My guess is these are trendy areas that have gentrified. 

A few areas like Shaw and Tower Grove are becoming more trendy areas to live, but it's still VERY block-to-block as far as stable vs. unstable.A lot of people who post on the forums do well with SFR rentals in Florissant or other parts of north and west St.

Strong economy - Despite high inflation and rising cost of living, the US GDP experienced a growth rate of 2.0% in Q1 of 2023, and this trend is expected to continue for the rest of the year.

Maybe instead of a full rebuild, have you thought about just a modernization of it's look.I did a mockup of Hardie board, a porch with a trendy standing seam metal porch roof, new doors and windows, architectural shingles, roof ridge vents, and stone cladding around the foundation.The house looks small and it's only one story, have you thought about teaching yourself to put on the Hardie board and save same money.But there is a lot of extra land, and the neighbors houses do look a lot bigger though.Decisions, decisions.Just my 2 cents.

On the top end we have a volume (life-style) segement between $1,200 and $2,000, a luxury segment from $2,000 to $3,000 (for example in trendy lake front areas like the Third Ward and in the suburbs, like Mequon, Menomonee Falls, Brookfield etc.

Bethlehem is a very trendy town, some people are saying that trend might be developing in Nazareth also.

While it lags in volume of units under construction, the metro led by far in completions as of early May; during this four-month period, 3,811 units came online, representing 5.3 percent of existing inventory.Construction starts-wise, the trend is less promising—only 1,985 units broke ground during the first quarter of 2023, a substantial 70 percent decline from the 6,580-unit volume posted during the same interval last year.6.

Yesterday's ghetto is today's trendy area.  

Does anyone have any favorite areas around Raleigh, or what are the trendy up-and-coming areas?  

New bars, trendy restaurants, and other attractions are opening up which is definitely a good sign.