Despite economic headwinds like rising land costs and high interest rates, the Triangle is booming — but it’s uneven, new data from ConsumerAffairs shows.
The Raleigh metro area, including Cary, Apex, Morrisville and Holly Springs, continued to operate like “one of the nation’s top builder metros,” ranking No. 14 out of 150 in an analysis of new home construction and sales during the first two months of 2026, the research platform said.
The metro issued 2,741 building permits — No. 12 nationally — and recorded 1,025 new construction home sales, placing it No. 11 in the country and more than doubling the sales pace from early 2025, analysis showed using U.S. Census Bureau and Zillow data…