Andrew Kiger Joins Dana Radar Golf School Teaching Staff

Ballantyne, NC – Andrew Kiger, PGA Class A Professional, has joined the teaching staff of Dana Rader Golf School.

Andrew Kiger is a class “A” member of the PGA of America and was the Director of Instruction at Riverwood and Hedingham Golf Clubs near Raleigh, NC where he directed golf schools, [...]

Tax Reval – How Will New Tax Values Be Assessed?

Ballantyne, NC – Ballantyne Hotel was the site of a flurry of activity. An over flow crowd was in attendance for the January 27th property revaluation meeting. Ballantyne Breakfast Club was the host for the discussion and drew the largest attendance thus far for this series of public sessions taking place county [...]

City Email Databases Considered Public Information

The Charlotte Observer recently made a request to the City of Charlotte for a copy of it’s email database. As Ballantyne Scoop reported on Twitter back in December the email list is considered to be part of “public information” and therefore can be turned over to whomever requests it. Including companies interested in [...]

How Will Personal Property Values Change In 2011?

How will personal property values change in 2011? The breakfast meeting on December 31, 2010 started with the talk of the city council meetings. The council talked about canceling their January 3rd, 2011 meeting due to the small agenda. The 2011 Housing Revaluation is the only topic on the agenda. Garrett Alexander is [...]

Who Is Getting The Six Digit Salaries?

Ballantyne, NC – Who is getting the large salaries in Charlotte? This Monday night is ‘dinner meeting night’ for the city council. A few of the topics are: Gang Of One, Hall Of Fame and a closed session on economic development. The breakfast meeting on December 10th opened with items being discussed by [...]

Affordable Housing and Grameen Bank on City Council Agenda

Ballantyne, NC – Where will affordable housing be built? The November 19th breakfast meeting opened with talk of the upcoming city ‘dinner’ meeting agenda. Larry Huelsman, Tim Newman and others from the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority(C.R.V.A.) will be presenting to the city council this coming Monday night. The city is expecting a [...]

CMS and Zoning Updates for South Charlotte

Ballantyne, NC – The November 12th breakfast meeting opened with talk of the upcoming dinner zoning meeting for the city council. This zoning meeting is a short meeting. Childress/ Klein constructed a building in the South Park Mall Area in 1953. This building is now being remodeled by the city. Piedmont Town Center [...]

Understanding the New NC Real Estate Process

Charlotte, NC – Effective January 1, 2011, the contract used to buy and sell houses in North Carolina will be changing. While a lot of contract changes are legalisms, this particular change is going to change the process buyers and sellers experience, so I thought it might be helpful to explain it.

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2010 Election Re-Cap

Ballantyne, NC – What surprises occurred in this weeks election? The election was the subject of the November 5th breakfast meeting. Councilman Warren Cooksey was happy to help with Representative Bill Brawley’s campaign on election day. One polling judge was upset with the layout of the ‘Meck G.O.P’ voter guide. Michael Dickerson is [...]

Deciphering the Foreclosure Headlines

Ballantyne, NC – The past week has presented us with a constant stream of headlines about foreclosure moratoriums. I thought it might be helpful to discuss this topic and what it might mean to you in this week’s article. There are many unknowns right now, and I don’t have all the answers, but [...]

Ballantyne Village Welcomes New Tenants

Ballantyne, NC – Ballantyne Village, a boutique shopping center located in South Charlotte, is pleased to welcome four new office Tenants; The Cunnane Group, Inc., Edward Jones Investments, Caliber Commercial Brokerage, LLC, and Billion Flex USA, Inc..

These newcomers chose South Charlotte, and specifically Ballantyne, as the optimal location for their [...]

7th Annual Knotts Cup at Ballantyne Corporate Park

Ballantyne, NC – The Bissell Companies held its 7th Annual Knotts Cup putting contest on Knotts Green in Ballantyne Corporate Park on Wednesday, September 22. Nearly 30 contestants from the tenants in the Chandler, Simmons and Hixon office buildings competed in the nine hole putting contest hosted by The Bissell Companies. More [...]

Bissell Adds Office Space in Ballantyne

Ballantyne, NC – Bissell Development announces the construction of the Calhoun Building, a new speculative 140,000 square foot office building in Ballantyne Corporate Park and one of only a handful of speculative office projects under construction in the country. Named in honor of community leader Andy C. Calhoun, the Class A building [...]

It’s a Buyer’s Market in Ballantyne, But Not a Bargain Basement!

Ballantyne, NC – While the spring and summer are traditionally the busy months for home buyers, there is usually a second wave in September and October as buyers make the final push before we enter the holiday season and all of the busy events that go along with it.

Although demand is still [...]

Ballantyne Real Estate Market – Are Foreclosures Hurting Your Home’s Value?

Ballantyne, NC – Ballantyne Scoop would like to welcome their newest contributing partner Josie Mazzaferro. Josie is a licensed Realtor® with Allen Tate’s Ballantyne office. She lives in the Touchstone neighborhood and loves walking on the Four Mile Creek Greenway with her little black poodle, Pepe le Piu, and her beagle/basset hound mix, [...]