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Wake County Register of Deeds Coverage

The Wake County Register of Deeds first began the Enslaved Person's Project in 2021. Over nine months, volunteers began compiling this into an online database, giving Black families across Wake County a chance to find their roots.

Wake County Register of Deeds launches Enslaved Persons Project, uncovering hidden histories

Database allows black families a chance to learn about their history 

Interest rates, mortgage rates and prices for prime have climbed in 2023 but the demand for luxury homes doesn't seem to be slackening if recent prices and closings are an indicator. Here's a look at trends and deals.

Million dollar homes keep selling in Triangle, driving up average prices

The median price of all real estate sold in Wake County in January 2023 was $451,500, according to a new report from the Wake County Register of Deeds.

Median price of Wake County real estate drops more than $13,000 in a month

How low-to-moderate income families can prepare for home ownership

The Wake County register of deeds office shows the median sales price for the property went up $10,000 in one month. It's also an $85,000 increase in just one year. 

BEGINNING AT 4 HERE ON WRAL NEWS. BACK TO YOU. >> THE PRICE OF REAL ESTATE IN WAKE COUNTY IS AT A NEW ALL-TIME HIGH. AND THE WRAL TECH WIRE TEAM FIRST REPORTED THIS IN AN ARTICLE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE READING ONLINE RIGHT NOW. WRAL'S MATT TALHELM IS LIVE IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH TO EXPLAIN HOW BIG OF AN INCREASE WE'RE SEEING IN THE MEDIAN PRICE MAP. >> IT KEEPS GOING UP AND UP HERE, RENEE, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE HERE TRACKS THOSE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS EVERY MONTH IN ITS LATEST REPORT SHOWS THAT THE MEDIAN SALES PRICE FOR PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY WENT UP $10,000 IN JUST ONE MONTH. IT IS NOW UP TO $420,000. AND THAT IS A NEW RECORD HIGH. IT'S ALSO AN $85,000 INCREASE IN JUST A YEAR. THE COUNTY RECORDED 2030 SALES IN FEBRUARY. AND THAT IS A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER JANUARY. THE REGISTER'S OFFICE TELLS ME IN SPITE OF RECORD LOW INVENTORY, AS WE'VE REPORTED HERE ON WRAL, SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SALES ARE WHAT'S DRIVING THE MARKET UP HERE >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND YOU LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENT WE LIVE IN HERE AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE IT'S IT'S NOT THAT SURPRISING BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO BE HERE AND YOU JUST CAN'T BUILD REAL ESTATE. THE HOME-AND-HOME DWELLINGS FAST ENOUGH TO TO TO QUENCH THE DEMAND. >> THE REGISTER'S OFFICE ALSO ANALYZES THE GAP IN LENDING BETWEEN NEW HOME LOANS TO TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO BUY A HOME AND MORTGAGE REFINANCING. THE COUNTY HAS SEEN A BIG SURGE IN THAT REFINANCING OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. BUT THAT GAP IS STARTING TO NARROW HERE. NOW BACK TO PREPANDEMIC LEVELS BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S INTEREST RATES ARE STARTING TO RISE, BUT RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE IS WHAT IS DRIVING THIS SALES HERE IN THE WAKE COUNTY, THE 5 BIGGEST SALES IN FEBRUARY. ALL OF THEM INVOLVED APARTMENT COMPLEXES SOLD TO BIG AT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS HERE IN THE AREA. RENEE.

Wake County real estate prices hit all-time high after median increases $10K in one month

The latest data from the Wake County Register of Deeds shows that three new records were set in December 2021, across multiple segments of the real estate market.  Meanwhile, housing affordability continues to be of concern to those seeking to live in the county.

Wake County real estate: 3 records smashed in December

Coronavirus & real estate: 'We had no idea what to expect,' exec says - but sales land virtual boost

Through the pandemic, behind glass and masks, the staff at the Johnson County Register of Deeds Office served local residents - and more.

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Register of Deeds office

The North Carolina State Bar has reprimanded a Raleigh attorney over alleged sexual harassment of former Wake County Register of Deeds Laura Riddick, who is in prison for stealing taxpayer money.

Raleigh lawyer reprimanded for harassing former Wake official

Raleigh lawyer Ronald Garber

Raleigh lawyer accused of leaving obscene messages for ex-Wake official

The day after the SBI started an investigation at the office of the Wake County Register of Deeds, Troy Ellis admitted to "sliding out $60 to $300" from cash that he was charged with collecting from cashiers.

Ellis' admission earns him shorter sentence in embezzlement case

Employee Murray Parker was the first to appear on Friday. He pleaded guilty to three counts of embezzlement by a public officer. Court papers show he stole about $74,000 between Jan. 11, 2010 and March 31, 2013. On Friday, Parker accepted a deal that calls for him to repay $74,067 and spend 12-24 months in prison.

Parker gets prison time, probation, must repay for role in embezzlement case

Veronica Gearon, accused of embezzling about $80,000, was the second to enter and accept a plea on Friday. She worked in the office of the Register of Deeds from 2002 through 2017, in a role that accepted cash from the public for various licenses and deeds, prosecutors said.

Gearon gets prison time, must repay for role in embezzlement case

Veronica Gearon

Three former Wake County employees pleaded guilty Friday to participating in a scheme that saw more than $1 million skimmed from the Register of Deeds Office.

Ex-Wake deeds office staffers get prison time for roles in embezzlement

Murray Parker in court

Three former Wake County employees who were charged in connection with money that was stolen from the Wake County Register of Deeds office were in court Friday to learn how they would pay for their roles in an embezzlement scheme that saw nearly $1 million skimmed from the office's intake.