Metro Atlanta's foreclosure notices jumped a whopping 27% this month over January.

Homebuilders appear to be getting off to a good start in 2010. Atlanta homebuilder Beazer Homes reported fiscal first quarter 2010 results that were profitable.

Mortgage veteran, President of Buckhead-based National Guaranty Mortgage Corporation chosen for annual award Atlanta - Steven Alexander, the principal and president of Buckhead-based National Guaranty Mortgage Corporation, was named Broker of the Year for 2009 at the Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers' awards luncheon last month.

More than 350 people are expected to rally at the Georgia Capitol on Feb. 11 for the 30th annual Poor Peoplea s Day.

Management said Friday it expects to reel in more home shoppers this year, but stopped short of forecasting a profitable year.

A top Republican in the state Senate has proposed a wide-ranging overhaul of property taxes in Georgia.

After going down for a month, foreclosure advertisements are back up again in February, with 216 being placed in The Times-Herald legal ads section this week.

Economists with the University of West Georgia in Carrollton say that a heavy reliance on population-driven economic growth is what caused Coweta County and the rest of the west Georgia region to "feel the effects of this most recent recession much more than it did in 2001," said William "Joey" Smith, director of UWG's Center for Business and ...

Suzette Fincher was given the 2009 Diplomat of the Year award at the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce's 54th annual meeting.

Community bankers in Georgia and across the country are worried, confused, anxious - some even angry - about the current state of the economy and the mood of the country.