Home sales improving: But November sales down from O...
Wednesday | via Winston-Salem Journal>
Sales of existing homes in Forsyth County rose 30.3 percent last month, compared with November 2008. Comment?
Newport Beach fund lands $45M loan
Tuesday Dec 29 | via Los Angeles Business
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital of Charlotte, N.C., has made a $45 million mortgage bridge loan for a 17-building office portfolio owned by a Newport Beach fund. Comment?
Demand Up for Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
Tuesday Dec 22 | via Lincoln Tribune
The silver lining in North Carolina's foreclosure crisis is that more homeowners are taking preventive measures and getting help to avoid losing their homes, according to Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Forsyth County . Comment?
Demand for foreclosure counseling up
Monday Dec 21 | via The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
The Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Forsyth County said demand for foreclosure counseling in the area skyrocketed by 220 percent between the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 fiscal years. Comment?
Saturday Dec 19 | via Winston-Salem Journal
Dr. R. Duncan Hite has been named the new chief of the Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunologic Diseases at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Comment?
AP source: Phillies, Baez agree to deal
Yesterday | via Myrtle Beach Online
Free agent reliever Danys Baez and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Comment?
Charlotte-area home sales jump 31%
Thursday | via Charlotte Business Journal
The Charlotte area produced 2,000 home sales in November, a 31 percent increase from November 2008, the North Carolina Association of Realtors reports. Comment?
Wednesday | via Residential Real Estate
The Triangle produced 2,026 home sales in November, a 71 percent increase from November 2008, the North Carolina Association of Realtors reports. Comment?
Looking back at the newsmakers
Wednesday Dec 30 | via Smoky Mountain News
The Smoky Mountain News is paying homage this week to some of the newsmakers of 2009 by dishing out our annual awards. Comment?
Why N.C. housing bubble wasn't bigger
Sunday Dec 20 | via Jacksonville Daily News
Our trends look nothing like those of states such as California and Arizona where the housing markets look a bit like smoking ruins. Comment?
The Q Morning Zoo - Dec. 30 2009, 8:00am-8:30am
Aug 1, 2009 | via Kkbq.com
" I'm not great and yeah. Some might ask her out -- that's like taxes and I got my stats are. Comment?
Our views: More must be done to stem foreclosures
7 min ago | via Floridatoday.com
How bad is the home foreclosure crisis in Brevard County? So bad that 2009 was another record year with 8,853 filings on the books through November, more than 400 above the record set in 2008. Comment?
2009 saw a stream of unwanted economic and financial...
10 min ago | via IcWales
Standfirst in here please pls pl sp lspl pl pl plp psl plsp l pslp lpsl ps pl spl p pls pl plp lspl plp lplp lpl pslpl pslp lp lplsp FEW households and firms struggling to weather the UK's longest recession since official figures began will look back with any fondness on a year which has thrown up a raft of unwanted economic and financial records. Comment?
Lewis: Fired for doing his job, fraud finder sues
10 min ago | via Denver Post
The HR lady pulled Michael Walker into a room and told him he was fired. The reason: Talking to the FBI. Comment?
Cost of new homes soaring in Asia Pacific
12 min ago | via St Petersburg News
The meltdown in U.S. property prices has not dampened enthusiasm for home buyers in other countries, particularly Asia. Comment?