Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Dept. Stakeholders Group Meeting

April 8, 2010 6:00pm Char-Meck Government Center, Room 267 600 4th St. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department is holding the second stakeholders group meeting to consider revisions to the Pedestrian Overlay Zoning district (PED). The meeting will be on April 8th at 6 p.m. in room 267 of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center,  600 4th street. For [...]

Charlotte Chamber’s 8th Annual Transportation Summit

Friday, April 16, 2010 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The Westin Charlotte The Charlotte Chamber’s 8th Annual Transportation Summit will focus this year on the concept of regional transportation planning.  At this half-day event, attendees will hear about areas of the country that have seen success in the regional transportation planning arena.  Then business leaders [...]

Meetings of the Week

Here is a look at some of the meetings going on within the Charlotte region for the week of March 29th: Tuesday, March 30 9:00 am – Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting 1:30 pm – (CANCELLED) Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners Economic Development Committee Meeting Wednesday, March 31 7:45 am – Charlotte Chamber Land Use [...]

NAR’s Social Media Field Guide

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has put together a field guide for real estate professionals concerning social media.  The guide includes information on: The benefits of social networking; Social networking basics; Social networking sites; and Resources for more information. Visit the guide at http://www.realtor.org/library/library/fg125#topica

Interface Carolinas Conference on April 29th

April, 29, 2010 Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge France Publications, publishers of Carolinas Commercial Properties, Southeast Real Estate Business and Shopping Center Business, and InterFace Conference Group are pleased to announce InterFace Carolinas — the first commercial real estate conference and networking event of its kind in the Carolinas. Take a look at the companies that [...]

Meetings of the Week

Here’s a look at the meeting taking place in the Charlotte region for the week of March 22nd: Monday, March 22 3:45 pm – Charlotte City Council Environment Committee Meeting 5:00 pm – Charlotte City Council/Manager Dinner Briefing 6:30 pm – Charlotte City Council Business Meeting & Citizens Forum Wednesday, March 24 3:00 pm – [...]

POLARIS Name Suppression Survey Results

On February 16th, 2010 Mecklenburg County GIS responded to a request from the BOCC Criminal Justice Committee to gauge public reaction to the potential removal of the name search function from the Parcel and Land Records Information System (POLARIS). GIS posted a survey on the POLARIS website for 30-days to collect public response to the [...]

2010 SPPACE Questionnaire & Responses

REBIC mailed and emailed their 2010 SPPACE Questionnaires on Friday, March 12th.  You can access the questionnaires and responses directly from the REBIC website (www.rebic.com – click the 2010 SPPACE Questionnaire link) or by clicking below: http://www.rebic.com/2010%20SPPACE%20Questionnaire.html Responses will be posted to the website as soon as they’re received so check back from time-to-time to see the updated results. [...]

In Memoriam

Friends, I want to let you know that Louis Rose, Jr., Chairman of NAI Southern Real Estate, peacefully passed away at his home yesterday.  His life is celebrated through the family he loved and the company that benefited from his drive and determination.  Please keep his wife Jocelyn, sons Caldwell and Louis III, daughter Jocelyn and the [...]

NCAR Update on HR3380

Earlier this week, a letter was sent from NC Association of REALTORS® President Mary Edna Williams to Members of Congress from North Carolina requesting their support for solutions to the looming commercial real estate credit crisis. Specifically, H.R. 3380, the “Promoting Lending to America’s Small Businesses Act”, would increase the cap on credit union commercial [...]