Decatur Real Estate News

Thursday | via Cross Roads News 

After eight years at the pinnacle of public credit rating, DeKalb County lost some of its credit luster last week.

Related Topix: Dekalb County, GA, Foreclosures, Atlanta, GA

Tuesday Dec 15 | via On Common Ground News 

Gwinnett County property owners will have to set aside a little more money to cover their final 2009 property tax bills, now that county commissioners have increased the millage rate by 2.28 mills.A County officials expect the new tax bills to be mailed in March.

Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Dekalb County, GA, Atlanta, GA, Decatur, GA

Sunday Dec 13 | via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 

DeKalb County may have to cut workers and raise taxes next year because of plunging revenue from sales and property taxes.

Related Topix: Dekalb County, GA, Real Estate, Atlanta, GA

Monday Dec 7 | via Atlanta Journal-Constitution 

In the face of an historic real estate collapse that lowered home values across metro Atlanta, Cobb County's tax assessors this year revalued just 12 percentof the county's residential properties.

Related Topix: Cobb County, GA, Atlanta, GA, Housing, Gwinnett County, GA, Dekalb County, GA

Tuesday Dec 1 | via On Common Ground News 

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is rallying church congregations to join his Rainbow PUSH Coalition in fighting foreclosures as they continue mushrooming across the country.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Atlanta, GA, Decatur, GA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

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.

Related Topix: Augusta, GA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Georgia, Medical College of Georgia, Columbia County, GA

Friday Dec 18 | via SavannahNow 

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, Savannah, GA, University of Georgia

Wednesday Dec 16 | via Athens Banner-Herald 

Four men called to testify in a double murder trial cannot invoke constitutional protections to avoid taking the stand, an Oglethorpe County judge ruled Tuesday, clearing the way for opening statements today.

Related Topix: Athens, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Georgia, Home, Mortgage

Monday Dec 14 | via Athens Banner-Herald 

While home sales in Northeast Georgia have not recovered from last year's housing market meltdown, real estate agents and homesellers are starting to see some signs of life as first-time buyers rush to take advantage of government perks and bargain hunters set their sights on a deal.

Related Topix: Georgia, Real Estate, Housing, Athens, GA

Sunday Dec 13 | via Monroe News Star 

For the past two years, I have followed the sad saga of Georgia Tucker School in Monroe as it continues its slow journey to oblivion.

Related Topix: Georgia, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Opinion

5 min ago | via BusinessWeek 

Treasuries fell, with the difference in yields between 2- and 10-year notes widening to a record amount, as investors bet the U.S. recovery will fuel inflation and reduce demand at the government's debt auctions.

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8 min ago | via KING5 Seattle News 

A look at the decade that was and the decade to come, by industry: BANKING THE PAST DECADE: The nation's big banks swaggered into the decade as owners of the world.

Related Topix: Financial Markets, Insurance, American International Group, Housing, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

9 min ago | via WDRB-TV Louisville 

European stock markets rose modestly Wednesday on optimism about the recovery even as Wall Street remained flat, as downbeat housing data restrained any gains.

Related Topix: Housing, Financial Markets, Travel, China Travel

19 min ago | via Real Estate San Diego 

Knowing the type of the land you are interested in is just one more thing to keep in mind as you [...] Every commercial realestate lending center adheres to a risk profile and can only extend loans for land types that fit that risk profile.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

39 min ago | via RDBMagazine.com 

Existing-home sales rose again in November as first-time buyers rushed to close sales before the original Nov.

Related Topix: Housing, Home, Home Selling, Real Estate, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance