Home sales in the Triangle were up nearly 22 percent in August compared to the year prior with average home sale prices also rising more than 3 percent, according to a report from the Triangle Multiple Listing Services. Read More at The Triangle Business Journal

Eb Moore, Chief Executive Office of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston appeared on WRAL. http://www.wral.com/business/blogpost/11515151/ Hundreds of Triangle homeowners have gotten legal and process assistance in selling their homes, even if they owed more than the home was worth. The SAFAssist program offered by Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston carries no fee to […]

The 3rd annual Hopscotch Music Festival will be descending on downtown Raleigh this weekend (September 6-8) bringing 175 bands to 15 different venues throughout the downtown area. Hopscotch is a wide-reaching music festival featuring a mix of local, national, and international talent and offering music of almost any genre from bluegrass to hip hop, from […]

What does Warren Buffett see that no one else does? He just made an outsize bid on ResCap loans, the latest example of his bet that the housing market represents a great investment opportunity. Joe Light has details on The News Hub. Click Here to Watch the Wall Street Journal Video

Sales of bank-owned homes and those on the foreclosure path fell sharply in the second quarter. The decline reflects a thinner slate of properties for sale in many cities as banks take a measured approach to placing homes on the market. Click Here to Read More from the USA Today

For the sixth month in a row, foreclosure rates for homeowners in the Triangle region continued their steady decline in June from the market’s peak in January, according to data from CoreLogic. Click Here to Read Article at TBJ  

The Triangle’s job market was stagnant last month even as most other areas of the state eroded, the North Carolina Department of Commerce reported Friday. http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2012/08/24/triangle-unemployment-rate-now-at-81.html

Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, is on Monday and if you are not planning to head to the beach you can head to downtown Raleigh for the 1st annual Splash Bash. Splash Bash will be held on Saturday (September 1st) in front of Isaac Hunter’s Oak City Tavern on Fayetteville Street, and will […]

This weekend marks the long-awaited kickoff of college football season. The blessing (and the curse) of living in the Triangle is the plethoraof opportunities you have to catch a game on any given Saturday in Fall. This inaugural weekend of gridiron glory is no different. If you can’t make it to the tailgate, rest assured every […]

SAFAssist is not just for individuals facing foreclosure or who are unable to make payments on their home. We offer assistance as well to individuals who are making regular payments and need to sell their home quickly to move, but are uncertain if they can manage this situation financially because they owe more for the […]