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A 10-year look at real-estate development in major U.S. metro areas shows that Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham ranked sixth and 12th nationally in the number of single-family building permits issued between 2012 and 2021.

The report by the StorageCafe website also showed where North Carolina's two biggest metro areas ranked in other real-estate sectors among the top 50 metros.

The population growth of Raleigh-Durham ranked second nationally at 19.6%, while Charlotte was ninth at 15.7%.

Population Single-family growth permits Charlotte metro area 15.7% (9th) 139,889 (6th) Raleigh-Durham metro area 19.6% (2) 100,253(12) Atlanta metro area 11.8% (15) 222,208 (3) Multifamily Office (sq. permits ft.) million Charlotte metro area 73,593 (19th) 16.48 (16th) Raleigh-Durham metro area 43,309(21) 13.56(19) Atlanta metro area 87,602(13) 20.22(14) Industrial (sq. Retail (sq. ft.) million ft,) million Charlotte metro area 46.1 (17th) 9.02 (18th) Raleigh-Durham metro area 13.87(40) 6.66 (27) Atlanta metro area 98.53 (5) 15.73(8) TOUCH START FOR MANY STOCKS IN 2022

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