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.