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Dec 15 2009 If you Don't Buy a House Now, You're Stupid or Broke! If You Don't Buy a House Now, You're Stupid or Broke Interest rates are at historic lows but ... Dec 15 2009 Forbes Ranks Georgia #6 in Nation for Business Special Report Table: The Best States For Business Kurt Badenhausen, 09.23.09, 06:00 ... Nov 06 2009 Congress Passes Home Buyer Tax Credit Expansion! By Steve Cook RISMEDIA, November 6, 2009—After the Senate gave final approval la... Oct 13 2009 Foreclosures Grow in Housing Market's Top Tiers (October 13) New data suggest that foreclosures are rising in more expensive housing markets. About 30% of forec... Oct 13 2009 Home Sellers in U.S. Cut Prices by $28.4 Billion (Oct 9) Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. home sellers c... Oct 08 2009 Mortgage Rates: As Good As It Gets (October 8, 2009) Compare Mortgage Rates NationwideThough the federal government's extraordinary steps to make intere... Oct 13 2009 Mortgage Rates Fall Below 5% (October 9, 2009) WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates fell this week, with the average rate on 30-year ... Oct 13 2009 Housing Inventories Decline (October 7, 2009) The number of homes listed for sale declined in many U.S. cities in September, though supplies gen... Sep 30 2009 Mixed Data Reflect Fragility of Economic Recovery (Sept 30) Home prices rose once again in July, but a drop in consumer confidence in September underscored th... Sep 29 2009 A Look at Case-Shiller by Metro (September, 29, 2009) The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home-price index, a closely watched gauge of U.S. home prices, ro... Sep 29 2009 Looking for Home Price Bottom in the Rear View Mirror (Sept 29) See data for all 20 cities. Many housing pundits predict that home prices will fall steeply ag... Sep 24 2009 Latest Existing-Home Sales Information (Sept 24) Latest Existing-Home Sales Information Existing-Home Sales Ease Following Four Monthly Gains Sep... Sep 24 2009 Housing Recovery at a Crossroad (September 24, 2009) I hate to say "I told you so," okay, that's a lie, who doesn't love to be right? Existing home sales... Aug 04 2009 Pending Home Sales Surge; Fifth Straight Monthly Rise By: CNBC.com with wiresAPPending home sales rose for the fifth consecutive month in June, easily to... Aug 03 2009 Welcome to the Bottom: Housing Begins Slow Rebound function UpdateTimeStamp(pdt) { var n = document.getElementById("udtD"); if(pdt != '' &... Jul 28 2009 U.S. Home Prices Post 1st Monthly Increase in 3 Years Home prices in major U.S. cities rose in May for the first time in almost three years, the latest da... Jul 28 2009 City-by-City Chart of U.S. Home Prices in July - Case Shiller The S&P/Case-Shiller home-price indexes, a closely watched gauge of U.S. home prices, posted th... Jul 27 2009 New-Home Sales Jump by 11%, Largest Monthly Rise in 9 Years New-home sales rose by the largest amount in nearly nine years last month, in another sign the housi... Jul 23 2009 Real Estate Outlook: Buyers are Getting the Message Realty Times:Continuing declines in mortgage rates and signs of home price pick-ups dominate this we... Jul 23 2009 US Mortgage Rates Up, but Housing Optimism Surfaces Fixed U.S. mortgage rates rose after falling for three straight weeks but remain sharply lower than ... Jul 23 2009 Foreclosure Sales: A Real Estate Sugar-High Business is booming in Greater Fort Myers in Lee County, near the southern end of Florida’s we... Jul 23 2009 Jobless Claims Signal Recession End (CNBC) Tony CrescenziSenior VP,Strategist,Portfolio ManagerPimcoFollowing a 2-week plunge totaling 93k, job... Jul 23 2009 US Leading Economic Index Rises Again in June (CNBC) More plans to build homes, higher stock prices and fewer people filing first-time claims for jobless... Jul 23 2009 Goldman Ups S&P 500 Target for End-Year (CNBC) Goldman Sachs raised the S&P 500 index's