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Sophistication at Toll Brothers’ Chapel Oaks Grand Opening in Chapel Hill

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Toll Brothers opened Chapel Oaks in Chapel Hill on February 11, 2026, with the Kendrick model welcoming visitors on Valentine’s Day. The community sits less than three miles from downtown Chapel Hill. Homes range from 3,905 to 5,309 square feet, starting at $1,021,995. That buys up to five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and a butler’s pantry […]

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Unfiltered: Former Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller’s Bold Chatham County Chats ‘On The Porch’

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Former Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller launched “Bold Chatham County Chats ‘On The Porch’” as an informal community engagement effort in Chatham County. Think rocking chairs and unfiltered local conversation. Sounds great in theory. The problem? It has virtually zero online presence. No website, no social media, no press releases. In a world where everything lives

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Buying a House in Durham in 2026: The Brutal Price Reality

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Durham’s housing market in 2026 isn’t exactly a bloodbath, but it’s not pretty either. Average home values sit around $390,598, down 2.2% year-over-year. Homes take roughly 20 to 69 days to sell depending on who’s counting. The sale-to-list ratio hovers at 98.27%, so sellers aren’t exactly desperate. Mortgage rates near 6.23% aren’t helping anyone’s monthly

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Raleigh’s Downtown South Finally Defies Years of Delays to Target Groundbreaking

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After years of drama—lawsuits, pandemic chaos, and city council rejections—Raleigh’s $2.2 billion Downtown South development ultimately targets a late 2026 groundbreaking. Kane Realty’s massive project between South Saunders and Wilmington streets will feature up to 23 high-rises, some hitting 40 stories, plus a 15,000-seat soccer stadium without an actual MLS team. The development promises 14

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Raleigh Home Prices Tumble 6.7% in January 2026 as Local Inventory Skyrockets

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Raleigh’s housing market ultimately cracked. Home prices plummeted 6.7% in January 2026, with the median hitting $450,000 while actual sales averaged just $395,000. Inventory exploded by 23.7% to 1,407 homes, more than double the national rate. Only 257 properties sold, down from 308 last year. Houses now sit for 59 days, and 17.2% of sellers

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Raleigh Real Estate Prices Crater: January 2026 Market Trends

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Raleigh’s housing market ultimately hit the wall everyone saw coming. Median prices crashed to $395,000 in January 2026, down 1.2% year-over-year, while Wake County dropped to $450,000. Active listings exploded by 23.7%, hitting 1,407 homes, but only 257 actually sold. Homes now sit for 74 days, bidding wars are dead, and 17.2% of sellers are

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Dream in Cotton Candy: The Chapel Hill Home Makeover That Divides Interior Designers

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The Chapel Hill cotton candy home makeover that supposedly split interior designers in half? It doesn’t exist. No blog posts, no before-and-after photos, no angry design forum debates. The whole bubblegum-colored controversy with strawberry milk furniture and carnival floss curtains is pure fiction. Search all you want—you’ll find nothing but travel journals and random histories.

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Chapel Hill’s Bold 2026 Developments Could Redefine What “Affordable” Really Means

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Chapel Hill’s throwing up 800+ housing units in 2026, with developers suddenly pretending 16% affordable allocation makes them heroes. Four major projects are breaking ground, including Hillside-Trace’s 190 “affordable” units for families making $57,400 or less. Sure, that’s progress from the pathetic 7% they used to offer. The town’s dumping millions into these projects while

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Legal Firestorm Erupts Over Chatham Park’s Controversial 5,000-Acre South Village Plan

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Pittsboro’s commissioners approved Chatham Park’s massive 5,000-acre South Village plan on November 11, 2025, basically giving developers a blank check for 10,000 new homes. The planning board had unanimously rejected it three weeks earlier, but who cares about that, right? Environmental groups filed lawsuits by January 13, 2026, claiming the town removed public oversight. Residents

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