Good morning. Real estate professionals, local elected officials and business leaders gathered Tuesday at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville were presented with a dire message: a large portion of Cumberland County’s growing workforce cannot afford to live here.
That’s according to Patrick Bowen, founder and president of the national real estate market analysis company Bowen National Research, who presented a housing needs assessment at the Longleaf Pine Realtors’ 2025 State of the Real Estate Market. There is an acute shortage of housing inventory for both multi-family rental housing and single-family homes in Cumberland County, Evey Weisblat reports, a supply shortage that is particularly concerning given the county’s projected growth of 1,830 households between 2023 and 2028. Read our lead story for more.
Welcome to CityView Today. In today’s newsletter: Cumberland County property tax values have risen an average of 64.7% since 2017, Tax Administrator Joe Utley told the county board of commissioners last week. State law requires counties to re-appraise all homes, businesses and other properties at least once every eight years. And Cumberland County’s chapter of Organizing Against Racism will bring the community together for a conversation around racial injustice and disparities on Saturday, Feb. 22. The workshop will be held at Crossroads Church on McArthur Road from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; more details below.
Thanks for reading,
Maydha Devarajan
Interim Editor-in-Chief
In Cumberland County, there’s not enough housing and what’s available is unaffordable for many
Real estate professionals, local elected officials and business leaders gathered Tuesday at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville were presented with a dire message: a large portion of Cumberland County’s growing workforce cannot afford to live here.
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Events
BIRMINGHAM BULLS VS FAYETTEVILLE MARKSMEN
- Where: Crown Complex, 1960 Coliseum Drive, Fayetteville
- When: 10 a.m. today
- What: Watch the Fayetteville Marksmen take on the Birmingham Bulls!
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME
- Where: Main Library, 455 McKinney Parkway, Lillington
- When: 11 a.m-noon today
- What: Join us for our weekly Preschool Story Time, tailored for children ages 3-5!
YOGA AT THE GARDEN
- Where: Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville
- When: 6-7 p.m. today
- What: Practice this calm Eastern exercise taught by instructor, Ashley Clayton. All levels welcome!
Obituaries
Ashley Nichole LaMotte
Ashley Nichole LaMotte, 28, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16.
Louise Birmingham Marks
Louise Birmingham Marks, 103, passed away on Monday Feb. 17.
Lowery Lane “Johnny” Fipps
Lowery Lane “Johnny” Fipps, 83, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16.
Until tomorrow!
🏭 On Monday, Governor Josh Stein announced a $102.5 million investment coming to Hoke County. The expansion is for Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, “a domestic manufacturer of power and distribution transformers,” which plans to add 217 new jobs in Raeford, according to a press release.
~ Maydha
