Click Here for the National Association of Realtors 2008 Profile of Charlotte's Home Buyers & Sellers.

This extensive report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) provides detailed market statistics for the Charlotte, NC real estate market, as well as national statistics, trends and demographics.

Monthly reports by NAR  can be found on: 

www.realtor.org/research  

Click Here for the 2009 Housing Report by Wells Fargo Securities.

This special commentary by Senior Economist, Mark Vitner, and Economist, Adam York, shows a modest improvement in national home sales and mortgage lending, with a continued decrease in average home sale prices.  All of the Wells Fargo / Wachovia Economic Reports can be found on: http://www.wachovia.com/economics

Click here to see The Frugal Future report by Merrill Lynch. 

This 76 slide presentation by Merrill Lynch Economist, David Rosenburg, tells the story of the U.S. economic meltdown and credit crisis using pertinent statistics and charts.  The report also outlines U.S. employment trends, and where our markets are headed with business globalization.

Click here to see Video commentary from David Rosenburg.

Click Here to see "Financial Regulatory Reform" by John Allison IV.

This address by BB&T Chairman of the Board, John Allison IV, reviews the current state of the U.S. economy, the interventionist government policies that brought us to where we are today, and what this means for the future of capitalism.

Click Here to see "A Government Failure, Not a Market Failure".

This Wall Street Journal article by John Makin reviews how the U.S. housing bubble was a rational response to a set of distortions in the free market.

Click Here to see "The New American Dream:  Renting".

This Wall Street Journal article by Thomas Sugrue claims it is time to accept that home ownership is not a realistic goal for many people.

Click Here to see the UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast Report.

This economic forecast is an overview of North Carolina's growth rates and unemployment rates for each job sector.

Click here to see "How Did Economists Get it So Wrong?".

This New York Times article by Paul Krugman reviews how our leaders failed to see the current U.S. economic crisis coming.

Click Here to see "Where Are the Luxury Buyers?" by Inman News.

This article by Steve Bergsman of Inman News reviews the huge spike in high end home inventory across the U.S., coupled with decreased number of high-end home sales.

Click here for information on ordering "The Housing Boom and Bust".

This new book by renowned Economist, Thomas Sowell, recounts the series of decisions by many people over a period of years that led to the sudden collapse of the U.S. housing market.

Click Here to see an example of listing reports from Cyberhomes.

These detailed reports generate comparable market analysis data on any active listing in the United States, as well as appreciation statistics, home value, demographic profiles, employment information, cost of living and quality of life for each listing on the market.

Click Here to see Jeff Adams' candidate picks for the Mecklenburg County Board of Education.

Mecklenburg County's Board of education election occurs on Nov. 3, 2009. 

All board of education candidates can be reviewed on:

http://www.meckboe.org/Candidates.aspx

Click here to see Moody's Economy.com outlook for Charlotte, NC.