2026 – The Year of Efficiency. Another year, another set of budgeting for planning. Asset plans, strategic plans, land use plans, transportation plans, and the list goes on.
How much redundancy is built into data collection and research? We have a tool for that. The Prosperity Builder Scorecard™ collects 90 data points in 12 categories that you can use as the foundation for any plan. Now that’s efficient!
For more information on how the Scorecard works and details on each category, send a note to: info@roseassociates.com and be sure to put SCORECARD in the subject line!
FEATURED ARTICLE
Site Selectors Survey
The 2026 Site Selectors Survey is out from Site Selection Magazine. The Carolinas once again made the top of the lists in many categories. When asked to pick the best 3 states for manufacturing, Texas, North Carolina & South Carolina were named in that order. When it comes to best locations for corporate headquarters, Nashville, Atlanta and Charlotte were the top three. And when it comes to workforce development, North Carolina scored the highest. However, the survey also indicated that the top concerns around workforce development going into the new year include labor shortages and affordable housing – both issues that are top of mind in the Carolinas.
PROBLEM? SOLVED.
Many commercial real estate loans are coming due in 2026. According to CRE Daily, approximately $163 billion of loans are maturing in the U.S. Often the challenge is making the numbers work when the loan maturing was at 3.5-4% and new loan offers are 6.5-7%. Asset Business Plans are critical to maintaining or improving return on investment. In 2024 we assisted a private investment company to restructure their 10,000 SF office building. With four private suites of varying sizes, and an existing Owners Association, we were able to hire an attorney to expand the association from two to five units, quickly sell off two units, pay off the loan and allow them to walk away with cash and a unit for one of their operating companies to occupy without any additional debt. As we enter the New Year, watch what the Fed does with interest rates which will move the needle on debt restructuring.
Is the Carolina Mill Worth Saving?
Reinventing Carolina Mills
The history of textile mills in North and South Carolina is deeply intertwined with the economic and social development of many communities in our region. Thanks to the continuation of opportunity zones and historic tax credits in the Carolinas, together with the love of history and stories around many of these mills, many are being revitalized and reinvented. We compiled a coffee table book which highlights ten of these mills across the Carolinas.
Check out and if interested order your bound hardcopy today ($39.00 + shipping): Carolina Mills by Kathleen Rose – Flipsnack
NEWS & EVENTS
Charlotte Regional Commercial Board of Realtors (CRCBR) launches the Market Momentum Report!
We are pleased to partner with CRCBR and Moody’s/Site Index to develop this quarterly report: Market Momentum.
We have teamed up with award winning Lancer Films, creating videos that highlight our client communities. With the results of the Prosperity Builder Scorecard, we will curate a promotional video that highlights each of the unique features of your community. See a sample version here that we did for our hometown of Davidson, NC: Prosperity Builder Scorecard 2024.
WHERE IN THE CAROLINAS ARE WE?
Whether real estate or economic development related, Rose Associates continued work with communities across the Carolinas kept us busy through 4Q and well into 1Q2026. Here are some of the places we have been focused on:
- Charlotte & Lake Norman Region
- Mebane/Alamance County
- Sanford/Lee County
- Rolesville/Wake County
- Pittsboro/Chatham County
- Lillington/Harnett County
- Pender County
- New Hanover County
How Can We Help?
Land use, real estate or economic development dilemma?
Rose Associates is a real estate and economic development advisory firm that helps local governments, non-profits, private investors, and real estate developers analyze markets, and build strategies for stability, growth, and prosperity. Our 30+ years of experience in both urban and rural communities throughout the Carolinas and Southeast will guide you on a path toward success.
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With 35 years of experience and expertise in real estate and economic development, we can help make decisions that will expand your fiscal performance and get closer to your vision. Need help with implementation? We provide fractional services for your real estate and/or economic development department to fill the gap until you hire new staff. Reach out to Kathleen at krose@roseassociates.com if you want to know more and put “Help” in the subject line.
