Behind closed doors, Mecklenburg County government officials are meeting with leaders of some of the region’s biggest companies to discuss reopening the Charlotte area’s economy. The Covid-19 Business Leaders Roundtable includes more than 40 executives and officials led by county manager Dena Diorio. Its members include officials from state, county, and local levels. The roundtable… [Read More]
North Carolina On Track To Surpass 500,000 Unemployment Claims
State officials have approved nearly $30 million in unemployment benefits for those who have lost their jobs due to the covid-19 outbreak. In the three weeks since Governor Roy Cooper’s orders saw businesses close due to the novel coronavirus, an average of 21,000 people a day have filed claims. That’s according to Lockhart Taylor who… [Read More]
September sales drop more than 15%
For the fifth straight month, Charlotte home sales continued to drop, with September seeing a 15.3 percent decline from sales figures for September 2017. A total of 3,642 properties sold in September compared to 4,302 sold in September 2017. Sales fell more than 19 percent from August’s figures, according to the monthly report from the… [Read More]
Neighborhood spotlight: Life in Huntersville’s Birkdale Village
Since its completion 18 years ago, Birkdale Village in Huntersville has been the center of the action and Lake Norman’s “urban” hot spot. Once a dairy farm, Birkdale Village’s 52 acres now are occupied by more than 60 retails shops, 10 restaurants and a movie theater. On any given day, the village is a bustling,… [Read More]
Low inventory bolsters June seller’s market
Charlotte’s low inventory of homes for sale continued to drive rising residential list prices, while year-over-year sales numbers show a decline in June. Median list prices rose to $248,045, an increase of 2.8 percent over June 2017, while on average sales prices rose 5.7 percent to $302,177 across the Charlotte MLS region. Sellers also are… [Read More]
Mecklenburg County Surpasses 1 Million Mark
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, formed November 6, 1762, is happy to boast that the numbers in the 2014 census reported that it officially became the state’s first county to surpass a population of one million residents. The new census data was released on March 26, 2015, and showed the county’s total population as 1.01 million,… [Read More]