Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: Charlotte

🏆 Ranked #1 in Charlotte’s Housing Supply Disparity — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. What if the most important real estate story in Charlotte isn’t about prices or interest rates — but about where new homes are allowed to be built? The data reveals a 2.93x gap in new home permits per capita between Union County (9.5) and Mecklenburg County (3.2). This isn’t a temporary trend — it’s a structural divergence in development policy that’s reshaping where growth happens. Union County is building at a pace that Mecklenburg can’t match — and that imbalance is driving long-term shifts in affordability, infrastructure, and community identity. This is the real story: growth is not just uneven — it’s intentional. New Home Permit Rates per 1,000 Residents (2025) (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 Union County <- this market #2 Gaston County #3 Lincoln County #4 Iredell County #5 Rowan County #6 Cabarrus County #7 Mecklenburg County Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-07-charlotte-permits-county-spread View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC Chair & CEO, ALEX +1 713.591.9902 · [email protected]