Gov. Josh Stein signed Executive Order No. 36 directing state agencies to coordinate to boost housing supply, cut red tape and expand access to affordable homes across North Carolina.

The State Bureau of Investigation broke ground Tuesday at its Garner Road campus in Raleigh on a multi‑building project to centralize staff into a modern headquarters. The redevelopment includes a new HQ, logistics building and renovations to existing facilities.

Cumberland County will hold a May 18 hearing on a proposed pause that would block new data‑center permits while officials study water, power and noise impacts.

Two new $8M+ listings in North Ridge have pushed the neighborhood to the top of Raleigh’s luxury market.

Cypress Bay Plaza in Morehead City sold for $24 million as part of a 14-center portfolio purchase. Continental Realty says it will work to fill vacancies and manage leasing.

Durham’s City Council approved $4.5 million to build and preserve affordable homes, targeting a mix of new units, rehabs and supportive services to stabilize hundreds of households.

A South Carolina developer sued Brunswick County after the planning board denied a roughly 1,300‑home project, arguing the application met local rules. The lawsuit kicks off a court review of the contentious decision.

Durham Tech has broken ground on 124 affordable apartments at 902 S. Briggs Ave., reserving about a quarter of units for students as part of a wider push to ease housing insecurity. The development aims to add deeply affordable units as local rents rise.

Chatham Habitat, led by Anna Tuell, is advancing a Roberts Run plan in Pittsboro to add dozens of affordable homes as the Triangle grows.

An Ohio feed company paid $3.2M for a 30,000‑sq‑ft Wilson plant, quadrupling its value since 2021 and highlighting demand for small industrial sites near the Triangle.

Brookfield's new cottage plans at Wendell Falls — compact, 26-foot-lot single-family homes starting in the mid‑$300Ks — are being snapped up by first-time buyers as the community nears buildout.

Truliant CEO Todd Hall says the $90M sale-leaseback will fund growth and tech while keeping operations in the Triad. He flagged merger ‘scars’ and called stablecoins an area to watch.

Drees Homes is planning a 384‑home master‑planned community in Mebane; pricing and floorplans are now public as the I‑40/I‑85 corridor keeps expanding. Approval and sewer capacity will shape the timeline.