Garner lands new $12 million investment, jobs

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For those of you that may not know, I live in Garner. Today’s announcement that Strategic Behavioral Health  of Memphis, TN will build a new residential behavioral center in Garner is exciting news! Their total investment is slated to be over $12,000,000 and more than 250 new jobs.

Garner, NC is just a few [...]

Raleigh adds jobs in 2010

According to an article from the Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh added 8,000 jobs over the past year.

The Raleigh area added 8,000 jobs during the past year, good enough to place the larger of the two Triangle metros among the top 25 nationally in jobs created.

Read more: Raleigh area gains 8,000 jobs, 24th best among 372 U.S. [...]

Tookies Grill, others opening a Garner locations

Garner is growing and new business are popping up all around the Aversboro Road corridor including Tookies Grill, Planet Fitness. This is a great place to live! [...]

Personal income in NC declines, leads Southeast & U.S.

How does North Carolina rank against the rest of the Southeast and the U.S. in personal income? Income is down but we are better off than most! Read here what the Triangle business Journal had to say. [...]

Raleigh's job forecast helps steady housing prices

Why has the housing market in Raleigh fared better than other markets that have crashed and burned? Ask economists from outside our area and they will like point to employment forecasts that look pretty healthy for Raleigh. Stan Humphries, Chief Economic Officer for Zillow.com (As opposed to the famed Quarter Back who led the San [...]

Garner politics skew residential developer’s ambition for more growth

Is it right to control what type of home a builder must build in order to get approval? My opinion is no. The market will dictate what a builder will build. The trick is to encourage the market to demand a certain type of home. In the meantime, Garner continues to brazenly push for homes to [...]

Housing and the Obama Stimulus Package – Status Report

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National Association of Realtors Economic Stimulus Bill Update

The information shown below is a real estate lobbyist in Washington, [...]

Raleigh population estimates on the rise

The Raleigh Growth & Development Executive Summary Fall/Winter 2006-2007 highlights Raleigh’s population [...]

Election year politics no help to ailing real estate market

The real estate market is out of balance because historically low interest rates and unscrupulous mortgage lending have bolstered a mediocre economy for the past 5 years. The resulting hot market created an atmosphere I would assimilate to sharks feeding in bloody waters.

Historically low interest rates propped up the real estate market in spite of [...]