Move Up NC — Field NotesMove Up NC reports on housing, architecture and neighbourhoods across Cary, Raleigh, Apex and Morrisville — and advises move-up buyers who need to buy before they sell.https://moveupnc.com/en-US© 2026 Move Up NCWhy one house sells in four days and the one across the street sits for sixty-onehttps://moveupnc.com/field-notes/four-days-sixty-one-days/https://moveupnc.com/field-notes/four-days-sixty-one-days/It happens on ordinary streets in Cary and Raleigh every month: two comparable houses, listed weeks apart, with completely different outcomes. The explanation is almost never the market.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTHousing DataMove Up NCNew construction over a million dollars: what to ask at the design centrehttps://moveupnc.com/field-notes/new-construction-questions/https://moveupnc.com/field-notes/new-construction-questions/The design centre appointment is presented as the fun part. It is also where a large amount of money moves from structure into finishes, and the two do not hold their value the same way.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopmentMove Up NCThe renovation that removes the panelled studyhttps://moveupnc.com/field-notes/panelled-study/https://moveupnc.com/field-notes/panelled-study/There is a standard renovation happening across Cary's 1990s housing stock, and it is so consistent that you can predict a house's next five years from its floor plan.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTArchitectureMove Up NCReaching Research Triangle Park without using I-40https://moveupnc.com/field-notes/rtp-without-i40/https://moveupnc.com/field-notes/rtp-without-i40/I-40 between Wade Avenue and the Park is the single most reliable source of lost time in this region. There are four ways around it, and which one works depends on where you are coming from.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRelocationMove Up NCWhat Cary's tree ordinance actually does to a streethttps://moveupnc.com/field-notes/cary-tree-ordinance/https://moveupnc.com/field-notes/cary-tree-ordinance/People describe Cary as green as though it were an accident of geography. It is a planning decision, applied consistently for decades, and you can read it off any arterial in the town.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevelopmentMove Up NCWhich Triangle neighbourhoods connect directly to a greenway?https://moveupnc.com/field-notes/greenway-access/https://moveupnc.com/field-notes/greenway-access/Listings describe almost everything as near the greenway. The distinction that actually changes how you live is whether you can reach one on foot without crossing a road with a centre line.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTRestaurants & LifestyleMove Up NC