Congratulations to Our 2020 Holiday Contest Winners

For 15 days in December of 2020, we shared some of our favorite services and fellow local businesses with our Hillman Real Estate Group at eXp Realty friends and family. Without further ado, we would like to announce and congratulate all of our lucky winners!

How Is the Market Doing? It Depends.

2020… what a year it has been already, in so many strange ways. The most common question our professional real estate team is fielding from our clients as of late has to deal with, “How Is the Market Doing?” Our Resounding Answer: It depends.

Get Out of Your House and Go off the Beaten Path!

Going stir crazy at home after five months of quarantining at home? We sure are! Below are 25 (yes 25!) things to do around North Carolina to get you out of your rut and explore some off-the-radar places in the state that you may have never seen before.

On the Backyard (ADU) Bandwagon

After several years of debate, accessory dwelling units (ADUs)—also called “backyard cottages” or “granny flats”—are finally allowed in Raleigh. Raleigh City Council approved the new rules in a 6-1 vote in early July. (Back Story: In the 1970s, ADUs were outlawed by the city’s development rules.)

How To Navigate Through COVID-19 as a Home Buyer in the Triangle Area: Virtual Showings, Low-Interest Rates, and Much More

Spring is here and you were planning on buying your dream home – then the unimaginable happened and a global pandemic crisis hit. Across the country, people are told to follow public health orders to stay at home or to practice social distancing. For buyers in the Triangle area, that means you might not have the opportunity to walk through a home with your agent or your agent might not be able to show homes in person.