Home Sales in Hamilton Co. Improve Year to Year
13 hrs ago | via WDEF-TV Chattanooga
Submitted by Bill Mitchell on December 23, 2009 - 5:16pm. Consumer News Hamilton County News The Chattanooga Board of Realtors this week released figures for November showing some improvement in the housing market. Comment?
Home Sales Down 7.1% From Last Month, But Up From Ye...
Tuesday | via Chattanoogan.com
In an optimistic note, economists from the National Association of Realtors have estimated that, in all, 4.4 million Americans will look to take advantage of the homebuyer tax credit before it expires by the middle of next year. Comment?
Saturday Dec 19 | via Chattanooga Times Free Press
Randy Durham will head the Chattanooga Association of Realtors in 2010, according to an announcement by Francie Ryder, executive officer of the group. Comment?
CAR Names New Officers, Directors
Tuesday Dec 15 | via Chattanoogan.com
Newly elected officers of the Chattanooga Multiple Listing Service include Bobby Teems, president, Dan Griess, president-elect, and Pam Duffy, secretary-treasurer. The Chattanooga Association of Realtors is made up of about 1,500 real estate professionals engaged in every aspect of real estate throughout Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. Comment?
America's Best Bang-for-the-Buck Cities
Monday Dec 7 | via WVLT-TV Knoxville
We all knew Tennessee was the best place to live, now a new list by Forbes Magazine says it too. Comment?
First Tennessee holds tight to mortgage warehouse le...
Nov 16, 2009 | via Memphis Business Journal
While many in the financial industry have and continue to turn their backs on the mortgage warehouse lending business, First Tennessee Bank remains committed to the segment. Comment?
Tuesday Dec 8 | via Farragut Press
Bays and her family recently moved to Knoxville from the Kingsport area. Fecher is a fifth generation Knoxvillian and her experience in the insurance and banking business will help facilitate the ease of purchasing a new home. Comment?
Man wants answers on bank overdraft fees
Tuesday Dec 1 | via The Tennessean
QUESTION: A Nolensville man has a problem with his bank. He says he was charged more than $500 for overdraft fees although he had signed up for a protection plan that would transfer money from his savings account to his checking account. Comment?
Housing fund may not fulfill job hopes in TN
Monday Nov 30 | via The Tennessean
The state's housing agency is about to write $61.6 million in checks for the developers of 20 low-income housing developments in Tennessee - including seven in the Nashville area - as part of the federal stimulus package passed into law last February. Comment?
El secretario de HUD anuncia ayuda de desastre para ...
Friday Nov 27 | via HUD
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to four storm-ravaged counties in Tennessee and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following last month's severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. Comment?
Manitobans have happy thoughts
4 min ago | via The Winnipeg Free Press
BORIS.MINKEVICH@FREEPRESS.mb.ca / file photo Most people surveyed cited a diverse and growing economy as the reason they feel positive about their financial future. Comment?
Cleveland investors reducing suburban foreclosures
6 min ago | via Columbus, Ohio News
CLEVELAND -- A group of investors is trying to reduce the number of vacant homes in Cleveland's older suburbs, which face some of the country's worst foreclosure rates. Comment?
Banks Bundled Bad Debt, Bet Against It and Won
13 min ago | via New York Times
In late October 2007, as the financial markets were starting to come unglued, a Goldman Sachs trader, Jonathan M. Egol, received very good news. Comment?
Getting banks to act : Financial institutions slow t...
14 min ago | via Las Vegas Sun
Mortgage companies and investment banks made huge profits as the economy, fueled by the housing boom, soared to new heights. Comment?
Americans spend more, but not on new homes
16 min ago | via Medford Mail Tribune
Americans are starting to spend a bit more money, but not enough to power a strong economic recovery. Comment?