target for the end of the year to 1060 from 940 Monday,... Jul 23 2009 Existing Home Sales Rise for Third Straight Month (CNBC) Sales of previously owned homes in the United States increased at a faster-than-expected annual pace... Jun 19 2009 $8,000 Tax Credit, How to Qualify for Yours Who is eligible to claim the tax credit? First-time home buyers pu... Jun 07 2009 How Georgia courted a Fortune 500 firm AJC - The fast-moving, top-secret deal to extract NCR Corp. from its 125-year residency in Dayton, O... Jun 10 2009 Housing Inventory Drops Again in May The number of homes listed for sale declined again in many U.S. cities last month, though supplies a... Jun 09 2009 Top Performing Market Timer is now Aggressively Bullish By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch (Wall Street Journal)ANNANDALE, Va. (MarketWatch) -- Contrarians normal... Jun 09 2009 After Two-Year Slide, REITs Showing Signs of Recovering After Two-Year Slide, REITs Showing Signs of RecoveringBy: Jeff Cox, CNBC.com, 02 Jun 2009After taki... Jun 02 2009 Pending U.S. Home Sales Up Three Months in a Row WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Pending sales of existing homes rose for the third month in a row in Apr... Jun 09 2009 Fulton County to Lower Taxable Home Values 107,000 revaluation notices out Saturday.  In all, about half the parcels in the county will se... Jun 09 2009 New Cousins CEO Encouraged about the Atlanta Market Atlanta Business Chronicle June 8, 2009Newly appointed Cousins Properties Inc. CEO Larry Gellerstedt... Jun 09 2009 Analysts - March Statistics Offer Hope for Atlanta Homes March stats in national Case-Shiller index offer hope, local analysts say.By Michael E. Kanell, Mich... May 15 2009 Governor Perdue Signs Housing Tax Credit Bill Will provide a $1,800 tax credit for home purchases.  ATLANTA – Governor ... May 19 2009 U.S. homebuilder sentiment vaults to 8-month high By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilder sentiment jumped to its highest level in ... May 15 2009 Consumers' Mood Snaps Back To Last September's Level U.S. consumer confidence rose in early May to its strongest since the September failure of ... May 15 2009 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit to be used as Down Payment Use $8,000 Tax Credit as Real Estate Down Payment.  National Association of Realtor... May 15 2009 Feds Sweeten Housing Rescue Program The program, known as Making Home Affordable, focuses on paying lenders to modify distresse... May 15 2009 3 Year Supply of Condos Available in Buckhead There is a three-year supply of new condominiums in Buckhead just waiting to be bought, acc... May 15 2009 SunTrust to Sell Shares, Cut Dividend after Stress Test SunTrust Banks Inc. plans to sell up to $1.25 billion in shares, cut its quarterly dividend... Apr 30 2009 US Economy Could Recover Much Sooner Than Expected You've heard all the gloom and doom about this recession. Now here's some good news: the economic re... Apr 28 2009 A Look Ahead at Housing (Wall Street Journal) A Look Ahead at Housing Analysts predict the end of price declines is near, our columnist ... Apr 29 2009 Consumer Confidence Surges to 39.2 In April (Fox News) .ybuzz { float: right; margin-top: -4px; margin-left: -2px; } // get ybuzz li t... Apr 28 2009 In Atlanta, Irrational Building Exuberance (WSJ) In Atlanta, Irrational Building Exuberance April 22, 2009 ATLANTA -- A one-mile stre... Apr 28 2009 Home Prices Fall (CHARTS) (Wall Street Journal) Consumer Confidence Improves in April U.S. home prices continued their multiyear sl... Apr 28 2009 How to Nab a Low-rate Home Loan (Money Magazine) Getting a new loan can save you a bundle, but cautious lenders will make you jump through ... Apr 28 2009 Housing Analysts Predict the Bottom Is Near (WSJ) The bottom of the housing decline is near, predicted analysts and home builders attending the N... Apr 09 2009 US Economy Could Recover