Apex was recently named to the No. 9 spot on Money Magazine’s list of the top 50 American small towns in which to live. Apex was the only town in North Carolina to make the list! According to numbers from the town, the town’s population is expected to nearly double to 40,000 by 2014, and […]
Triangle home sales surged 39 percent in July compared with a year ago. Home prices are gradually rising while the inventory of homes for sale remains at near-historically low levels. There were just 7,766 homes on the market in Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties at the end of the month. The areas inventory levels are […]
Triangle home sales showed no signs of slowing in July according to the Triangle Multiple Listing Service database. Both the pace and the price of home sales in the Triangle market has continued to rise. Sales were up 34% in July when compared to July 2012. The median sale price was $202, 559, which is […]
As we know, the market has quickly changed to one where inventory is tight, and urgency for buyers is high. Multiple offers are becoming more and more common as homebuyers are eager to take advantage of mortgage rates before they creep higher. Here are some excellent tips for both buyers and sellers as they approach […]
This is a great post via Coldwell Banker Blue Matter about one of the top ways to see a return on your remodeling investment: adding an attic bedroom. Check out these easy tips below, and check out our favorite attic rooms from our Pinterest page. Via Coldwell Banker Blue Matter: Seeking ways to boost your […]
On August 19th Wake Med will open the Wake Med Garner Healthplex, its 7th full-service, 24/7 emergency department in Garner. The 50,000 square foot facility will provide around the clock emergency health and laboratory services. It will also be home to several in-house physician’s offices including: Wake Specialty Physicians-Garner Primary Care, Wake Specialty Physicians-ENT, […]
Fairly “inspirational” news about Raleigh: it’s one of the country’s most “aspirational cities”, according to The Daily Beast. According to the popular website, an “aspirational city” has such qualities as a vibrant economy and appealing quality of life and demographic trends. Half of the ranking was determined by the city’s economic indicators, 1/4 based on […]
All the single ladies, all the single ladies! Raleigh and Durham have both been recognized for being among the nation’s top cities for single, successful women. According to research done by Redfin, Durham ranks as the #14 city in the nation and Raleigh is #16 for well-paid, highly educated single women. The rankings looked at […]
The last Tax-Free Weekend is this weekend in NC, and it is an excellent time to get some of your back-to-school shopping done-even some of your big-ticket items like computers! We found this AWESOME guide to getting the most out of Tax-Free Weekend on WRAL’s website, which you can see below for some excellent tips […]
The S&P|Case-Shiller home price index was up 12.2% over the previous year, which represents the biggest year-over-year jump in prices since March 2006. All 20 of the markets monitored in the index had higher prices than they did in April. Prices have increased every month since June 2012 and each month the increase has been […]
