Raleigh Mortgage News

Taking a glance back at highlights from 2008 (The Register-Herald)
The area marked the first anniversary of the Jan. 30, 2007, Ghent Little General Store explosion that claimed the lives of four and left five others critically injured.

Hitting the Ground Running (Duke University)
Duke faculty experts in law, economics, political science and race weigh in on the Obama presidency.

Last-minute Shoppers Can't Save Dismal Christmas (FOX 5 News Atlanta)
Last-minute shoppers headed to the nation's stores and malls on the day before Christmas, looking for the final items they needed and searching for good deals - but for retailers, the season was essentially over long ago.

Existing home sales sink in South (AP via Yahoo! News)
Existing home sales in Southern states sank nearly 24 percent in November compared to the same month last year, while the median sales price fell nearly 11 percent to $154,500, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday.

Wachovia sale gets OK (Sun-Sentinel)
Shareholders back takeover by Wells Fargo; $5 billion trim in expenses planned Wachovia Corp. shareholders on Tuesday approved the sale to Wells Fargo & Co., one of the final steps toward ending the independence of the sixth-largest U.S. lender.

Wachovia shareholders say OK to sale (The News Journal)
Wachovia Corp. shareholders on Tuesday approved the sale to Wells Fargo & Co., one of the final steps toward ending the independence of the sixth-largest U.S. lender.

Existing home sales sink in South (San Francisco Chronicle)
Existing home sales in Southern states sank nearly 24 percent in November compared to the same month last year, while the median sales price fell nearly 11 percent to $154,500, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. The marked drop in sales in...

Crane collapses in North Raleigh (The News & Observer)
Raleigh police report that a crane has collapsed in North Raleigh at 8617 Six Forks Rd. No one was injured, police say.

Crane collapses in north Raleigh (ABC11 Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville)
Raleigh authorities are on the scene of a crane collapse.