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By Ginny Mackin. In 1978, my college roommates and I were sitting at our friend Fitzy’s kitchen table. Her mom, Alice, gave us some powerful advice. We had just had a run-in with a group of “mean girls.” One of the girls had said some nasty things about a member of our squad. Alice looked […]
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By Ginny Mackin. In 1978, my college roommates and I were sitting at our friend Fitzy’s kitchen table. Her mom, Alice, gave us some powerful advice. We had just had a run-in with a group of “mean girls.” One of the girls had said some nasty things about a member of our squad. Alice looked […]
Feb. 12. By Dave Yochum. A quarter century ago Bill Russell was the new president of the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce. He had a full head of dark hair and resembled Richard Gere. He still looks like the movie star but a lot has changed. He, and Lake Norman have grown up. Russell is […]
Feb. 12. By Dave Yochum. A “Silver Tsunami” of aging Baby Boomers will impact countless industries and markets, including residential real estate. This is what a tsunami looks like: Between 2007 and 2017, about 730,000 homes went on the market each year due to people age 60 and over. Between 2017 and 2027, that number […]
Feb. 12. Allen Tate Realtors reports total sales volume of $5.75 billion in 2019, the best year in the company’s history. The Charlotte-based company reported 20,071 closed transaction sides last year, down slightly from 21,190 sides in 2018. “The market continues to be challenged by lack of inventory, which results in greater appreciation of home prices,” […]
Feb. 12. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty total sales volume hit $5.2 billion in 2019, a 15 percent increase year-over-year. Average sales price was $725,116, up 3 percent from the year before. The Naples, Fla. brokerage, which has an office in Jetton Village, closed 7,129 transactions, up 11 percent from 2018. The North Carolina region reported […]
R&D kitchen, renovations worth $500,000 Jan. 30. Restaurateur Joe Douglas plans to build an R&D test kitchen at the original 131 MAIN restaurant in Cornelius. The total tab, which includes renovations, will be on the order of $500,000. Douglas says the research and development kitchen is being designed to develop new products for both 131 […]
