NC ain't doing so bad!

I'm happy to be living here...it's a wonderful place to work and play! 

Quoted from Forbes Magazine: 

5. Raleigh, N.C.

Median home price: +4%

Unemployment: 4.2% (from 3.7%)

Key growth: Professional and business Services, +7.4%; education and health, +6%

Stable home prices and growth across the different sectors of its economy have kept Raleigh strong. In the last 12 months, all industries measured by the U.S. Department of Labor have grown except for the city's small information sector.

9. Charlotte, N.C.

Median home price: +3.3%

Unemployment: 5.4% (from 4.7%)

Key growth: Professional and business services, +4.7%; leisure and hospitality, +4.2%

Despite a recent rise in unemployment, the economy in Charlotte and the nearby surrounding region of Gastonia and Concord has been strong. Home prices have shown healthy growth, and broad classes of industries like professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, transportation, education, and health are expected to float the local economy this year.

For the full article read more  http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/29/cities-recession-places-forbeslife-cx_jz_0429realestate_slide_8.html?thisSpeed=20000

Come on Down Ya'll!