Did you know?Women started nearly half of all new businesses in the United States in 2024, and women-owned firms now account for close to 40% of all companies nationwide. Here in North Carolina, the momentum is even stronger: the state ranks second in the country for women-owned businesses, and women Read more
There’s a particular kind of energy in downtown Winston-Salem right now, and that energy is most palpable in the Innovation Quarter. What started decades ago as a plan to build a home for Wake Forest’s research has become one of the country’s leading innovation districts – a place where research, Read more
Congratulations to Jared Rogers, who was recently honored with the NAIOP Award for North Carolina Redevelopment Project of the Year for his work on Salem Bottleworks. This recognition highlights both vision and dedication to community-focused development.Originally built in 1929, Salem Bottleworks stands as a testament to Winston-Salem’s industrial heritage. Rather Read more
Congratulations to Cindy Christopher, who has been recognized by CoStar Group as a Top Office Leasing Broker for 2025 through the prestigious CoStar Power Broker Awards in the Greensboro–Winston-Salem metropolitan area market.The CoStar Power Broker Award is one of the commercial real estate industry’s most respected honors, recognizing brokers who Read more
HighlightsCost segregation accelerates depreciation by treating a building as a collection of components rather than a single asset.It improves the timing of tax benefits but does not increase total depreciation over the life of the property.It can apply to both new and existing buildings, including properties acquired years ago.It works Read more
While Winston-Salem’s recent demographic surge is impressive, it came largely by accident and was driven by external forces like remote work and housing affordability elsewhere. Now, as those conditions evolve, the city faces a critical question: can it hold onto these gains, or will the population momentum slip away? In this Read more
Winston-Salem quietly achieved what many cities dream about: attracting thousands of young professionals in the crucial 25-44 age demographic. This group represents peak earning years, family formation decisions, and the highest economic productivity—making them the most valuable population segment for driving growth and thus demand in commercial real estate. After Read more
When Congress created Opportunity Zones (OZs) in 2017, the goal was to channel capital gains into designated census tracts that had historically lacked investment, aligning wealth creation with economic growth in distressed communities by offering tax incentives through Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs). Legislators wanted to incentivize capital to flow into Read more
For years, Opportunity Zones (OZs) were treated as a trial program: a set of tax breaks designed to lure investment into struggling communities. That era is over. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has turned the OZ incentive into a permanent feature of the U.S. tax code. Most of Read more
This is the first post in our Opportunity Zone Series, where we explore how this powerful tax incentive works today — and what’s on the horizon for 2027 and beyond. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just learning about OZs, this series will help you understand the rules, the benefits, Read more