Athens Real Estate News

Saturday Jan 2 | via Athens Banner-Herald 

Jan Burroughs, an Athens Regional Library System employee who has served as Oglethorpe County Library branch manager since 1995, is leaving the Athens public library system to work as the assistant director for the Elbert County Public Library.

Related Topix: Athens, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Elbert County, GA, University of Alabama, Real Estate

Monday Dec 28 | via Athens Banner-Herald 

In light of the recent Banner-Herald article about Athens Land Trust's intention to develop a property on Tara Way, I would like to take the opportunity to explain how our homeownership program works .

Related Topix: Athens, GA, Home Listing, Home, Home Buying, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Opinion

Sunday Dec 27 | via Athens Banner-Herald 

Shame on the Athens Land Trust. In its mission statement, the nonprofit group claims to revitalize neighborhoods, preserve land and provide affordable housing.

Related Topix: Athens, GA, Foreclosures

Tuesday Dec 22 | via Athens Banner-Herald 

A small ranch house is pitting neighbors in a Westside Athens neighborhood against each other and against the well-respected local nonprofit that's building it.

Related Topix: Athens, GA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Sunday Dec 20 | via Athens Banner-Herald 

The government must intervene now to prevent more young people from defaulting on their student loans.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Opinion

Sunday | via WSB-AM Atlanta 

One in 50 Georgia households declared bankruptcy in 2009 between January and November, leaving the state with the third-highest personal bankruptcy rate in the nation.

Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Georgia, Real Estate, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday Dec 30 | 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.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Georgia, Georgia Government, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Jesse Jackson, Democrat

Wednesday Dec 30 | 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.

Related Topix: Georgia, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Atlanta, GA, University of Georgia, Small Business

Tuesday Dec 29 | 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.

Related Topix: Georgia, Catoosa County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Dalton, GA, Ringgold, GA, Foreclosures

Sunday Dec 27 | via Atlanta Journal-Constitution 

What a scary year. Double-digit unemployment. Record foreclosures. Georgia leading the nation in bank failures.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Georgia, Buckhead (Atlanta, GA), Atlanta, GA, Housing

5 min ago | via NBC12 

If you're looking to sell or refinance your home, you may have a problem. Assessments on home values across the area are down.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Mortgage

5 min ago | via BusinessWeek 

Dubai renamed the world's tallest building in honor of the ruler of Abu Dhabi less than a month after receiving a $10 billion lifeline from the neighboring emirate that defused a financial crisis.

Related Topix: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, World News, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Home, Mortgage

6 min ago | via BusinessWeek 

You can almost hear the collective sigh of relief emanating from the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, and the nearby offices of Alan Greenspan, to Fed chief Ben Bernanke's elegant, econometric argument that low interest rates didn't cause the housing bubble.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Bank, Business News, Housing

6 min ago | via MyFox St. Louis 

"Wedding Crashers" actor Vince Vaughn is a groom. Vaughn's spokesman, Alan Nierob, said Monday the 39-year-old "Couples Retreat" and "Swingers" actor wed 31-year-old real estate agent Kyla Weber in a small private ceremony Saturday outside Chicago.

Related Topix: Couples Retreat, Four Christmases, Swingers, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Wedding Crashers, Real Estate, Vince Vaughn, Entertainment

7 min ago | via BusinessWeek 

Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian T. Moynihan, in his first week leading the largest U.S. lender, said the recession's impact is fading and the bank's biggest acquisitions are over, allowing him to focus on rebuilding relationships with customers.

Related Topix: Banking, Bank of America, Financial Services, Raleigh, NC, Home, Mortgage, Merrill Lynch and Co, Investment Services