By John Kindbom, 2020 Association/Canopy MLS President “Being in the Room” is the 2020 theme at Canopy Realtor® Association and Canopy MLS. Approximately 375 of you heard about this at our Installation Luncheon on Jan. 10 at the Crowne Plaza Charlotte. It was a great event. We installed our 2020 officers and board members for […]
Read More2019: What a Ride It’s Been!
By Brenda Hayden, 2019 Association/Canopy MLS President 2019 has been an amazing year at the Association. I’m not sure in our nearly 100-year history (we will hit the century mark in 2021!) that we’ve expanded our profile in the community, our member services and facilities and our geographic footprint as much as we have in […]
Read MoreFast Facts on CMS
175 schools: 94 elementary schools, 46 middle schools, 32 high schools, 3 alternative schools 148,299 students: from 183 countries, 197 languages and dialects. Racial breakdown: 38.1% African American, 28% White, 24.1% Hispanic 6.6% Asian, 2.5% Multiracial, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander 19,163 employees 85.4% graduation rate district wide 3,472 scholarships (2018-19 school year) $151.4 […]
Read MoreCMS Resources for Realtors®
CMS Superintendent Earnest Winston, speaking at the Dec. 10 Hot Topic and in a separate interview, noted resources Realtors® and their clients can turn to for information on CMS. He recommended the following options: CMS Website wearecms.com Ombudsmen’s Office 980-343-0055 ombudsman@cms.k12.nc.us Jerri Haigler Ombudsman Resolution Specialist Focus: Center City 2, Northwest and Southwest Learning communities […]
Read MoreHow Winston Got to Charlotte
CMS Superintendent Earnest Winston and his wife, Denise, sort of stumbled on Charlotte in the early 2000s when they read about the city in a magazine. On their honeymoon with a layover at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, they saw the article and thought they’d check out more on the city. Later, they saw an article […]
Read MoreMeet Earnest Winston, CMS Superintendent
By Susan Shackelford Sidebars: How Winston Got to Charlotte, Fast Facts on CMS, CMS Resources for Realtors® The first thing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) Superintendent Earnest Winston did at a Hot Topic session with the Canopy Realtor® Association was to acknowledge a lot of people — ones he knew, or knew of, in the audience; two […]
Read MoreUniversity City: Transitioning to a New Take on Suburbia
By Susan Shackelford In University City, plans are underway for a makeover that’s somewhere between a few tweaks and a reset. The suburban northeast area of Charlotte is transitioning from an auto-centric environment to one connected by light rail, centers of interest and walkability. “We are trying to deliver the original suburban concept in the […]
Read MoreCanopy Housing Foundation: “Helping people find their way home”
By Brenda Hayden, 2019 Association/Canopy MLS President At our “Opening Hearts, Opening Doors” grants luncheon, featured speaker Kathy Izard said this about our Canopy Housing Opportunity Foundation: “I love how this foundation is helping people find their way home.” I do, too. The comment from Kathy means a lot. She played a big role in […]
Read MoreBusiness Alliance CEO: “New organization, new day”
By Susan Shackleford Janet LaBar, president and CEO of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, stopped by the Association’s new headquarters recently to share the Alliance’s view of economic development, including diversity and inclusion. LaBar, who came to Charlotte in late April from a similar economic development organization in Portland, Ore., is the first CEO of […]
Read MoreShould buyer’s agents take the keys to closing?
By Michele McCaskill VP of Risk Management The question of whether or not a buyer’s agent should remove keys from a lockbox and take them to closing is one that continues to be asked. And while there are many different viewpoints on the issue, the Association/Canopy MLS had no specific written “rule” on the topic, […]
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