Existing home sales reached their highest levels in three years in November, according to reports from the National Association of Realtors on Thursday. Additionally, the inventory of homes for sale continued to shrink to a 4.8-month supply, which is the lowest level in more than seven years. A six-month supply is typically considered, by the […]

In the wake of the holiday madness you may be on the lookout for a good family-friendly activity to keep everyone occupied (and out of the house)! The HighSchool OT.com Holiday Invitational Tournament has been a post-Christmas mainstay in Raleigh since 1972, when it began as an 8-team boys basketball tournament featuring high schools from […]

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Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston has partnered with Crabtree Valley Mall to offer filming of holiday cheer videos to send to friends and family, a service that will be free to mall patrons. Record a message of cheer, sing your favorite holiday song, or send your love to friends and family AND get some […]

The number of Americans filing for unemployment fell for the fourth straight week; the Labor Department reported that weekly applications fell 29,000 last week to 343,000. That is the lowest number in two months, and the second lowest total in 2012. The numbers spiked in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but have now returned to […]

Triangle area home sales were up nearly 25% year-over-year in November. The median sales price for the region was up 6.2% to $197,574 compared to $186,000 for the same month in the previous year. There were also at least four homes in Wake, Durham, and Orange counties that sold at a price in excess of […]

The North Carolina Boys Choir, Chamber Choir, Training Choir, and Girls Choir will present their annual Christmas Concert at Duke Chapel on Monday, December 17th at 7:30 PM. The North Carolina Boys Choir has been recognized across the country and around the world as one of the premier Boy Choirs since its inception as The […]

Jobs numbers released this morning far exceeded forecasts, with the U.S. economy generating 146,000 jobs in November. This lowered the jobless rate to 7.7%, a four year low. Economists had expected the unemployment numbers to surge on the heels of Superstorm Sandy and the continuing inability of Washington to come to an agreement about the […]

The number of people filing for unemployment has returned to pre-Superstorm Sandy levels; the storm had caused a temporary spike in jobless claims last month due to the massive destruction and disruption caused by Sandy. The storm is likely to depress numbers for November as well, but weekly applications have returned to levels consistent with […]

Here’s some trivia you may not know about our beautiful state: North Carolina is the second largest Christmas tree supplier in the country! That’s right folks, a bulk of the Christmas trees being adorned this month have their roots (ha) in North Carolina. There are over 1,600 growers producing an estimated 50 million Fraser Fir […]