Housing Market

The season is ripe for outdoor dramas in North Carolina. Out east, there is “The Lost Colony" and out west in Cherokee is “Unto These Hills.” Leoneda Inge talks with Matthew Climbingbear, a 5th generation performer in Unto These Hills. Plus, a real estate update from News & Observer reporter Chantal Allam.

Residential values in Wake County grew by more than 50% during the last revaluation, which wrapped up in 2024. Wake added almost $92 billion to its tax base in the previous four years, as it remains one of the fastest-growing urban counties in the nation.

The Durham Community Land Trustees has received a grant from UnidosUS to fund Durham Latino homeownership programs.

When the house where the iconic 1988 baseball movie "Bull Durham" was filmed went on the market, it attracted a lot more fans than buyers.

In Bertie County, a newly built housing complex intended for teachers will open this summer.

Dozens of residents voiced opinions on the impact of short-term rentals on affordable housing availability.

Figures show visitor spending on second homes in Asheville doubled from 2009 to 2017, from $44.6 million to $90.4 million.

In 2021 and 2022, the council eased restrictions on building duplexes, townhouses and accessory dwelling units — also known as garage apartments or granny flats.

New and redeveloped affordable housing units are beginning to come available in Durham, part of a $95 million housing bond passed three years ago.

Home prices rose nearly 20% last year, in large part because the U.S. is several million homes short of demand. Builders say the pandemic is partly to blame, but the problem goes deeper than that.