Americans Cut Back on Dining Out as Economic Pressures Mount (GlobeSt.)
Justice Department, Greystar reach proposed settlement on algorithmic pricing (Multifamily Dive)
LIHTC Changes Bring Hope for Affordability Advocates, But HUD Cuts Loom (Bisnow)
5 Takeaways from Apartment REIT Calls (The Rent Roll)
Neighbors push back against senior apartments (Johnstonian News)
Mid-Sized Metro Areas Outpace National SFR Rent Growth (GlobeSt.)
Hotel-to-housing makeover: An extended-stay near RTP is now studio apartments (News & Observer)
Developer scales back plans for high-rise in downtown Raleigh. Here’s why (News & Observer)
Multifamily CMBS delinquency rate rises (YieldPRO)
The story of North Carolina’s most hardcore hurricane picture (and its connection to Apollo 11)
Fannie, Freddie Can Now Invest Up To $4B in LIHTC Projects (BISNOW)
Wilimington’s city council to continue workforce housing committee (NC Newsline)
The Eternal Optimism of Craig Melvin (Garden & Gun)
Samuel Gunter of the NC Carolina Housing Coalition on the state’s dire affordable housing shortage (NC Newsline)
‘Missing middle’ housing plan in Montgomery County faces backlash (Washington Post)
National Housing Crisis Masks Severe Rental Shortages (The Daily Upside)
Triad apartment boom continues as Retreat at 68 adds four buildings in $36M expansion (Triad Business Journal)
Winston-Salem and its suburbs dominate Triad’s top 5 hottest housing markets in Q2 (Triad Business Journal)
Mapped: Health Insurance as a Share of Median Income by U.S. State (Visual Capitalist)
We Are Multifamily: Drucker & Falk’s Third Annual Clean-Up Initiative (AANC)
North Carolina’s “housing wage” is up nearly $2 since 2024 (NC Newsline)
Nonprofit to convert former east Asheville hotel into housing for homeless veterans (WLOS)
The first ABC store opened 90 years ago. Why does North Carolina still have them? (North Carolina Rabbit Hole)
Ring, Ring, Ring (YouTube found via Tommy Tomlinson’s excellent newsletter The Writing Shed)
D.C. landlord seeks to evict congressman, alleging $85,000 in unpaid rent (Washington Post)
Selling public land won’t solve the housing crisis. Here’s what would. (Washington Post)
Appeals Court rules suit over off-campus WCU housing can proceed (Carolina Journal)
Families, kids most at risk of losing HUD housing with Trump’s proposed time limits (WRAL)
Southern Living says this NC restaurant has some of the best biscuits (News and Observer)
These 10 states offer homebuyers and sellers the most stable housing markets in America (CNBC)
Triad apartment boom: Thousands of units planned as developers react to rising demand, economic growth (Triad Business Journal)
MAGA’s Uproar Over Epstein Files Heats Up (Pivot Podcast)
The Media and Rental Housing (Rent Roll podcast)
Lots of people love tennis. But do you know where it comes from? (NPR)
The Talented Mr. Vance (Atlantic Monthly)
Ranked: The Countries Gaining and Losing Millionaires in 2025 (Visual Capitalist)
While legislators debate, small Triad town takes DIY approach to bringing back a bank (Triad Business Journal)
Tennis fans deserve better than John McEnroe (Washington Post)
Winston-Salem home sellers see rising profits, bucking national trend (Triad Business Journal)
Getting Divorced Over an Illegal Hyphen? (Now I Know)
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This (The Atlantic)
Raleigh leaders pressed on housing promises at packed church event (News and Observer)
Inside NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Set (Architectural Digest YouTube)
How to Captivate an Audience (People I Mostly Admire)
The housing market’s new deal-breaker is likely to get worse before it gets better (Albany Business Review)
Mapped: The Income a Family Needs to Be Middle Class, by State (Visual Capitalist)
Feudalism is Our Future (Atlantic Monthly)
Charted: Productivity Gains from Using AI (Visual Capitalist)
Young Republicans are fueling the GOP’s generational divide on Israel (Washington Post)
Why many new apartment developments don’t pencil out (Multifamily Dive)
New apartments set to offer skybox view of stadium in Holly Springs (News & Observer)
