Gentrification Coverage

Durham allocates $10 million for Fayetteville Street corridor

Durham leaders in June allocated $10 million to revitalize the Hayti community in east Durham.

Durham property owners advocate for Hayti community preservation amid revitalization efforts

Durham leaders in June allocated $10 million to revitalize the Hayti community in east Durham.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter

$1.5 million fund could help Raleigh counteract impact of gentrification

The City of Raleigh is walking a fine line between growth and pricing out the people who have made its neighborhoods what they are.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

Raleigh creates fund to offset gentrification along New Bern Ave.

The City of Raleigh is walking a fine line between growth and pricing out the people who have made its neighborhoods what they are.

Demolition of Liberty Street Apartments makes way for new, improved affordable housing in Durham

The Liberty Street Apartments on Main Street in Durham were demolished today as a part of the city's redevelopment plan. The new Elizabeth Street Apartments will help improve affordable housing options for those living in or near downtown Durham. WRAL's Monica Casey shows us how this kind of development will help the Durham Housing Authority improve housing without raising rents for current residents.

Demolition of Liberty Street Apartments in Durham

The demolition is part of the city's plan to revitalize Durham and improve affordable housing alternatives in or near downtown. The new Elizabeth Street Apartments will replace the distressed HUD-assisted housing and will break ground in 2023.

On the Record: Gentrification, housing and the state of NC's economy

In this episode of On the Record, WRAL's Lena Tillett breaks down the economic concerns many residents of the Triangle are facing and what should be done about it.

Hot housing market, increasing taxes push out some southeast Raleigh residents

Rising home prices and the prospect of increased taxes are pushing out longtime residents, leaving those who remain with a lost sense of community.

Ali Ingersoll, WRAL investigative data journalist, and Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Gentrification changing face of southeast Raleigh

Long-time property owners are being priced out, average incomes and property values are on the rise.

NCCU coach leads effort to build housing in Raleigh historically Black neighborhood

LeVelle Moton, basketball coach at North Carolina Central University, is leading an effort to build more affordable homes in the neighborhood he grew up in. That neighborhood was one of the first primarily African-American neighborhoods established in the Capitol.

NCCU basketball coach to bring affordable housing to historic Black neighborhood where he grew up

In the West Idlewild neighborhood, just east of downtown, there's a plot of land that was valued at $1 million, but sold for $1.

Lora Lavigne, WRAL reporter

Residents at historic Hayti community one step closer to affordable housing

For several years, residents have been pushing for affordable housing in the historical Hayti community in Durham. As of Friday, they're one step closer.

Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporter

Raleigh Mayor Mary Ann Baldwin: 'Dramatic change' in last 10 years

Raleigh Mayor Mary Ann Baldwin describes the growth she's seen in the city.

Raleigh Mayor Mary Ann Baldwin: Gentrification brings good and bad

Raleigh Mayor Mary Ann Baldwin sees the character of southeast Raleigh changing, and not always for the better.

Home Economics

The new WRAL Documentary "Home Economics" looks at Raleigh's urban growth, the reasons behind it, how it is changing many neighborhoods around downtown and what that means for the people who live there.

Religious leaders say plans for affordable housing in Downtown South project are not enough

The $2 billion project would be anchored by a sports and entertainment stadium. What makes up the rest of the 140-acre site along I-40 and South Saunders Street is still up for debate.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Triangle's popularity putting pressure on home prices

Since 2010, Wake County's population has increased by 23%; Durham County's population has shot up 18.5% in the same time period. That popularity is pricing some lower- and middle-income would-be buyers out of the home market.

Triangle population surge is pricing some first-time homeowners out of the market

The Triangle is seeing huge population growth that's leading to a lack of affordable housing.

Mandy Mitchell, WRAL reporter

Durham residents puzzled, offended by fliers against planned development

Fliers have popped up in Durham to oppose a proposed development and gentrification, but it's the language in the fliers that is causing a stir.

Fliers opposed to Durham redevelopment single out whites, 'rich gentrifiers'

Fliers have popped up in Durham to oppose a proposed development and gentrification, but it's the language in the fliers that is causing a stir.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter

As price of Raleigh property soars, builders fill in the gaps, but not everyone approves

When an existing building is replaced with a new, often larger one, built in an area surrounded by existing structures, it's called "infill," and the City of Raleigh is seeing more and more of it.

Sloane Heffernan, WRAL reporter

Raleigh city leaders want public's input on replacing older homes with newer ones

Raleigh city officials are asking for the public's input on demolishing older homes that are replaced by newer and sometimes larger homes.

Sloane Heffernan, WRAL reporter

Raleigh city leaders want public's feedback on housing development plan

Raleigh city leaders are asking for the public's input on replacing older homes with newer ones.