Permanent rooftop cooling units arrive this week as Raleigh Convention Center restores kitchen services and prepares crane work on McDowell Street. The center says events are returning while repairs proceed.

A new NLIHC report finds North Carolina has just 38 affordable and available rentals per 100 extremely low‑income households, leaving many renters severely cost‑burdened. The shortage is concentrated in major metros and across the state.

A legal fight over a 20% stake at Wilson Medical Center has turned into a $55M valuation dispute between the Healthcare Foundation of Wilson and Duke LifePoint.

Robinson Bradshaw will consolidate its Raleigh and Chapel Hill offices at Durham’s Imperial Tower, joining other HQ tenants as the $10M renovation refills the former IQVIA building.

A 179,000 sq ft hangar built for Boom Supersonic at PTI sits largely empty after more than $50M of public spending. A Dec. 31, 2026 employment test could force action.

SkyHouse Raleigh, a 23‑story, 320‑unit downtown tower, is up for sale at a much lower price than it fetched a decade ago. The listing will test buyer appetite for large urban rentals.

MoveBuddha's March report names Greensboro and Asheville among 25 U.S. cities with the fastest jumps in move‑search interest. Winners tend to be practical, job‑connected midsize places.

Regency Centers will tear down much of Durham's long-closed Northgate Mall and build an open-air center anchored by a 140,000-square-foot Target, a plan that has neighbors worried about lost housing.

Durham has reconvened a working group to revive plans for the four‑acre site at 505 W. Chapel Hill St., weighing affordable‑housing scenarios and a possible rehab of the Milton Small building.

Orange County leaders are weighing a one‑year pause on new large‑scale data centers as neighbors warn about water, power and rapid growth. A public hearing may be set in April.

Marcus & Millichap sold a 122‑room Comfort Suites in Cary; the buyer plans to convert it into an extended‑stay Hilton near RDU and Research Triangle employers.

Siemens plans to add 350 jobs across Knightdale and Wendell to build power systems for data centers, deepening Wake County's manufacturing footprint amid a local debate over data‑center growth.

City planning papers show 3911 Western Blvd may be rezoned to allow seven‑story buildings near NC State, putting a decades‑old Amedeo’s block under development pressure.