Sooner Than Expected (CNBC) You've heard all the gloom and doom about this recession. Now here's some good news: the economic re... Apr 07 2009 Jumbo Loans Getting Easier to Find (Wall Street Journal) For nearly a year, it has been almost impossible for buyers of homes selling for more than $417,0... Apr 07 2009 Recovery Hopes Begin to Blossom, 4 Economists (CNNMoney.com) NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Unemployment at a 25-year high. Housing prices continuing to fall. Corpo... Apr 07 2009 Dillard & Company Partners Generate Multiple Offers in Roswell ! DILLARD AND COMPANY PARTNERS INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE OFFER SITUATIONS ATLANTA – I... Apr 02 2009 Bidding Wars Over a House? Pros See Bottom (CNBC) One hour outside of Washington DC, in the picturesque small city of Martinsburg, West Virginia, so... Apr 01 2009 Big Gains in Pending Home Sales, South Up 4.4% Big Gains in Pending Home Sales, Affordability Increases in pending home sales suggest a possibl... Mar 31 2009 Top Economists See Recovery Very Differently (Newsweek) Top Economists See Recovery Very Differently  Back to Main News Page Several economic experts ... Mar 30 2009 Recovery Finally in Sight ? CHARTS (Wall Street Journal) By KELLY EVANS              &n... Mar 27 2009 Home prices up for first time in a year. (TD Securities) Home prices up for first time in year          &nb... Mar 26 2009 30-Year Mortgage Rate Hits Lowest Rate Ever ! (Reuters) Rates on the 30-Year Mortgage Drop to Record Low of 4.85%function UpdateTimeStamp(pdt) { var n =... Mar 25 2009 Mortgage Applications Jump; Rates at Record Low ! (Reuters) Mortgage Applications Jump; Rates at Record Low By: Reuters | 25 Mar 2009 | 07:04 AM ET fu... Mar 25 2009 Durable Goods Orders Pop 3.4% in Surprising Gain (Reuters) Durable Goods Orders Pop 3.4% in Surprising GainBy: Reuters | 25 Mar 2009 | 10:01 AM ET fu... Mar 23 2009 Existing Home Sales Jump Most Since July 2003 ! (Reuters) Existing-Home Sales Jump More Than ForecastThe pace of sales of existing home in the U.S. rose 5.1 ... Mar 18 2009 Low Rates Boost Mortgage Actitvity 21% Low Rates Boost Mortgage Activity Mortgage applications zoomed upward last week, with the index ... Mar 06 2009 A Real Possiblity of a Strong Market Rally - See Chart Thomas Lee, US Equity Strategy at JPMorgan writes: “Believe or not, retracing 12-year lows for... Mar 04 2009 Mortgage Demand Falls Before Obama Rescue Detail unction UpdateTimeStamp(pdt) { var n = document.getElementById("udtD"); if(pdt != '' && n &&... Mar 04 2009 Pending Sales Down, Home Affordability at Record Levels The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in January, f... Feb 24 2009 Some Investors are Gobbling Up Homes Some Investors Are Gobbling Up Homes Home sales doubled in California in the fourth quarter of 20... Feb 17 2009 Dillard & Company Helps South Atlanta High School Students Dillard & Company Realty Group Helps Students at South Atlanta High School Raise MoneyAtlanta, G... Feb 19 2009 What's In the Foreclosure Prevention Plan ? The Obama administration yesterday released its long-awaited plan to stem foreclosures. It's organ... Feb 09 2009 Pimco's Bill Gross Believes Mortgages Headed to 4.5% Government action to shore up the economy and improve the housing climate probably will send mortga... Feb 06 2009 U.S. Senate Prepares to Vote on Smaller Stimulus Package A tentative agreement has been reached that will allow the U.S. stimulus package to pass... Feb 05 2009 U.S. Housing Market Bottom Seen Within Sight - Moody's var csvSymbolIds = ""; var quoteLink = "true"; var intSlides... Jan 26 2009 Existing Home Sales Post Surprising 6.5% Gain in December ! The National Association of Realtors says sales of existing homes rose 6.5 percent from November to... Jan 12 2009 Atlanta One of 10 Cites Boasting Mini Sales Booms Daily Real Estate News  |  January 16, 2009  |   addthis_... Dec 31 2008 