In local real estate markets all across the United States, the average listing price for homes are soaring, with the supply of homes coming on the market at historic lows, as low mortgage interest rates continue to increase the purchasing power for potential buyers.
Many owners are finding themselves in a predicament about whether to stay put in their homes, or compete in the scorching real estate market to realize the gains from the increasing equity in their homes and purchasing anew before mortgage rates increase from their historic lows.
With property taxes likely to increase due to recent shortfalls in county and municipal governments due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the recent revaluation from the tax authorities in places such as Wake County and Orange County, homeowners are starting to feel the squeeze.
CDC ranking: NC COVID-19 vaccine effort leaps from almost bottom to near the top Adam Wagner, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Jan. 29 Over the last week, North Carolina has climbed up the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s rankings of states with the highest rate of COVID-19 vaccine delivery.
According to the CDC, 322,294 people in North Carolina have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine since last Friday. That brings the total to 728,551 residents who have gotten at least one dose.
The sheer number of vaccinations shot North Carolina up the rankings from 40th in first doses administered per 100,000 residents last week to 12th on Friday. Where 3,874 of every 100,000 residents had received at least one dose last week, 6,946 had this week.