Residential development Coverage

Disney announces plans to build new housing community

The 1,500-acre community known as Asteria will include 4,000 single-family and multi-family homes. The project is in the initial stages of development with home sales set to begin by 2027.

Disney announces Asteria, new residential community in Chatham County

The 1,500-acre community known as Asteria will include 4,000 single-family and multi-family homes. The project is in the initial stages of development with home sales set to begin by 2027.

WRAL Staff

Proposed development could bring more affordable housing to Braggtown neighborhood in Durham

The Durham City Council will hold a public hearing Thursday about a proposed development in an area of town that residents say has been neglected for decades.

Developer proposes revitalization of Braggtown neighborhood in north Durham, including affordable housing

The Durham City Council will hold a public hearing Thursday about a proposed development in an area of town that residents say has been neglected for decades.

Sarah Kreuger, WRAL Durham reporter

'You're destroying neighborhoods:' Raleigh locals feel pushed out as developers push for expanded skyline

Residents are upset over rezoning changes and proposals allowing for skyscrapers and the tearing down of historic sites. They're calling out council members who they believe are siding with developers instead of listening to citizens who elected them.

Matt Talhelm and Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporters

Largest residential development in Smithfield's history to bring more than 2,000 homes

Town council unanimously approved the largest residential development in Smithfield's history, bringing more than 2,000 homes to a town with a current population of around 12,000.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Housing crisis compounded by record shortage of construction workers

Crews can't build new homes fast enough to ease the Triangle's housing crunch. Now, there's another factor compounding the issue: A shortage of construction workers.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

Buyer beware: Adjustable rate mortgages making a comeback

You might remember that adjustable rate mortgages played a big role in the housing crash of 2008. They've been out of favor ever since. But with prices and interest rates now rising rapidly, they're starting to make a comeback. A local lender says they might be the right choice for some, but buyer beware.

John Edwards' estate subdivided into new neighborhood

The expansive 102-acre estate of John Edwards will soon be subdivided and transformed into a small neighborhood of 12 "eloquent farmhouses." It includes Edwards' old home.

John Edwards' former estate transformed into Triangle subdivision

A new neighborhood being built in Chapel Hill is nearly unrecognizable from its previous life - as a wide, rolling estate of a former U.S. senator from North Carolina.

Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

Spillover from Raleigh: Big changes coming to small towns in the Triangle

Spillover from the city of Raleigh is driving major growth in some of Wake County's smaller towns.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

New Cary development building zero-gravity movie seating for post-pandemic life

A new mixed-use development under construction in Cary is prepared for life after the pandemic. It includes a strategy to attract people back to the movies with a new cinema experience.

Durham's American Tobacco Campus is expanding

Capitol Broadcasting Company, which owns American Tobacco Campus and WRAL, purchased the University Ford lot in 2016. Soon the 11-acre site will be transformed into a downtown destination to include offices, residences, restaurants, shopping, and even a boutique movie theater and grocery store.

Durham city leader using part of her own property to erect affordable housing

For one of Durham's city leaders, the move to provide affordable housing is taking root right in her own back yard.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Raleigh asks residents to weigh in on 'infill' building

As bigger homes rise on old properties, the City of Raleigh is studying whether adjustments need to be made to the building code.

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

Flood risk, population rising in eastern NC

Hurricanes, storms and even excessive high tides routinely bring flooding to eastern North Carolina. It's an area where water is rising, and so is the population. That complicates the planning process, but there are lessons to be learned from elsewhere.

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.