Charlotte Home Builders & REBIC Visit Local Legislators in Raleigh

REBIC joined members of the Home Builders Association of Charlotte (HBAC) this week to visit our Mecklenburg County legislators in Raleigh during the 2-day NCHBA Legislative Conference. After an evening reception at the North Carolina Museum of History, our local delegation spent Wednesday morning in the halls of the State Legislative Building, meeting with Representatives [...]

Protected: Key Zoning Legislation Hits Roadblock in State House

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CBJ Editorial on Mandatory Rental Registration

Today’s edition of the Charlotte Business Journal has an guest editorial from local Realtor® Dave Berryhill on the proposed mandatory Rental Registration program. Click HERE for an excellent perspective on this important issue (CBJ subscriber access required).

Protected: Davidson Streamlines Development Review Process

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Welcome to our newest Associate Members!

Please give a big welcome to our newest Associate Members: David Weekley Homes Laurel Street Residential   If you know of anyone else who would be interested in a REBIC membership, please contact Joe Padilla at 704-940-3174 or Yvonne Case at 704-940-3171!

Residential Real Estate Monthly Activity for April 2012

 May 2012   Local Residential Activity Report Residential real estate monthly activity for April 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association reports on the residential real estate market in this region based on Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. (CMLS) data. The number of closings for April 2012 (2,170) increased 15.3 percent compared to April [...]

Primary Election Yields a Handful of Surprises

The 2012 Primary Election produced a number of predictable outcomes — as well as a few surprises — in Mecklenburg County and across the state, setting up a busy 10-week window ahead of the July 17 Runoffs. Here’s a brief rundown of last night’s key local results:   Former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory handily beat [...]

County Code Enforcement Still Catching Up with Plan Review Turnaround

It’s been more than two months since the chaotic implementation of the 2012 North Carolina Residential Code, but Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement is still way behind its targeted plan review turnaround time of five working days. A letter issued this morning by Code Enforcement Director Jim Bartl outlines three challenges the department has faced since [...]

REBIC Legislative Forum Previews 2012 NCGA Session

If you missed REBIC’s Legislative Forum this past week, you missed out on a valuable preview of the critical legislative issues that will be on the table in Raleigh for this year’s session of General Assembly — and beyond. Hosted by Piedmont Natural Gas, the Forum featured a panel discussion with four members of Mecklenburg [...]

Tell City Council You OPPOSE Mandatory Rental Registration!

A citywide Rental Registration program under consideration by Charlotte City Council would require more than 130,000 rental units, from modest single-family homes to large luxury apartment communities, to be registered with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) by July 1, 2013. Proof of registration would then have to be posted in a visible location inside the [...]