Hot off the presses….In a recent Realtor.com report, Apex/Friendship came in at the #10 spot on their list of “America’s Top 10 Suburban Hotspots.” Rankings were made by reporting on cities outside the 50 major metro areas, while also looking at housing supply and demand, household growth, and listing price growth. Other highlights of the report […]
Category Archives: Triangle NC Accolades
Holly Springs ranks #7 in Best Small Cities in America
Another accolade for our area has just arrived…..in a recent study by WalletHub, Holly Springs came in at #7 in the list of “Best Small Cities in America”! Being the only city in North Carolina to make the list, the study also found that Holly Springs was tied in having the lowest poverty rate among the list […]
Cary ranks #6 on list of “America’s 50 Best Cities to Live”
Cary is No. 6 on a list of “America’s 50 Best Cities to Live,” published by financial website 24/7 Wall St. The rankings – which began with the 550 U.S. cities with populations of 65,000 or more – are based on factors such as crime rates, employment growth, access to restaurants and attractions, educational attainment, […]
15,315 Houses Sold Yesterday! Did Yours?
There are some homeowners that have been waiting for months to get a price they hoped for when they originally listed their house for sale. The only thing they might want to consider is… If it hasn’t sold yet, maybe it’s not priced properly. After all 15,315 houses sold yesterday, 15,315 will sell today […]
Raleigh-Durham Area Ranks No. 2 for Life Sciences Jobs
Enlarge JOHN WEST The Raleigh-Durham area is the No. 2 “hotbed” in the U.S. for life sciences employment, according to a recent report by the life sciences division of JLL, a professional services firm specializing in commercial real estate services and reported by Biospace.com. The rankings are based on the following factors: Life sciences employment […]
Cary Ranks #2 Among the Most “Internet Connected” U.S. Cities
According to recent data by the U.S. Census Bureau, Cary is the 2nd most “Internet Connected” city in the U.S. The report was done on cities with populations of at least 100,000. The data, as analysed by Governing magazine, shows that 95.5 percent of Cary households have Internet connections. And even more interesting, Cary is […]
Raleigh ranks #3 among 2015 Best Metros for STEM Professionals!
If you work in the arenas of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, the City of Oaks is the place for you! WalletHub just came out with its list of the 2015 Best Metros for STEM Professionals and Raleigh came in at #3 on their list! In viewing the sub-categories of the list, Raleigh came in […]
Money Magazine Names Raleigh in Top 5 Best Places for Retirement!
Now that 2015 is here, we are excited to share a new accolade for our area! Money Magazine has just named Raleigh in it’s Top 5 Cities for Retirement! The magazine used “small cities”, or those that are considered to have the perks of an urban area without the big-city drawbacks. Here’s what Money Magazine […]