In the News
Here’s how the Charlotte Urban Institute + Regional Data Trust shows up in local and national news.
Have a media request? Email Asha Ellison, director of research translation and engagement, at Asha.Ellison@charlotte.edu.
2025
- Oct. 7 – “Corporate landlords grow Charlotte market share by 65% amid housing crisis,” [VIDEO] Walker Lawson (WCNC)
- Oct. 6 – “Amid Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis, corporate landlords grow single-family home market share,” Walker Lawson (WCNC)
- Oct. 1 – “Study reveals corporate landlords’ growing footprint in Charlotte,” Nick de la Canal (WFAE)
- Sept. 26 – “Mecklenburg sees 65% growth rate in homes owned by corporate landlords, study finds,” Desiree Mathurin (The Charlotte Observer)
- Sept. 26 – “Rise of corporate homeownership impacts low-income communities, UNC Charlotte study shows,” Bonnie Zhang (WCNC)
- Sept. 12 – “Charlotte area’s population growth remakes small towns,” Laura Williams-Tracy (Charlotte Business Journal)
- Sept. 12 – “Charlotte demographics shift in population boom,” Laura Williams-Tracy (Charlotte Business Journal)
- Sept. 3 – “‘It’s not fair’: Residents push back on longstanding narrative around Beatties Ford Road,” Elvis Menayese (WFAE)
- Aug. 29 – “‘It’s safe’: Residents, advocates, business owners push back on Beatties Ford narrative,” Elvis Menayese (WFAE)
- June 5 – “Analyzing News and Information Landscapes from the Ground Up,” Sarah Stonbely (Columbia Journalism Review)
- May 15 – “Life inside the Charlotte region’s most densely populated neighborhoods,” Desiree Mathurin, John Marks, and Gavin Off (The Charlotte Observer)
- May 4 – “How Charlotte’s Booming Latino Population Is Changing The City’s Food Scene,” Taylor Bowler (Charlotte Magazine)
2024
- Dec. 2 – “Feeling slighted, residents north of uptown wonder why they won’t have a Red Line stop,” Gavin Off, Mary Ramsey (The Herald)
- Oct. 9 – “A boost for minority business in Charlotte,” Eleana Teran (Capital Analytics Associates)
- Aug. 15 – “Feeding the future of West Boulevard,” Asha Ellison (Inside UNC Charlotte)
- July 16 – “Biden plan to cap yearly rent increase, potentially limiting ‘corporate landlords’,” Mary Calkins (WBTV)
- July 15 – “Charlotte Traffic: 5 Secrets of the Anti-Grid,” Greg Lacour (Charlotte Magazine)
- June 17 – “What’s the story behind this 800-year-old tree in Brunswick County?,” Jamey Cross (Wilmington StarNews)
- May 14 – “Many pointing the finger at corporate landlords over lack of affordable housing options,” Jesse Pierre (WCNC)
- Mar. 28 – “Former housing official expresses concern about corporate landlords,” Jennifer Roberts (Spectrum Local News)
- Mar. 20 – “Lake Norman area homes aren’t affordable for most. How do officials plan to change that?,” Evan Moore (The Charlotte Observer)
- Feb. 24 – “Data Driven,” Michael J. Solender (UNC Charlotte Magazine)
2023
- Nov. 16 – “Charlotte’s ‘violence interrupters’ expands into West Boulevard corridor,” Elvis Menayese (WFAE)
- Nov. 15 – “More people are staying put around Charlotte, tightening the housing market,” Nick de la Canal (WFAE)
- Nov. 8 – “Charlotte’s racial wealth gap is wide. Approaches to narrow it are varied,” Lisa Warf (WFAE)
- Nov. 1 – “Corporate landlords expand home affordability inequity,” Herbert L. White (The Charlotte Post)
- Sept. 26 – “Charlotte nonprofit awarded $2 million for affordable housing,” Destiniee Jaram (QCity Metro)
- Sept. 11 – “Charlotte City Council votes to spend $5 million on design work for blocked Red Line,” Steve Harrison (WFAE)
- July 5 – “Atrium Health, Goodwill among Charlotte groups trying to solve ‘benefits cliff’ issue,” Erik Spanberg (Charlotte Business Journal)
- June 30 – “‘They’re not coming’: Grocery stores abound, but Charlotte food deserts still prevalent,” Catherine Muccigrosso, Gavin Off (The Charlotte Observer)
- June 27 – “UNC Charlotte Urban Institute shares ‘Alternatives to Violence Evaluation: Year One’ report,” Erica Lunsford (WBTV)
- June 26- “Charlotte City Council expected to expand youth-advocate programs,” Faith Alford (WBTV)
- June 22 – “Program offers alternative in wake of Beatties Ford mass shooting,” Robin Kanady (Queen City News)
- June 15 – “Home demolitions in these fast-changing Charlotte neighborhoods impact how growth evolves,” Gordon Rago, Gavin Off (The Charlotte Observer)
- June 11 – “Huntersville faces growing challenges with development proposals like Lagoona Bay, Birkdale Village,” (Charlotte Business Journal)
- June 1 – “7 days, 1,000 shootings: From heartache to healing to hope,” Nate Morabito (WCNC)
- May 25 – “Mecklenburg County home ownership dip among largest in US. Here’s what we know.” Gavin Off, Adam Bell, Tyler Dukes (The Charlotte Observer)
- May 18 – “Alternative To Violence program gets positive review in new study,” Richard DeVayne (WCNC)
- May 17 – “Charlotte’s ‘violence interrupters’ show promise, study finds,” Lisa Worf (WFAE)
- May 9 – “Charlotte is becoming friendlier for pedestrians but nationally ranks low in walkability,” Sam Carnes, Queens University News Service (The Charlotte Observer)
- May 3 – “UNC Charlotte study sheds light on Charlotte’s struggle with corporate landlords,”Julia Kauffman (WCNC)
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