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 all over the United States.

MarketGraphics currently gathers housing, employment, and economic data in 21 states with audits encompassing approximately 13.5% of all the housing starts in the nation, 25,000 subdivisions, and 2,400,000 homes and lots. In addition to being a consultant to 7 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 a 21 year member of the National Association of Home Builders Board of Directors as a Senior Life National Director, also a past National Trustee for the Elite Sales & Marketing Council of NAHB (called the Institute of Residential Marketing). He also speaks for different Home Builders Associations across the United States. Additionally he has spoken for such groups as: the National Association of Home Builders Conference, the TMA Mid-America Regional Conference, 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 and other court cases. Besides a three year National/Trustee for the National Sales and Marketing Council (N.S.M.C) he is a Member of the Institute of Residential Marketing (M.I.R.M.), the Graduate Realtor Institute (G.R.I.), and has his State of Tennessee Real Estate broker’s license. He is also the originator of Belshire Homes, Inc. and the Land Management Group, Inc.

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