Chantal Allam

North Carolina

Real Estate Journalist at The News & Observer

Real estate reporter @newsobserver. Mom, cat/dog lover, Survivor superfan, francofile. Past lives: tech journalist @wraltechwire and researcher @SevenNetwork.

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NC reaches settlement with landlord in antitrust case alleging rent collusion

1 week ago | newsobserver.com | Chantal Allam

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson speaks to the crowd following a press briefing at the State Capitol in Raleigh. File photo. [email protected] North Carolina has settled a lawsuit with one of six landlords it accused of using artificial intelligence software to collude and "sidestep" market competition, and illegally set rents.
$3 billion Apex 'mini-city' progresses despite looming Trump tariffs

1 week ago | newsobserver.com | Chantal Allam

Even as looming tariffs threaten to disrupt supply chains and blow up the budget, the developer of a massive mixed-use project in Apex is charging ahead. New York-based RXR is investing $166million to improve the town's sewer infrastructure, laying the groundwork for its sprawling "mini-city" Veridea on roughly 1,100 acres between U.S. Highway 1 and N.C. 540.
‘Power grab’: Politicians, voters react to NC appeals court ruling in Griffin case

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chantal Allam

Republican Jefferson Griffin is contesting his narrow loss by challenging over 65,000 ballots, and an appeals court just ruled in his favor.
UNC student held at gunpoint in Carrboro, NC carjacking early Saturday morning

2 weeks ago | newsobserver.com | Chantal Allam

Police are searching for a man who carjacked a UNC student at gunpoint in downtown Carrboro early Saturday morning. Around 12:43 a.m., Chapel Hill Police responded to a carjacking in the Carolina Square Parking Deck between Franklin and Columbia streets, Alert Carolina posted. Police said the UNC student had parked their car in the lot, and a man stole the student's vehicle at gunpoint, then used the vehicle to flee the scene. Police still haven't identified the suspect.
UNC student held at gunpoint in Carrboro, NC carjacking early Saturday morning

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Chantal Allam

Chapel Hill Police said they responded to a carjacking in the Carolina Square Parking Deck between Franklin and Columbia streets. Police are searching for a man who carjacked a UNC student at gunpoint in downtown Carrboro early Saturday morning. Around 12:43 a.m., Chapel Hill Police responded to a carjacking in the Carolina Square Parking Deck between Franklin and Columbia streets, Alert Carolina posted.
Politicians, voters react to NC appeals court ruling in Griffin case

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Chantal Allam

Judge Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the N.C. Supreme Court listens to testimony in Wake County Superior Court on Friday, February 7, 2025 in Raleigh, N.C. Griffin trails North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs by 734 votes following two recounts of the November 2024 election results. Griffin is attempting to have more than 65,000 ballots cast in the election thrown out.
Politicians, voters react to NC appeals court ruling in Griffin case

2 weeks ago | newsobserver.com | Chantal Allam

Judge Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the N.C. Supreme Court listens to testimony in Wake County Superior Court on Friday, February 7, 2025 in Raleigh, N.C. Griffin trails North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs by 734 votes following two recounts of the November 2024 election results. Griffin is attempting to have more than 65,000 ballots cast in the election thrown out.
‘Power grab’: Politicians, voters react to NC appeals court ruling in Griffin case

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chantal Allam

A North Carolina appeals court’s decision to side with the trailing Republican candidate — and potentially toss out thousands of ballots in a tight N.C. Supreme Court race — has sparked swift outcry. Within minutes of the court’s decision to further review Jefferson Griffin’s narrow lost to Democrat incumbent Allison Riggs for the seat, Gov. Josh Stein shared his disapproval on X.
Child custody exchange turns deadly in Apex after man plows into grandmother with car

2 weeks ago | heraldsun.com | Chantal Allam

An Apex woman was killed during a child custody exchange Friday night, police said. FILE IMAGE A child custody exchange turned deadly in the 1300 block of Apache Lane in Apex on Friday night, police said. At around 10 p.m., Apex police responded to a disturbance between a father and the child’s maternal grandparents in a custody exchange. During the dispute, the man “struck and killed” the grandmother with his car, police said.
Child custody exchange turns deadly in Apex after man plows into grandmother with car

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chantal Allam

A child custody exchange turned deadly in the 1300 block of Apache Lane in Apex on Friday night, police said. At around 10 p.m., Apex police responded to a disturbance between a father and the child’s maternal grandparents in a custody exchange. During the dispute, the man “struck and killed” the grandmother with his car, police said. The father initially fled on foot, but was apprehended shortly after and charged with voluntary manslaughter, police said. He has not been named.