In local news:
Despite possible signs of cooling in the housing market, Charlotte remains a hot spot for home-flippers, according to Realtor.com. Per the site's report on the nation's best cities for flippers, the Queen City ranks No. 2, trailing only its perennial rival — Raleigh.
Realtor.com's researchers looked at home sales in the 200 largest metropolitan areas for July, August, and September 2018 and compared them with the same period a year prior. It defined a home flip as any type of home…