carolina Panthers, a team that looks to build on last year’s 12-4 record. The Panthers have one of the best defenses in the N
...
08/06/2014
In late 2012, Iredell-Statesville Schools applied for a $20 million federal Race to the Top grant that would affect all middle and high schools, except for one – Lake Norman High. Why? The application mandated that 40 percent or more of the students included qualify for free-and-reduced lunch an
...
08/04/2014