Thursday, April 03, 2008

Links to Some Good Articles to Read

Every day we hear the gloom and doom reports on the news about the economy. The price of gas if affecting everyone whether we are decreasing our car trips or not spending as much money on eating out and buying other goodies in order to make sure we can pay for our gas.
Below are several links to articles on the web that are important to anyone thinking about buying a home or anyone wondering about the local economy.

"Why mortgage rates are still heading higherThe Fed has cut interest rates again, but long-term fixed-rate mortgages may go up."http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/14/news/economy/ratecut_mortgages/index.htm


Triangle is #2 in the country for strongest markets!!
http://www.nowisagreattime.com.htm

Veros Forecasts Nation's 10 Strongest and Weakest Markets
http://www.veros.com/news_Jan14_2008.html

Best Places To Buy Foreclosed Homes
http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/realestate/2008/03/19/homes-foreclosure-properties-forbeslife-cx_mw_0319realestate.html
(Interesting comments about how strong our economy is in relation to foreclosures)

Right on Your Money Ignore the Headlines
by Dan Kadlec
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1713483,00.html

Site Selection Magazine names North Carolina Top State in Business Climate Ranking.
by MARK AREND and ADAM BRUNS
http://www.siteselection.com/issues/2007/nov/cover/

Last week WRAL TV reported that 38,000 people came to Wake County in 2007 making Wake County was of the fastest growing counties in the country. Is that growth going to continue?

Enjoy! Call me if you have any questions!