Nov. 12, 2021 – UNC Charlotte’s Childress Klein Center for Real Estate to release 2021 Charlotte housing report Wednesday

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UNC Charlotte’s Childress Klein Center for Real Estate to release 2021 Charlotte housing report Wednesday
Research report examines the pandemic’s impact on owner-occupied and rental housing in the Charlotte region over the past year

What: UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business and the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE) will release the “2021 State of Housing in Charlotte Report” during a virtual housing summit at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17.

About: Now in its third year, the “2021 State of Housing Charlotte” research report will provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at the housing market in the Charlotte region. The report, part of a multi-year project led by Belk College real estate faculty, aims to serve as a critical piece of research and starting point for discussion regarding housing policy in the Charlotte region.

The cost of housing in the region increased at an unprecedented rate during the pandemic. This year’s report will provide an overview of what happened in the region during the COVID-19 pandemic, from January 2020 through September 2021.

The report also will:

  • Provide a long-term view of the dynamics of the housing market over the last two decades, from 2000 to 2020.
  • Compare growth in Charlotte vs. growth in eight regional competitor cities in the Carolinas and Virginia: Asheville, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Wilmington in North Carolina; Charleston, Columbia, and Spartanburg in South Carolina; and Richmond, Virginia.

The report, part of a multi-year CKCRE research project first announced in 2019, provides a comprehensive look at owner-occupied, rental and subsidized housing in the eight-county Charlotte region: Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and Union counties in North Carolina, and Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina.

About the Summit: The summit will open with a presentation by Yongqiang Chu, director of CKCRE and Childress Klein Distinguished Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics, with findings from the report and a Q&A moderated by Belk College Dean Jennifer Troyer.

An industry panel discussion and Q&A will follow the presentation with a discussion of topics raised by the report featuring:

  • Kris J. Fountain, vice president of family services, Habitat Charlotte Region
  • David Kennedy, 2021 president, Canopy Realtor® Association and Canopy MLS
  • Todd R. Williams, chief investment officer, Grubb Properties
  • Moderator: Kip Womack, associate professor of real estate, Belk College of Business

Summit Agenda:

  • 1-2:10 p.m.: Presentation on the report and Q&A
  • 2:15-3:15 p.m.: Industry panel discussion

The summit is free and open to the public. Registration is available at realestate.charlotte.edu/stateofhousing.

CKCRE’s State of Housing in Charlotte research is funded by:

  • Canopy Realtor® Association
  • Crosland Southeast
  • Evergreen Strategies
  • INLIVIAN
  • Piedmont Public Policy Institute
  • True Homes Inc.

Media Information: Yongqiang Chu, director of the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate, will be available for media interviews following his presentation. The report will be posted at realestate.charlotte.edu at the start of the summit.

About the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate
The Childress Klein Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte was established in 2005 to further the knowledge of real estate, public policy and urban economics in the professional community through teaching, research and community outreach activities. The center administers the M.S. in Real Estate program, the MBA concentration and certificate programs in real estate finance and development. For more information, visit realestate.charlotte.edu. The center is part of the Belk College of Business. start of the summit.