Event Highlight: The 2026 Spring Home Tour – A Weekend of Triangle Design Inspiration

At Hillman Real Estate Group at eXp Realty, we are always on the lookout for fun, local home events that give our clients a front-row seat to the best the Triangle has to offer. This one caught our eye last year, and we made a special note to help spread the word for 2026!

Mark your calendars for the weekend of April 25–26, 2026, for a free, self-guided tour that is all about dreaming big.

Starting 2026 with Vision, Intention, and a Little Fun

Every year, our team kicks off the new year with one of our favorite traditions: creating vision boards.

It’s more than cutting out magazine photos and gluing them to a poster board. It’s a chance to slow down, reflect, and think intentionally about what we want the year ahead to look like, in business, in our personal lives, and in the goals we quietly hope to achieve.

Celebrating a Major Milestone: Renée Hillman Named a Triangle Real Producers Top 100 Agent for 2026

Each year, Triangle Real Producers Magazine recognizes the Top 500 REALTORS® in our local real estate market—and we’re excited to share some incredible news.

For 2026, Renée Hillman and Hillman Real Estate Group at eXp Realty have earned a place in the Triangle Real Producers Top 500 and achieved an even bigger milestone: a Top 100 ranking.

Moving Matsumoto: A Rare Look Inside a North Carolina Modernist Treasure

After two years of careful restoration, the 1954 Matsumoto-designed Weber Residence has been thoughtfully reintroduced to Raleigh—complete with a smart new basement walk-out studio featuring a mini-kitchen, full bath, and private patio. It’s a standout example of how historic preservation and modern flexibility can coexist beautifully.

Putting Boots on the Ground: HREG Furnishes Ninth Apartment with REALTOR® Giving Network

This fall, we had the honor of furnishing our ninth apartment in partnership with the REALTOR® Giving Network, marking a very special milestone: their 125th apartment furnished! This project, done in collaboration with The Carying Place, was an opportunity for our team to put boots on the ground and help families in need create a warm, welcoming home.

Our Experience at Elevate Raleigh 2025: Agents Learning, Growing, and Connecting

On Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, the Hillman Real Estate Group at eXp Realty team attended Elevate Raleigh 2025 at the McKimmon Center at NCSU, a production-focused conference designed for agents, by agents. Now in its second year, Elevate brings together real estate professionals across the Triangle to learn practical strategies, share insights, and build meaningful connections—all without the fluff or hard pitches.

Our Team Loves a Good Clothes Sort: I Heart eXp Day 2025

At Hillman Real Estate Group at eXp Realty, giving back is part of who we are. This October, we were honored to participate in “I Heart eXp Day” for the fifth consecutive year—a nationwide event where eXp brokers come together to volunteer in their local communities. It’s incredible to see the collective power of over 100 local volunteers making a real difference.