Canopy Uncovered

Hosts David Kennedy, Canopy Realtor® Association president and Lee Allen, president-elect, reflect on the recent Canopy Housing Foundation Community Grants Celebrations in Haywood County, NC and Charlotte, highlighting the $80,750 Realtors® awarded to grassroots nonprofits, that share the Foundation's mission to address unmet housing needs in the community.

Join David and Lee with guests Brian Cagle and Sally Myrick, two dedicated Realtor® volunteers, as they explore the community grants program, examine how grants are awarded, their impact on our community and how volunteering is a personal story.

In the latest Association podcast, Canopy Realtor® Association President David Kennedy and President-Elect Lee Allen along with their guest, Peter Gallo, Canopy MLS Board of Director and owner/chief appraiser with HomeSight Appraisal, take a long look at appraisals and how they impact the transaction, especially in the current real estate climate of frequent price increases and fast pace of sales.

In this episode of the Inside the Canopy Files, Canopy Realtor® Association President David Kennedy and President-elect Lee Allen open the files on What's Driving this Hot Housing Market. Join them and guest, Debbie Williams, Canopy MLS Board of Director and EVP of Beverly-Hanks & Associates – Downtown Asheville, as they take a look at current conditions driving the national housing market and drill down to the outlook ahead for both the Charlotte and Asheville region.

With the recent high-stakes vote by Charlotte City Council members ultimately, adopting the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan behind, Inside the Canopy Files hosts David Kennedy and Lee Allen, sit down with guest Alan Banks, President/CEO of Evans Coghill Homes and chair of the Real Estate & Building Industry Coalition (REBIC), to continue the conversation about what the vote means and how the plan impacts affordability, growth and economic development of Charlotte.

The "Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan" is slated to be voted on by City Council June 21 and will determine and influence how Charlotte grows over the next 20 years. Charlotte is one of the nation's fastest growing cities and we need to get this plan right. We want it right because we need to ensure access to quality housing that is affordable to residents calling the Queen city home. David and Lee along with guest Peter Kelly, member of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Zoning Committee and co-founder of Equitable Charlotte, take a deep dive into the plan on how Charlotte can get it right.