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Is Raleigh's housing markets headed for another bubble?

However, here in Raleigh, there’s a different story. According to NAR, the Median Sales Price of Existing Single-Family Homes rose a healthy 2.9% in Q2 2013 from $193,200 during the same quarter last year to $198,800. But the real surprise for me was in Durham which saw a 3.6% overall gain from $198,500 to $205,700 for the quarter ending July 30, 2013.

Durham has been in development mode for a while, with notable successes like the Durham Performing Arts Center and the American Tobacco facility, an area of trendy restaurants, high tech businesses and entrepreneurs of all kinds There are plans for at least two towering projects, one of which is a hotel-museum in the old SunTrust building. It is hoped that this type of density will lead to a real “downtown” feel in that area.