30-Year Fixed Rates Hit Historical Lows ! Interest Rates Continue Downward Drift Interest rat... Dec 04 2008 Treasury Considers Plan to Lower Mortgage Rate - WSJ Treasury Department Considers Plan to Lower Mortgage Rates Financial industry lobbyists are urg... Dec 04 2008 Dillard & Company KW Real Estate Office #1 in All of Atlanta! Nov 20 2008 Dillard & Company Broker Named Top 40 Under 40 by ABC! Sep 19 2008 Keller Williams Wins 2008 Consumer Choice Award! Keller Williams Realty, Atlanta, Named the 2008 Consumers' Choice Award WinnerCategory - Residential... Oct 29 2008 Bargain Hunters Help Shrink Housing Glut - Wall Street Journal Lower home prices are luring some buyers back into the U.S. housing market, but foreclosures and a ... Nov 25 2008 Fed, Treasury Announce Plan to Jumpstart Lending Fed, Treasury Announce Plan to Jumpstart Lending The Federal Reserve and Treasury Department on ... Oct 24 2008 Home Resales Rose More Than Forecast - Bloomberg News Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Home resales in the U.S. rose more than forecast in September, aided by... Oct 24 2008 Existing Home Sales Rise as Affordability Improves - NAR Existing-home sales increased last month as buyers responded to improved housing affordability co... Oct 17 2008 House Prices Rising a Bit in Atlanta - Atlanta Business Chronicle Home values may be falling nationally, but they are rising or at least holding steady in many parts ... Oct 15 2008 Existing Home Sales Up Sharply - National Assoc. of Realtors  WASHINGTON, October 08, 2008Pending home sales activity surged as buyers took advantage of low... Oct 08 2008 Pending Home Sales Up Sharply Daily Real Estate News  |  October 8, 2008Pending Home Sales Up SharplyPending home sales ... Aug 31 2000 Forbes: Atlanta Named Best City for Singles Atlanta Named Best City for Singles Forbes magazine has for the eighth year rated the nation's... Aug 25 2008 Forbes: 10 Cities Where Jobs, Home Prices Are Growing Daily Real Estate News  |  August 27, 2008 Forbes Magazine: 10 Cities Where Job... Aug 25 2008 Existing Home Sales Increased 3.1 Percent in July Existing Home Sales Increased 3.1 Percent in July By Shobhana Chandra ... Jul 15 2008 Atlanta Makes Forbes Top 10 Best Cities to Buy a Home Daily Real Estate News  |  July 15, 2008 Top 10 Cities to Buy a Home Financiall... Aug 07 2008 Pending Homes Sales Rise 5.5% Pending home sales tick up 5.3%Realtors group says index of homes under contract rose 5.3% in June. ... Aug 04 2008 Economists: Housing Declines to Remain Small Daily Real Estate News | August 4, 2008 Economists: Housing Declines to Remain Small A team of ec... Jul 06 2008 Zana Dillard Teams Up with Highlight Homes, LLC by Vesmont Properties:Highlight Homes, LLC is pleased to announce that Zana Dillard will represent a... Jun 08 2008 Good News for Housing? From "The Economist" OnlineTODAY's Case-Shiller home price index release has inspired ... Jun 09 2008 Real Estate Statistic of the Month - April 2008 Reprinted from Realtor Magazine OnlinePending Sales Up 6.3% in April A modest gain in the level of h... May 01 2008 Sandy Springs Appreciation Superior to Buckhead and Vinings By Hinton Dillard, Managing Partner, Dillard & CompanyBased on analysis of FMLS housing sales da... May 05 2008 Dillard & Company Lists $6 Million Authentic French Chateau May, 2008 - Sandy SpringsDillard and Company has listed a new home built by celebrated luxury homebu... May 15 2008 The Housing Crisis is Over - WSJ Opinion - May '08 The Housing Crisis is Over - WSJ Opinion - May '08By Cyril Moulle-BerteauxMay 6, 2008; Page A23 ... May 10 2008 645 Colebrook Court Construction Complete Wagener Custom Homes has completed construction of the exceptional home at 645 Colebrook Court in th... May 20 2008 Senate Strikes Housing Rescue Deal - WSJ - May '08 U.S. Senate Strikes Housing Rescue Deal - May 20, 2008Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have e...