Council approved a short-term land loan to help a nonprofit secure West Trade Street parcels that could deliver about 145 affordable apartments in Five Points.

A roughly $9 million Myers Park purchase by Sonic Automotive’s CEO led Mecklenburg County’s January luxury home sales, underscoring continued strength at the top of Charlotte’s market.

Stanley Martin agreed to buy United Homes for about $221 million, offering $1.18 a share and planning to take the South Carolina builder private in Q2. The move follows months of board turmoil at United Homes.

CenterSquare bought the Shoppes at Indian Trail for $11.4M, adding a roughly 33,000‑sf neighborhood retail center to its Charlotte‑area holdings.

Salisbury chose two nonprofits to transform the former Kesler Mill into roughly 150 mixed‑income homes, moving a long‑stalled brownfield toward housing for seniors and working families.

Median asking rents in Gastonia eased from last January, offering modest relief to renters amid mixed snapshots from major trackers.

Arizona-based Alliance Residential is scouting four Charlotte-area parcels as it scales up its Carolinas footprint, adding to recent Broadstone openings in town.

A sketch plan filed this week would add about 411 apartments and townhomes at 10840 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, part of Northwood’s ongoing effort to remake the Ballantyne campus. The proposal would convert an office parcel near Rushmore One into five apartment buildings and seven townhomes.

City Council approved a rezoning that greenlights roughly 390 apartments at 720 E. Morehead, including street‑level retail and an income‑restricted unit set‑aside.

Tepper Sports has leased a Legacy Union retail unit for a street-level ticket office as Bank of America Stadium heads into an $800M renovation. The space will support Panthers, Charlotte FC and other event sales.

Atrium Health filed to rezone a 3.1‑acre Optimist Park parcel at 1111 N. Davidson, a potential site for a neighborhood emergency or medical facility as the system expands.

A University City church is seeking to rezone part of its campus for 65 affordable townhomes, with all units targeted to households at or below 80% of AMI.

RK Investors has filed to rezone about 30 acres near Lake Norman for a 324‑unit mixed‑use community that would include child care and medical space. A public hearing is set for March 2.