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The current number of 67 people moving into our neighborhoods every day is expected to go up in the coming months.

Here’s the theory:

Based on SmartAsset’s calculation, if you live in New York right now, and are making about $75,000 to $80,000 a year, you would only need to make about $60,000 in Raleigh to have the same standard of living. Obviously, you need to make a little more if you want to buy a house and have some saved money to put a down payment on a house, but you get the point. That gap has widened. Not only that, but Wake’s median income has risen to $80,000, buoyed by companies such as Fidelity, Credit Suisse, IHS Markit, Red Hat/IBM and others. Population dens...

We hope you’re doing well! We just wanted to check in and let you know that now is a great time to buy or sell a home. Interest rates are low and homes are closing fast. If you or someone you know is interested in making a move, let us know.

In the meantime, find out what you should know about Mortgage Insurance, how to make your yard safe for pets and some awesome local events to check out this month!

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If you're ready to get outside and get your hands dirty now that winter is over, there is nothing more rewarding than planting flowers. Planting some annuals that will give a pop of color to your yard is a great way to celebrate the spring. Here is our spring planting guide to give you a few ideas to kick-start your new spring flower bed.

Pansies

Pansies, or violas, are a great way to add color quickly to your garden. They come in a variety of shades of purple or yellow and can match any outdoor decor. They provide ground cover, generally not growing taller than a few inches, and prefer sun over shade as well as soil that drains well. You can plant them directly in the ground or in containers....

By Caleb Harshberger – Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal

Raleigh builder maps 338 homes, hotel, commercial space for Wake town

A Triangle builder with a number of projects in the Triangle is looking to bring hundreds of new homes plus commercial space and a new hotel to Knightdale.

A Raleigh developer has plans for massive mixed-use project in Knightdale calling for hundreds of new homes, commercial mixed-use space and a hotel.

Earlier this year, Raleigh developer Shenandoah Homes filed its master plan for the Legacy Oaks Mixed-use, with plans featuring nearly 53,000 square feet of office and retail space, a 110-room Holiday Inn Express hotel, and 338 new homes across a disjointed p...

Many home sellers have considered skipping the real estate agent to save on closing costs, but very few have actually succeeded in seeing those savings. There’s a good reason: the average homeowner doesn’t have the rigorous training and real estate knowledge that a licensed agent does.

But just what makes For Sale By Owner (FSBO) such a bad idea? From incessant inconveniences to costly paperwork mistakes, here are a few of the horror stories that FSBO sellers inevitably encounter.

The Daunting Task of Marketing Your Home

It takes more than a “For Sale” sign in your front yard to make buyers notice your home. According to the National Association of Realtors, 95% of b...

From personalizing your living spaces to turning a profit when you sell, there are dozens of reasons why first-time home buyers can’t wait to find a home and make it their own. Though there are plenty of benefits of owning a home, here are the six benefits that stand out from the rest.

All right, maybe we can’t say Raleigh is “better” than Charlotte—they’re just different. But there are definitely some reasons relocators choose one over the other. To help you out, we’ll take a look at some of the cities’ major differences and why Raleigh might be the better choice for you.

Raleigh vs. Charlotte: Major Differences

Business and Industry

A major reason for relocation is often career-related. You may know that Raleigh is home to the Research Triangle Park, a highly tech-based research campus that’s home to major international businesses like IBM, RTI International, Cisco, raleigh vs. charlotte employment differencesGlaxoSmithKlin...

Email scams are as old as, well, email, but as the years go by, these scams have become more and more sophisticated. Recently, several home buyers have fallen victim to specially targeted email scams that attempt to rob them of their closing costs — sometimes up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

These types of scams are devastating both financially and emotionally, especially when your home is involved. But to help protect you from email scams targeting the real estate industry, we have outlined a few tips about what these scams are and how to avoid them.

What Email Scams Are Common?

Though the method through which hackers collect personal or financial information is always changi...

If you’ve decided to list your home as “For Sale By Owner,” congratulations. It can be a challenge, but there are a few people out there who can do it.
That said, according to the National Association of Realt...