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North Carolina Tops for Business Climate
Site Selection magazine recently named North Carolina the state with the Top Business Climate for 2010. According to corporate real estate executives, N.C.’s strengths include its extensive higher-education resources, work-force training initiatives, moderate climate, transportation infrastructure and business-recruitment efforts.
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2010/11/01/north-carolina-tops-for-business-climate.html
September Existing-Home Sales Show Another Strong Gain
Existing-home sales rose again in September, affirming that a sales recovery has begun, according to data released Monday by the National Association of REALTORS®. In the South, existing-home sales rose 10.6 percent to an annual pace of 1.77 million.
http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2010/10/sept_strong
Additional Information Issued on Foreclosure Freeze
As you’ve no doubt heard, some of the nation’s largest banks have temporarily frozen foreclosures to investigate potentially improper procedures. Below are the links to two stories: 1) The Washington Report as issued today by NAR that addresses the issue and provides talking points that you’ll find helpful; 2) A report published nationwide by the Associated Press, a version of which appeared in today’s News & Observer that details the White House’s reaction to the mounting evidence that banks have used inaccurate documents to evict homeowners.
http://www.ncrealtors.org/news_display.cfm?nid=1438
10 Reasons To Buy a Home
Enough with the doom and gloom about homeownership. Brett Arends of The Wall Street Journal explains why owning a home is a good thing in this rebuttal to the recent Time Magazine cover story.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703376504575492023471133674.html?mod=WSJ_RealEstate_LeftTopNews
