by Lucas Beaver | Feb 4, 2026 | Insights
Wake County’s new comprehensive plan (PLANWake 2026) and simultaneous rewrite of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) aim to steer the Triangle’s growth toward more compact, mixed-use development. PLANWake – adopted in 2021 – sets out a 2050 vision for Wake...
by Lucas Beaver | Feb 2, 2026 | Insights
Raleigh’s long‑anticipated Apple campus remains on hold: in mid‑2024 Apple announced it would delay construction by up to four years1, and North Carolina regulators agreed to push back the first job‑creation milestones until 20271. Under the original plan Apple would...
by Lucas Beaver | Feb 2, 2026 | Insights
Office Market Strain. Triangle-area office vacancy is at multi-year highs, creating pressure on owners of underutilized buildings1. TriProperties reports a 16.8% overall office vacancy in Q3 20241, and submarkets near Cary and North Raleigh are similarly soft. For...
by Lucas Beaver | Feb 2, 2026 | Insights
North Carolina’s Present Use Valuation (PUV) program offers lower taxes on farmland – but selling PUV land triggers a 3-year tax “rollback” penalty. Families often find themselves land-rich but cash-poor, owing hefty deferred taxes when inherited land is sold. This...
by Lucas Beaver | Feb 2, 2026 | Insights
The Research Triangle’s commercial real estate landscape has shifted sharply in recent years. Office markets, especially high-end Class-A space, face historically high vacancy – roughly one‐fifth of all office square footage in the Triangle is empty1 (direct vacancy...
by Lucas Beaver | Feb 2, 2026 | Insights
Why these repairs “work” in appraisal terms The most defensible “repairs that increase appraisal value” are the ones that (a) prevent the property from being rated in poor condition categories, (b) reduce health/safety/soundness concerns, and (c) make it easier for an...
by Lucas Beaver | Feb 2, 2026 | Insights
If your household is remote-first (or hybrid) and you’re weighing Cary vs. Morrisville as a place to live in 2026, you’re not just choosing a zip code—you’re choosing a lifestyle model: school fit, commute strategy (even if it’s only 2–3 days/week), neighborhood...
by Lucas Beaver | Feb 2, 2026 | Insights
If you’re a homeowner in Raleigh, Cary, or elsewhere in the Triangle (Wake, Durham, Orange, Johnston, Chatham, and nearby), 2026 is forcing a clearer choice than the “frenzy years” did: do you want speed and certainty—or do you want to push for the highest possible...
by Lucas Beaver | Feb 2, 2026 | Insights
Key takeaways for Triangle sellers If you’re trying to sell a house in Cary (or nearby Raleigh / the Triangle) in 2026, the market’s main story is not “crashing.” It’s normalizing: buyers have more choice, urgency is lower, and pricing has to be tighter to win...
by Lucas Beaver | Feb 2, 2026 | Insights
Apple’s RTP expansion: official scope, incentives, and what “2026” actually means North Carolina’s official announcement (April 26, 2021) framed Apple’s move as a new R&D, Operations, and Engineering hub in Wake County, at least 1 million square feet, with a plan...
