1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (678+ words) Downtown Raleigh is among the fastest-growing areas in the Triangle, with nearly 7,000 new homes created since 2015, according to the Downtown Raleigh Alliance. But only 274, or less than 4%, of those new homes were owner-occupied, according to the alliance, the downtown booster…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (627+ words) A developer wants to build a new seven-story student apartment complex next to N.C. State University. The problem, some Raleigh residents have pointed out, is that the new apartments would replace existing “naturally occurring” affordable housing. Developer Gilbane is asking the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (913+ words) A popular retirement community in Chapel Hill could offer more housing options for aging adults if a plan to redevelop and expand its campus is approved. Carol Woods, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community, has been buying land around its…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (543+ words) Chapel Hill residents will have a chance to learn more next week about the town’s plans to build a new fire station and replace an aging station next door to it with affordable apartments. Town staff announced movement on the…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (445+ words) Developers could turn a warehouse site on Capital Boulevard just north of downtown Raleigh into thousands of new apartments and town homes if a proposed rezoning goes through. They’re asking the city to OK a rezoning for more than 5,700 housing…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (121+ words) Raleigh News & Observer Firefighters responded to a major blaze Sunday morning at a Durham apartment complex, where at least four people were transported to the hospital and at least one person jumped from the building to escape, WRAL reported. It’s…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (580+ words) For renters who feel like they're pinching pennies amid still-high inflation, here's some good news: Rent affordability is improving, according to new data from Zillow. The real estate platform reported that multi-family rents are expected to remain mostly flat by…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (509+ words) Investigators have not yet determined the cause of a fire that injured six people and displaced 70 residents at a Morrisville apartment complex Monday night, officials said at a news briefing Tuesday afternoon. The fire appears to have begun around 6:15 p.m. Monday…...