Charlotte's Southern Spring Home Show at Metrolina Tradeshow Expo begins today, January 16th, and runs through Sunday, January 18th. It doesn't matter if you're a homeowner, a home seller or a home buyer, the Southern Spring Home Show has something for everyone! The show's organizers like to say
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01/15/2015
Charlotte's "Queen City Brewers Festival," scheduled this year to take place on January 31st is a great event for beer lovers. But beyond just tasting and enjoying a lot of what might be considered "exotic" beer at the 4th Annual Queen City Brewers Festival, you can also "do good" as the Queen Ci
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01/14/2015
Charlotte gears up to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend, beginning on Thursday, January 15th through Monday, January 19th. To commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Charlotte events will include a parade, volunteer and award programs, as well as a prayer
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01/13/2015
The Charlotte region's foreclosure sales were down to their lowest levels in year in 2014. Distressed property sales in the Charlotte region were down 35.4% in 2014, representing just 6.7% of total sales (a 4.2% decrease since 2014 and an 11.4% decrease since the peak in 2011). In the past four y
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01/13/2015
The Charlotte Parent publication has released its 2014-2015 Education Guide. This comprehensive guide (which features some 775 education resources) includes pre-school, private school, boarding school, public school and charter school directories for the Charlotte metro area, including Mecklenbur
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01/12/2015
CHARLOTTE RESTAURANT WEEK RETURNS JANUARY 16TH Charlotte's popular, semi-annual Restaurant Week returns this week (January 16th) and once again it's time to enjoy a true Queen's Feast! You'll be able to dine like royalty for 10 days at 100+ upscale Charlotte metro area restaurants at a reasonable
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01/11/2015
Why does it make sense to buy a Charlotte metro area home sooner rather than later? TWO BIG REASONS: (1) interest rates are projected increase in 2015; (2) home prices are projected to increase in 2015. Either one of these two reasons alone will increase your cost of buying a home as the year go
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01/11/2015
The Charlotte, North Carolina region encompassed by the Carolina Multiple Listing Service (CMLS) overall had a strong showing in the fourth quarter of 2014 as compared with the same quarter in 2013. The Carolina Mulitple Listing Service includes two states--North and South Carolina--with 10 count
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01/09/2015
2015 property tax rates for Mecklenburg County and Union County in the Charlotte metro area of North Carolina are now available. In North Carolina we pay property taxes once each year for the current year, anytime after the tax bill, which is typically mailed in August or September, by the end of
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01/08/2015
4th quarter 2014 Charlotte, North Carolina metro area home sales are still on an upswing, continuing the positive trends we've seen all year. Home buyers are finding the housing market increasingly competitive with lots of properties seeing multiple offers and even a lack of properties to conside
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01/08/2015