Posted today on our blog (http://www.CBVirtualViews.com) was the first of Brad Horner's weekly Friday Fives, an informative quick read that gives you the top five points on a particular real estate-related topic - including trends, neighborhoods, industry

We’re closing out the third week of Georgia’s Efficient Appliance Rebate Program and already residents have taken advantage of $1.5 million of the $8.6 million that is available (more information on the program can be found here: http://www.georgiareb

Of the 49,072 single-family resale transactions recorded through year end 2009, what percentage do you think sold for below $100,000? Find out the real answer in our Q4 2009 real estate market report here: http://bit.ly/Q409report

With all of the excitement surrounding the Olympics this week, it makes us think about how real estate in the host cities is affected after the Games pass through. What are your thoughts on the topic?

The weathermen are warning us to stock up on essentials and the airport has already canceled most Atlanta flights. But do you think Atlanta will actually get any snow today?

Thanks again to all who attended last week's Developing Relationships: Atlanta Real Estate Roundup event! We received quite a few requests to host another networking event soon. Where would you prefer that we hold the next Real Estate Roundup?

There has been a lot of debate in the last two days about whether or not FHA’s tighter lending requirements will truly cushion against rising defaults and stave off the need for a taxpayer bailout of the agency, which they’re designed to do. What do

This week, the National Association of Realtors reported results from its survey of approximately 10,000 consumers who purchased homes between July 2008 and June 2009. They found that 87% of homebuyers used a real estate agent. So that makes us wonder...w

Has the 2009 real estate market changed buyers' priorities? What do you think 2010 home buyers would rate as the most important factor when buying a home?

There is no denying that the real estate market in 2009 has been tough. But 2010 market predictions have been very encouraging. What makes you most optimistic about real estate in the coming year?

Many home builders are changing standard home designs to meet customer demand for more practical, smaller homes. Taking a cue from this week’s WSJ article (http://bit.ly/2ulbaB), what room or amenity would you be most willing to give up:

Today marks the third Friday the 13th in 2009 (Feb., March and Nov.), and the next time we'll have 3 in one year will be 2015. So tell us, are you superstitious on Friday the 13th?

As part of our effort to educate consumers about the home buying process, we’ve created a series of podcasts (http://cbbankowned.com/PodCasts.aspx) that discuss various topics about home buying and REO properties. What topics would be o

Home prices appear to be stabilizing as the year-over–year decrease in the 20-city home price index was a smaller than expected, but what do Atlantans think about what is to come for the metro area? During the next 12 months, do you think home prices