The Grandfathers Fighting on Ukraine’s Front Lines (The Wall Street Journal)
Local and national partners join forces for $40 million Winston-Salem apartment development (Triad Business Journal)
NC’s rural hospitals at risk as Tillis rejects Medicaid cuts in Senate’s version of ‘big, beautiful bill (Triad Business Journal)
Ranked: The Largest U.S. Companies by Revenue in 2025 (Visual Capitalist)
Data: In Rural America, Mobile Homes are Heat Traps (Planetizen)
If You’re Using ChatGPT for Any of These 11 Things, Stop Immediately (Cnet)
Tillis Shreds Big Beautiful Bill in First Senate Floor Speech Since Announcing Retirement (Forbes Breaking News on YouTube)
Breaking Down Iran’s Oil Exports by Country (Visual Capitalist)
After Lahaina burned, an experiment in housing the most vulnerable (Washington Post)
Costco is changing store hours across NC. Who gets early shopping access? (News & Observer)
The 50 best airports in America, ranked (Washington Post)
After their teens died, this couple made a phone booth for anyone coping with loss (Washington Post)
Aviation boom in Triad fuels community college expansion to meet workforce demand (Triad Business Journal)
HUD to move to Virginia as Trump seeks to ‘right-size’ federal presence in D.C. (Washington Post)
Triad mayors discuss housing options as area sees unprecedented growth (Fox8 WGHP)
Greensboro planning commission rejects high-density apartment project amid neighborhood concerns (Triad Business Journal $)
Triad universities grapple with $3.7M in frozen research grants amid policy uncertainty (Triad Business Journal $)
If Trump dismantles FEMA, could the state and non-profits handle NC disaster relief? (The News & Observer)
Stewardship isn’t what it used to be in N.C. (Longleaf Politics)
With Housing Affordability, A Community Thrives (WilmingtonBiz)
Living Colour: Tiny Desk Concert (NPR)
Get ready for a few months in the Southern summer broiler (WFAE)
SouthBound #197: Georgann Eubanks (WFAE)
I-Banker by Day, Pro Wrestler by Night: The Real-Life Heel Turn of J.P. Lehman (Pablo Torre Finds Out)
Inside the AI Tool Used by DOGE to Review Veterans Affairs Contracts (ProPublica Youtube)
The most Dad thing you did in the last year (Ryan Nanni’s Bluesky Social thread)
‘The essential ingredient is openness’: Curtis Sittenfeld on the deep joy of midlife friendship (The Guardian)
Durham grants $1.5M loan to housing authority in ‘crisis.’ How it will be used (The News & Observer)
Western North Carolina’s 60+ wineries have largely reopened but are facing fewer visitors and steep repair bills; ‘We’re here – come visit’ (The Charlotte Ledger)
Recovery Failure: Why we struggle to rebuild for the next storm (NPR)
Landlords owed thousands, as Housing Authority continues to have trouble paying tenants rent (ABC11)
Apartment developer sees muted impact from tariffs so far (Multifamily Dive)
Housing is unaffordable – does anyone care enough to fix it? (The Carolina Journal)
How the potential end of Energy Star could affect apartment operators (Multifamily Dive)
Mapped: The Most and Least Expensive U.S. State (Visual Capitalist)
U.S. must face claims over pandemic ban on residential evictions (Reuters)
What if federal hurricane relief dries up in Western North Carolina? Here are some lessons from history. (North Carolina Rabbit Hole)
Why the costs of child care shouldn’t be borne alone (EdNC)
From Pandemic Pivots to Political Power – The New Blueprint for Apartment Associations (The Associated)
Social Media, Connection & Career Growth in Multifamily with Alexis, Bill, and Marcie (Be Amazing Podcast/YouTube)
More Than Housing: The People Powering Multifamily Guest Jon, Chiccorra, & Bryan (Be Amazing Podcast/YouTube)
Rescue Brew contest transforms animals into NoDa Brewing mascots for a good cause (WCNC)
Well, we’ve moved in and this past weekend we hosted our daughter’s baby shower. Here’s what the main floor is looking like these days.
It’s been a hot minute since I updated with progress on the house. Below are a couple of videos with where we are now – hopefully able to move in a couple of weeks.
Befuddled 