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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