Market Trends

When comparing renting and buying a home, most conversations focus on monthly payments. Rent often feels predictable. A mortgage can feel intimidating. On the surface, renting may appear simpler. However, the true cost of renting versus buying extends far beyond what leaves a bank account each month. It comes down to what those payments create, […]

Every so often, a housing headline appears that makes buyers and homeowners pause and say, “Wait… what?”Lately, that headline has been the potential introduction of a 50-year mortgage and understandably, it’s raising a lot of questions across the Triangle. Is this the affordability solution buyers have been waiting for?Or is it simply another way to stretch […]

Every now and then, we make decisions today that shape our lives years down the road. When it comes to housing, renting versus owning, the stakes are high for the version of you five, ten, or twenty years from now. If you’ve ever opened an email from your landlord with a rent increase notice, you […]

Most people assume that when it comes to selling a home, price is everything.After all, isn’t the highest offer always the best one? Not quite. Across countless transactions in the Triangle, we’ve seen a consistent truth: home sellers care more about certainty than squeezing out every last dollar. When deals fall apart due to financing […]