Homeownership Coverage

When, when not to file a homeowner's insurance claim
Victims of storms know that sorting through the damage -- while also sorting through insurance -- can be overwhelming. WRAL's 5 On Your Side explains strategies to ease the stress.

Wake homeowners should expect to see 10% hike in homeowners insurance rates next year
Across the state, homeowner's insurance rates will rise by nearly 8% on average. In Durham and Wake counties, rates are rising by nearly 10%. Coastal counties like Brunswick, New Hanover, Currituck and Dare will also see an insurance rate increase of nearly 10%.

5 On Your Side: iBuyers can help you sell your home for quick cash, but may cost you a big payday
5 On Your Side digs in to ibuyers and asks whether you are missing out on a big payday.

Are you brave enough to buy a home completely online?
Technology is rapidly changing real estate.

Expect home prices to rise with Apple announcement
Real estate experts say Apple's announcement that it will build a $1 billion campus in Research Triangle Park will no doubt increase property values in the already desirable Triangle.

Yes, home prices will go up when Apple comes to the Triangle
Real estate experts say Apple's announcement that it will build a $1 billion campus in Research Triangle Park will no doubt increase property values in the already desirable Triangle.

Pandemic pushing up area home prices
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on many facets of daily life, from education to business to mental health. But one area that thriving through it all in North Carolina is residential real estate.

Homeowners: You need to replace this every 5 years
While landscape re-dos, painting and organizing are typically among the most popular home projects, there are a few chorse you should see to regularly to keep your family safe.

Encroachment issue holds up Cary home sale
5 On Your Side's Monica Laliberte is looking into a property line dispute in Cary that offers a lesson in real estate for everyone.

His driveway is on her property, and it's holding up her sale
There's an old saying "good fences make good neighbors."

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.

Watch your mail, Wake County: Property assessments coming, tax hikes won't be far behind
Homeowners will soon learn how the county valued their house for tax purposes, but they won't know the full cost until the spring.