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Twenty years ago, the Charlotte metropolitan area, which includes eight counties across North and South Carolina, was home to just over 1.9 million...

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Charlotte’s State of Housing — Reading the Market Signals

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Don’t Forget the Middle — Keeping Workforce Housing in Focus

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Did You Know? Charlotte is on Pace to Build 17,000 Apartment Units this Year.

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Charlotte’s multifamily pipeline is surging. Despite a slowdown across much of the country, developers here are pushing forward with aggressive plans.

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Vote for Connection - Linking Transit Investment to Charlotte’s Housing Future

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A new national study by MetroSight economists Daniel Shoag, Ph.D., and Issi Romem, Ph.D., finds that laws covering evictions, resident screening,...

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$300,000 Per Unit: The Rising Cost of Housing Charlotte

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Did You Know? Charlotte delivered over 4,700 new apartment units in just the first quarter of 2025—more than triple the city’s historic...

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Charlotte’s rapid population growth has placed increasing pressure on housing affordability.

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Did you know that nearly 25% of eviction filings stemmed from fraudulent applications according to the NMHC Pulse Survey on Operational Impact of...

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As someone who lives in a suburban community a few hours north of Charlotte, I’ve noticed a dramatic increase in traffic over the past few...

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