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FBI visits LRRA meeting, on good terms
Members of the Little Rock Realtors Association were attentive and eager to hear from FBI Special Agent in Charge of Arkansas Tom Browne. He was the guest speaker at the LRRA meeting on Sept. 16 at the Chenal Valley Country Club. Browne spoke about mortgage fraud and what the FBI does in the Natural State.
Recognition for giving to ARPAC
Glen Rega presents Tracy Tidwell with an ARPAC 99 Club Distributor award during the Faulkner County Board of Realtors meeting in September. Tidwell is a Realtor at ERA Henley Real Estate in Conway.
Taking aim at the old University Mall location
Shoppers who were used to filling their bags at the former University Mall location will get the opportunity to do so again. Strode Property Company of Dallas, Texas, announced Target would be building a new store where the University Mall sat until 2007. The new construction will be called Strode’s Park Avenue and will be developed as a mixed-use, open-air complex on University Avenue.
Kay's Cooking Corner
I imagine some think it takes a special “talent” or “gift” in order to write a good column. Well, in a way it does. It takes the gift of gab, and as you have recently seen, my sister and I have both been blessed with it! How else could she have written such wonderful columns during my absence? They were so good that now I know who to turn to when I need a small vacation!
Local Flavor
Festival of Wines swirls into North Little Rock Oct. 1
Crowds will gather once again at the Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock on the first of October. Although, the throng of people won’t be watching the Travelers, they will be sipping and sampling foods at the sixth annual Festival of Wines. The festival is presented by The Jack Stephens Heart Center at St. Vincent and will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 at the ballpark.
The Critic's Corner
In the beginning, when God created Hollywood, He commanded the movie studios to release their worst films during January and August of each year. January, because people are too exhausted from the holidays to go to the movies, and August to create a buffer between the blockbusters of summer and the Oscar contenders of fall. Simply put, seeing a new film during these two months can be hell on Earth.
Capital City Chatter
There is a new man in my life. I haven’t known him very long, but I’m already in love. I wasn’t expecting to meet him, but he decided he was ready nonetheless. Parish knows about him and he knows how I feel about him. Parish feels the same way. I’m talking about my brand new baby nephew that was born around midnight on Sept. 20. We weren’t ready for him because he came about 16 weeks early. He weighs a whopping 1 lb. 4 oz. We call him “Baby J” and he might be the most precious thing I have ever laid my eyes on.
Financial Focus
Lessons from a bear market
If you invest for many years, you’ll eventually encounter both bull and bear markets. Although you obviously prefer seeing the bull, you may actually learn more from the bear — and when it’s “hibernating,” you can put these lessons to good use in making investment moves for the future.
It must be true
A grandmother is someone who pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween. — Erma Bombeck
With October’s arrival this week, my wife Kathy reminded me of the time when our kids were very young and our house had a garden at the back of the yard. Our son Matt was in first grade and his sister Alexis, was 2. When September rolled around that year, Kathy suggested to them that they plant some pumpkin seeds in time for Halloween. The kids were all over that idea and the three of them marched down the hill to the back 40.
Natural State Snapshots
The sights and sounds of college football were on full display for the Razorbacks opening SEC game against the University of Georgia in Fayetteville.
House to House
Don’t get in such a hurry that you forget about that home inspection
By Ethan C. Nobles
Arkansas Realtors® Association Ethan@ArkansasRealtors.com
As buyers have no doubt heard time and time again, there’s just not a whole lot of time left to find a home and close on it prior to the deadline of Nov. 30 for the first time home buyer tax credit.
NAR offers foreclosure training
Special to the Daily Record ecnobles@att.net
The National Association of Realtors has announced the formation of the Short Sales and Foreclosures designation.
The NAR is offering classes nationally and will offer them online later this year to members wanting to earn the designation. The program isn’t available in the Natural State yet, but the Arkansas Realtors Association plans to offer it to its members and will release more details later this year.
Conway Realtor says getting laid off led to better career
Special to the Daily Record ecnobles@att.net
Before 2005, Lisa Burks was working for the state of Arkansas in a job where she filed and adjudicated unemployment claims.
“Basically, I decided who paid under the law and who didn’t,” she said. “It was a big responsibility. It was a real high-stress job.”
Yes, ‘zero down’ loans are still available
Special to the Daily Record ecnobles@att.net
A Little Rock Realtor said he’s still able to find loans that require buyers to make no down payments, but there are a number of eligibility requirements to keep in mind.
Conventional wisdom suggests that the days of the “zero down” loan ended when the subprime lending crisis hit a couple of years ago and banks started tightening up their lending requirements.
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