What does Warren Buffett see that no one else does? He just made an outsize bid on ResCap loans, the latest example of his bet that the housing market represents a great investment opportunity. Joe Light has details on The News Hub. Click Here to Watch the Wall Street Journal Video
Archives: August 2012
Foreclosure sales fall, lenders favoring short sales
Sales of bank-owned homes and those on the foreclosure path fell sharply in the second quarter. The decline reflects a thinner slate of properties for sale in many cities as banks take a measured approach to placing homes on the market. Click Here to Read More from the USA Today
Triangle foreclosure rates continue to decline
For the sixth month in a row, foreclosure rates for homeowners in the Triangle region continued their steady decline in June from the market’s peak in January, according to data from CoreLogic. Click Here to Read Article at TBJ
Triangle unemployment rate now at 8.1%
The Triangle’s job market was stagnant last month even as most other areas of the state eroded, the North Carolina Department of Commerce reported Friday. http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2012/08/24/triangle-unemployment-rate-now-at-81.html
My Home Is Worth Less Than I Owe And I Need To Move … Now! How Can SAFAssist Help?
SAFAssist is not just for individuals facing foreclosure or who are unable to make payments on their home. We offer assistance as well to individuals who are making regular payments and need to sell their home quickly to move, but are uncertain if they can manage this situation financially because they owe more for the […]
Labor Day’s 1st Annual Splash Bash
Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, is on Monday and if you are not planning to head to the beach you can head to downtown Raleigh for the 1st annual Splash Bash. Splash Bash will be held on Saturday (September 1st) in front of Isaac Hunter’s Oak City Tavern on Fayetteville Street, and will […]
Kickoff of College Football Season
This weekend marks the long-awaited kickoff of college football season. The blessing (and the curse) of living in the Triangle is the plethoraof opportunities you have to catch a game on any given Saturday in Fall. This inaugural weekend of gridiron glory is no different. If you can’t make it to the tailgate, rest assured every […]
It’s a stampede! CowParade comes to the Triangle
It’s a stampede! Even if you missed last weekend’s Cow Parade Kickoff event at Golden Belt in Durham, there are still plenty of opportunities to see the Triangle’s “herd”. CowParade is one of the largest public art exhibits in the world, and CowParade NC features over 75 cows painted and costumed by Triangle-area artists. The […]
Chapel Hill 10th, Cary 56th on Money’s ‘Best Places’ list
Two Triangle cities are among the top 100 “Best Places to Live in America” based on a survey of cities with populations between 50,000 and 300,000 by Money magazine. http://www.wral.com/business/briefs/story/11446950/
Triangle housing market improves
Home sales across the Triangle rose 26 percent in July compared with a year ago, continuing a streak of double-digit increases in 2012. Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/08/16/2273124/triangle-housing-market-improves.html#storylink=cpy