WGHP

Rent in North Carolina: How much is normal and how to get the cost reduced

GREENSBORO, N.C. (KTLA/WGHP) — Many financial experts would recommend spending no more than 30% of your gross income on rent, but that’s easier said than done in North Carolina. In North Carolina, the ...
Raleigh News & Observer

NC’s build-to-rent housing is booming. What does this say about our market?

Build-to-rent housing is surging across North Carolina as demand grows among would-be buyers who can’t find single-family homes they can afford in a tight market. More than 12,398 new, single-family ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

As rents climb, where are the most expensive, least expensive locations in NC?

In the past five years, Fair Market Rent for Asheville has skyrocketed. The estimated rent for a one-bedroom apartment has increased by 78% and has made the mountainous metropolitan area's cost of ...
WGHP

Rent in North Carolina has risen by more than $500 a month since last year, report says

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina cities are facing some of the most dramatic increases to average rent prices in the country, according to an August report from Rent.com. The report revealed ...
Charlotte Observer

Wall Street landlords are finely tuned to make profits. That can squeeze tenants.

Institutional investors have bought at least 40,000 single-family homes across North Carolina in the past decade and now rent them out. The industry — primed for continued growth — says it improved ...
The Herald SC

Can a landlord raise the price of rent without notice? Here’s what NC law says

North Carolina permits unlimited rent increases after a lease term has expired. 30-60 days' written notice is typically required for rent hikes on month-to-month leases. Charlotte, Durham-Chapel Hill ...