Frederick appeals to first-time homebuyers
Monday Dec 21 | via WTOP
Nick Carroll and his girlfriend, Kasey Lehman began looking for homes in Northern Virginia, but found better prices in Frederick. Comment?
Company/Individual Honors for Dec. 21
Sunday Dec 20 | via Richmond Times-Dispatch
KimMarie McGoldrick has received the Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southern Economic Association. Comment?
Local Leads: More Virginia Traffic
Thursday Dec 17 | via NBC Washington
The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: WHAT VIRGINIA NEEDS, MORE TRAFFIC Rush hour is about to get a lot more hectic on the city's West End , where more than 6,000 employees are expected to show up for their first day of work at the Washington Headquarter Service. Comment?
Foreclosure filings down in Va., U.S. in Nov.
Wednesday Dec 9 | via Richmond Times-Dispatch
The number of Virginians having trouble paying their mortgages in November declined from the previous month. Comment?
On the Move: People in business
Saturday Dec 5 | via Hampton Roads Daily Press
The Virginia Peninsula Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has announced its 2010 board of directors: President: Michael Brown, Booz Allen Hamilton President-elect: Kate Hoving, City of Williamsburg Secretary: Brittany Mangold, Howell Creative Group Treasurer: Jessica Wharton, Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport Assembly ... Comment?
Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand, Dec. 26: Mortgage ind...
3 min ago | via Santa Cruz Sentinel
Change is the one thing you can always count on in the mortgage business. Most everyone knows that interest rates are in a constant state of flux, but the guidelines under which loans are approved are also subject to constant change. Comment?
Pioneer Resources receives $145,000 housing grant
3 min ago | via Muskegon Chronicle
Pioneer Resources has received a federal affordable housing grant in conjunction with Community Shores Bank in Muskegon to provide a housing unit for people with developmental disabilities. Comment?
Treasury Lifts Cap for Fannie, Freddie
7 min ago | via TheStreet.com
The Obama administration says it is removing the $400 billion financial cap it will provide to Fannie Mae to keep the mortgage giants from failing. Comment?
A variety of families in need: Food Bank Coalition o...
8 min ago | via SanLuisObispo.com
Carl Hansen is on the front lines of hunger on the Central Coast. As the executive director of the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County, he knows that a population roughly the size of San Luis Obispo - about 40,000 county residents - is hungry today. Comment?
Silo's Steakhouse closed, up for sale
9 min ago | via Nashua Telegraph
" A long-standing and popular restaurant in Merrimack is up for sale. Silo's Steakhouse, a fixture on the north end of Daniel Webster Highway for more than a decade, shuttered earlier this month. Comment?