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, […]
Read MoreStay safe with apps provided to you by Canopy MLS
Realtor® Safety is an important subject in the ever changing world you work in today. Canopy MLS has partnered with vendors that take safety seriously. Agents can enable and send alerts from the palm of their hand through the Supra, Homesnap and SentriKey apps. Supra Agent Alert Agent Alert is a convenient feature that provides […]
Read MoreStay safe from cybercrime and phishing attacks
By Michele McCaskill VP of Risk Management According to REALTOR® Magazine, scams directly related to the real estate sector rose 1,100 percent from 2015 to 2017. Other reports show that real estate was the second highest industry hit with malware events in the second quarter of 2018. Malware is malicious software created or written to […]
Read MorePresident’s update: Pinch me – is it only midyear at the Association?
By Brenda Hayden, 2019 Association/CarolinaMLS President Completing a new headquarters and new branding might round out a full agenda for many trade organizations in a given year. Not at our Association. Amid our HQ and branding projects, we have charged ahead — continuing, adding and increasing member services; growing our community engagement and significantly expanding […]
Read MoreWe are moving!
We are moving into the new headquarters July 12-15. Here is some important information to help you plan ahead. Realtor® Store The Realtor® Store will close Thursday, July 11 at 4 p.m. and will not re-open until we’re in the new building. Only essential items (lockboxes, brochures and signs) will be available until July 16. CarolinaMLS […]
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