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About half of North Carolinians and Wake County are spending 30% or more of their monthly income on rent alone.
Ali Ingersoll, WRAL Investigative Data Journalist
Residents of the Grosvenor Gardens Apartments said they're blindsided by a rent hike of hundreds of dollars per month.
Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter
Groups are working to fill a different kind of affordable housing gap in the Queen City.
Lexi Wilson, WCNC
According to a Zillow study, a typical one-bedroom apartment in Raleigh costs $1,260 a month to rent, and a typical two-bedroom apartment costs $1,392 a month.
The nation's average for rent in December was roughly $1,980, up 20 percent from 2020.
Despite a recent dip in home sale prices and in median monthly rental price in Wake County, 26% of all households are now considered cost-burdened.
Residents of a Rocky Mount apartment complex are concerned after finding a notice on their doors that their monthly rent will increase by hundreds of dollars at the end of February.
Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern NC reporter
A recent count shows homelessness has surged along with the cost of living in Raleigh.
More than 1,500 people in Raleigh were homeless in the last count.
Ali Ingersoll, WRAL investigative data reporter
Renter Tnisha Wilson said the issues at the home at 2422 Ellerbe Lane have lasted for nearly three years.
Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter
A rental nightmare for a family in Clayton is putting them out of a home right before the holidays.
More people are considering sharing their living space with strangers to afford living in Raleigh.
Wake County is offering several incentives to landlords to link renters with a unit they can afford based on their income.
Across the state, the minimum wage would have to be more than 19 dollars an hour for someone to afford a two-bedroom home, according to a report released this week.
Preliminary data on the Triangle's housing markets show that prices may be stabilizing, even as it remains a strong seller's market and housing costs increase.
Jetplane Coffee at 810 North Magnum St. in Durham permanently closed this week after dealing with one economic hurdle after another throughout the pandemic.
Duke University Practice of Economics professor Connel Fullenkamp discussed how the Federal Reserve is considering raising interest rates. The Fed is expected to take action this week.
The last time the Fed hiked rates by three-quarters of a percentage point was in the Alan Greenspan era: November 1994.
Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter
The list is calculated based on several factors, including public transit and the strength of local currency.
Elizabeth Allen's rent was set to increase $400 per month for a 12-month lease.
Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter