Inside The Canopy Files

Lee Allen, host of Inside the Canopy Files, goes inside neighborhoods around the region, talking with agents on the ground helping to rehab properties, making homes safer and sustainable. Join Lee as he talks with agents about why they volunteer for Realtors® Care Day and the importance of giving back in order to improve our communities, one home at time.

Since most real estate agents and brokers receive income in the form of commissions from sales transactions, we're generally not considered an employee under federal tax guidelines, but rather a self-employed sole proprietor. And this self-employed status allows us to deduct many of the expenses we incur in our real estate sales or property management activities. Careful record keeping and knowing...

Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO of Canopy Realtor® Association and Theresa Salmen, Executive Vice President of the Charlotte Regional Commercial Board of REALTORS® discuss their paths to leadership with Lee Allen, 2022 Canopy President and host of Inside the Canopy Files. Listen in as Theresa, who leads the state's largest and most active commercial real estate association, and Anne Marie, CEO of the 16...

Charlotte is one of the fastest growing cities in the country! How the Queen City manages that growth will determine how Charlotteans continue to live, work and play. If you own property in the City of Charlotte, you don't want to miss this edition of Inside the Canopy Files! Join Canopy Realtor® Association president Lee Allen along with guests, Brenda Hayden, 2022 Chair of the Real Estate and Bu...

New Canopy President for 2022 and host of the Inside the Canopy Files Podcast Lee Allen kicks off the new year by speaking with Steve Byrd, Chief Information Officer and Bryan Perkins, Broker Relations Manager about how Canopy is making the latest technology available to benefit Realtors®. The three discuss MLS platforms, predictive analytics, social media marketing, drones and the use of video co...

Incoming President Lee Allen unpacks David Kennedy's year as president. Starting with how foot surgery led him to Charlotte then onto a successful career in real estate and ultimately as President of Canopy.  David shares his thoughts on leadership, the importance of service and what his interviews with past presidents and industry leaders meant to him in his efforts to keep Canopy's 100-year hist...

Productivity in real estate is rarely an accident. It takes a commitment to intelligent planning and focused effort. Just a few minutes with this episode can turn wishes into goals as our hosts David Kennedy and Lee Allen discuss how they wrap up the year , inventory their success, and plan for the future.

UNC Charlotte's Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE) just released its third annual State of Housing in Charlotte Report, which was presented by Dr. Yongqiang Chu, Director of the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE).  Inside the Canopy Files podcast hosts David Kennedy and Lee Allen join Dr. Chu, and take a deeper look at the implications of the report, which included a compre...

In 2017, Canopy MLS implemented the "Coming Soon / No Show" status providing a great way to build anticipation for homes that will soon become active listings. The status comes with a strict set of rules regarding when properties can be shown, and our hosts explore how the market's lack of inventory and rapid pace of sales impacts its usage. Hosts David Kennedy and Lee Allen talk to Melanie Coyne...

The initial draft of the Charlotte Planning Department's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) looks to revise and consolidate the city's development rules. As the UDO aspires to meet our community's vision of equitable growth, our hosts dive into where the real estate development industry can implement the plan as well as where uncertainty remains.  

Hosts David Kennedy and Lee Allen talk with Realtor® volunteer Joan Goode, who helped to start the Strides to Shelter 5K Walk/Run, as a way to have Realtors® and the public join forces in helping the local homeless population. Also joining the podcast is Debbie O'Handley representing this year's beneficiary, Hope House Foundation, a nonprofit providing transitional housing and supportive services...

Our hosts David Kennedy, president Canopy Realtor® Association/Canopy MLS and Lee Allen, president-elect take an in depth look at Canopy Housing Foundation's long running, highly collaborative signature community event, Realtors® Care Day. The community-wide home repair project that assists homeowners with exterior repairs and safety modifications for those in need, is an all-hands on deck event t...

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  Bria...

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 dri...

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 "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...