Amid criticism, Winston-Salem City Council to vote on Truist Stadium upgrade project budget overruns
The Winston-Salem City Council will vote tonight on whether to spend an additional $1.6 million to upgrade Truist Stadium.
Housing
Preparing homes for wildfires is big business that's only getting started
Climate change, technological leaps, panicked insurers, the shifting sense of responsibility: All are powering the still-nascent, but fast-growing industry of preparing homes for wildfires.
Residents of four states will get more information about flood risk to their homes
Four states are strengthening rules that require home sellers and landlords to disclose information about whether a home has flooded in the past, or is likely to flood in the future.
These are 5 ways surging mortgage rates are reshaping the housing market
The housing market is showing a split: Sales of existing homes were down last month, but sales of newly built houses were up.
Winston-Salem City Council approves rezoning of Ardmore house despite neighborhood opposition
Winston-Salem City Council voted to allow a house in the city’s Ardmore neighborhood to be converted into a duplex, despite community opposition.
Turning unused office space into housing could solve 2 problems, but it's tricky
Turning barely used office space into desperately needed urban housing seems like a win-win in the work-from-home era. But even in cities eager to do this, plenty of obstacles remain.
Summerfield debates proposed development, could see de-annexation
In a town north of Greensboro, there's a heated debate between those in favor of new development and those who are not.
Proposal seeks to add workforce housing in North Carolina
A bill co-sponsored by Forsyth state Senator Paul Lowe is designed to increase the number of affordable homes in North Carolina for essential workers and other first-time h
'Poverty, By America' shows how the rest of us benefit by keeping others poor
Pulitzer winner for Evicted Matthew Desmond examines why the U.S. has more poverty than other rich nations. He finds it spends big on social programs, but gives the most to those who need it least.
The U.S. needs more affordable housing – where to put it is a bigger battle
American suburbs mandated single-family homes generations ago, often to segregate areas by race and class. New laws allow more-affordable options like townhomes but construction so far has been slow.