Around Oconee: Jessie Johnson honored
Nov 11, 2009 | via Athens Banner-Herald
The Athens Regional Library System has named Jessie Johnson, Oconee County Library's Children's Area specialist, as the winner of the 2009 Staff Distinction Award. Comment?
Big supply of existing homes makes it a buyer market
Aug 29, 2009 | via Athens Banner-Herald
Factors such as a large inventory of houses for sale, low interest rates, reduced home prices and a first-time homeowner's tax credit have set the table for a buyer's market in the Athens-area real estate field. Comment?
Sharecropper's house to be added to Heritage Park
Jul 25, 2009 | via Athens Banner-Herald
When Albert Ward started looking for a house, he didn't go to a local real-estate agent. Comment?
Homeowners facing foreclosure may get help
Wednesday | via On Common Ground News
Homeowners in Georgia would have 90 days to cure their default before a mortgage lender could start foreclosure on their property under legislation that State Rep. Comment?
Georgia Banks are lending every day
Wednesday | via The Coastal Courier
Despite the undisputed effects of a crushing recession, many Georgia banks big and small are making loans and helping customers every day. Comment?
North Georgia Banks Included On Latest Warning List ...
Tuesday | via WDEF-TV Chattanooga
Submitted by WDEF on December 29, 2009 - 6:36pm. Business News Catoosa County News Whitfield County News A A A A Federal regulators have put five Georgia banks on notice. Comment?
Sunday Dec 27 | via Atlanta Journal-Constitution
What a scary year. Double-digit unemployment. Record foreclosures. Georgia leading the nation in bank failures. Comment?
Sunday Dec 20 | via Augusta Chronicle
Details: He is an insurance agent for Blanchard and Calhoun. MARY LEWIS Award/honor: Named mortgage banker of the year by Augusta Mortgage Bankers Association Details: She is a mortgage loan officer with Georgia Bank & Trust. Comment?
Goldman Sachs kept risks of deals obscured
5 min ago | via KansasCity.com
When financial titan Goldman Sachs joined some of its Wall Street rivals in secretly packaging a new breed of offshore securities in late 2005, it gave prospective investors little hint that many of the deals were so risky that they could end up losing hundreds of millions of dollars. Comment?
55 min ago | via Detroit News
The government shouldn't reward liars. But that's the effect of changes to the Obama administration's failing program to help homeowners modify their mortgages. Comment?
9 min ago | via The Norman Transcript
Jim West, a local Realtor, has been awarded the Certified Residential Specialist designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. Comment?
10 min ago | via KREX
Job loss, home foreclosures, and economic hardship rocked the country in 2009, but we want to know if people in the Grand Valley are feeling any more optimistic about 2010. Comment?
18 min ago | via HendersonvilleNews.com
Under explosive bursts of crimson, purple and blue, more than 1 million New Year revelers in Sydney got one of the world's biggest parties started Thursday - bidding farewell to the tough year that was 2009 and welcoming a new decade. Comment?