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North Carolina’s Wake County Votes to Raise Property Taxes, Cut Affordable Housing

North Carolina’s Wake County Votes to Raise Property Taxes, Cut Affordable Housing

by Phil Hall | Jun 3, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

At a time when states and localities are looking to cut property taxes and increase affordable housing, the Board of Commissioners in North Carolina’s Wake County went the opposite route in passing a $2.17 billion budget that raises property taxes and reduces proposed...
DOJ Files Statement of Interest to Support North Carolina Church in Land Use Case

DOJ Files Statement of Interest to Support North Carolina Church in Land Use Case

by Phil Hall | Apr 28, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a statement of interest supporting a church in a fight with North Carolina’s Chatham County Board of Commissioners. DOJ’s Civil Rights Division filed the statement in the US District Court for the Middle District of North...
Capital Square Opens Luxury Mixed-Use Complex in Raleigh

Capital Square Opens Luxury Mixed-Use Complex in Raleigh

by Phil Hall | Apr 24, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The developer Capital Square has opened Maeve, a 20-story, luxury mixed-use high-rise located in the Warehouse District of Raleigh, North Carolina. Maeve includes 297 apartments in one- to three-bedroom unit configurations and more than 10,000 square feet of...
North Carolina County in Notorious Deed Theft Case Installs New Fraud Alert System

North Carolina County in Notorious Deed Theft Case Installs New Fraud Alert System

by Phil Hall | Apr 23, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Register of Deeds in North Carolina’s Wake County, which became the center of national attention last summer in a high-profile case of deed theft, has unveiled a new land-use records platform with a fraud alert system designed to prevent a repeat of that notorious...
Ex-Duke Football Player Charged in 2024 Killing of North Carolina Real Estate Agent

Ex-Duke Football Player Charged in 2024 Killing of North Carolina Real Estate Agent

by Phil Hall | Mar 28, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A former Duke University football player has confessed to the July 2024 killing of North Carolina real estate agent Whitney Hurd. The New York Post reports Brandon Braxton wrote “I killed Whitney Hurd” in a message to the Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Office earlier this...
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