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Stakes are High as Government Plans Exit from Mortgage Markets
For more than a year, the government pulled out the stops to revive home buying by driving down mortgage rates.
Now, whether the housing market is ready or not, the government is pulling out.
The wind-down of federal support for mortgage rates, set to end in two months, is a momentous test of whether the Obama administration and the Federal Reserve have succeeded in jump-starting the housing market and ensuring it can hold its own. The stakes for the economy are massive: If the market again falls into a tailspin, homeowners could face another wave of trouble, and it would deal a body blow to President Obama's efforts to get the economy on track...Read More.
For the second year in a row, Croatan High School was among public high schools recognized as one of the best in the country.
U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with School Evaluation Services, a K-12 education and data research and analysis business that provides parents with education data, analyzed academic and enrollment data from more than 21,786 public high schools from 48 states and the District of Columbia to find the very best....Read more
Carteret County - Two Carteret County towns were recognized in a recent poll picking the prettiest small towns in North Carolina.
The Town of Beaufort made the top 10 while neighboring Morehead City also received votes, according to a news release on the poll results....Read more
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Wind Direction and Flooding
By: Bill Hitchcock
One of the most common questions I am asked about an area or property along the coast of North Carolina is, “Has it ever flooded here?”.
The short answer is “Yes!”. At some point in time, since the beginning of time anywhere coastal North Carolina has been underwater. But that’s not what this article is about.
One of the main causes for flooding is wind. What area gets flooded will depend on the direction of the wind and its strength. Unfortunately, most folks just think in terms of wind strength and not wind direction.
Here’s why the direction of the wind is so important. Read More
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