My Triangle Good News

The Raleigh metro area ranks among the top 10 places to live in the United States for 2010, according to a new study by the Web-based research firm RelocateAmerica.com.
Raleigh took the No. 8 spot among the 100 U.S. municipalities nominated for the award. The rankings were based on interviews with local leaders, feedback from residents [...]

Fitch bond rating service gives Wake County bonds it’s top rating for its general obligation debt, otherwise know as municipal bonds.

Big gains in retail sales in Febuary.

Forbes Magazine in its latest issues says that Raleigh is the Most Wired city in the country, beating out cities like San Francisco, New York, Boston, etc. For the full story click on the link below. Info courtesy of www.TBJ.com.
http://roohit.com/http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/03/01/daily31.html?ed=2010-03-03&ana=e_du_pap.

Wake Forest is the fastest growing city in NC.

Citi-Mortgage is testing a program in Florida that will give distressed homeowners six months to get their mortgage problems corrected but if they can’t Citi-Mortgage will take over the loan. If this program succeeds it could be expanded nationwide which would help Triangle area homeowners facing or in foreclosure who have only one mortgage and have it with Citi-Mortgage. That’s potentially a lot of homeowners.

Treasurer of the Raleigh Reginal Assoc. of Realtors says signs from recent months portends an improving real estate market.

IBM announces new data center in RTP.

Democrats in the Senate are close to a final vote on a national Health Care Plan.

Triangle Housing Sales Rise By 71% Year To Year in November