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Edsel Charles and MarketGraphics®
EDSEL CHARLES is the founder and Chairman of the Board for MarketGraphics® Research Group, Inc., a new home market research company. After building over $100,000,000 of new single-family homes during the late 70’s and 80’s, Mr. Charles started MarketGraphics® in 1988. The company has grown to be one of the largest new-home research companies of its type in the United States. MarketGraphics® clients include builders, developers, banks, utility companies, Realtors, appraisers and city governments.
Research services are provided in: Virginia; Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN; Southeast Michigan; Indianapolis, IN; Metro Kansas City, KS; Wichita, KS; the St. Louis, MO Region; Knoxville, TN; the Greater Memphis, TN Area; the Greater Nashville, TN Area; the Greater Louisville, KY Area; Winston Salem/Greensboro, NC; North Alabama, AL; Coastal Alabama; Coastal market of Georgia and South Carolina and Omaha/Lincoln, NE. During the course of 2007 the following markets will be included in the MarketGraphics® system; Oklahoma City, OK; Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM; Des Monies, IA; Salt Lake City, UT; Denver, CO; Columbia, MO; Springfield, MO and the Coastal market of South and North Carolina. Additionally, MarketGraphics® has conducted research in the following cities: Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH, Dayton, OH; Palm Springs, CA and Jacksonville, FL.
Currently MarketGraphics® is tracking over 19,500 active new home subdivisions, which includes 404,597 developed lots. Additionally, the MarketGraphics® database includes history on over 32,754 subdivisions.
In addition to being a consultant to 9 of the top 10 builders in the United States, Mr. Charles has received the following awards: a National Marketing Award from Professional Builder Magazine, the Gold National Award for Marketing for the Parade of Homes, the Builder of the Year Award and top development awards.
Mr. Charles is the past president of the Middle Tennessee Home Builders Association and is a Senior Life National Director for The National Association of Home Builders. He speaks for different Home Builders Associations across the United States. Additionally he has spoken for such groups as: City/State Leadership and Planning organizations, the Economic Department for Middle Tennessee State University and other organizations. He has also served as an expert witness for the City of Nashville, TN.
He has been a three year National/Trustee for the National Sales and Marketing Council (N.S.M.C.) and is a Member of the Institute in Residential Marketing (M.I.R.M.), the Graduate Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and has his State of Tennessee Real Estate broker’s license.
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