Christie Swanson
Recent Stories
Local Real Estate Market Improving
Home Sales Up, Foreclosures Down
Higher prices boosted the Northwest Arkansas real estate market last month.
The median sales price in Benton and Washington counties for a single-family home was $159,900 in April, according to MountData, a real estate marketing firm. The median sales price was $137,900 in April 2012. Continue reading...
AERT Reports Sales Down, Net Income Up
AERT sales dipped in the first quarter, but net income rose. Continue reading...
Building Permits Up
Northwest Arkansas’s four biggest cities issued 23 percent more building permits in the first three months of this year compared to the same time frame in 2012, according to a compilation of city records. Continue reading...
New Nurses Filling the Ranks
Patients in Northwest Arkansas will get the nurses they need, but many nurses might be new to the job, hospital administrators say. Continue reading...
Flower Shop Going Greener
Rooftop decks to lower carbon footprint
Holly and Eric Anderson want to help the environment. Their first step is to make their business, Brick Street Botanical in downtown Rogers, more sustainable. Next they want to spread the vision to other small-business owners by helping them undertake similar efforts. Continue reading...
Home Sales Keep Growing
Realtors See 'Lots Of Activity' In March, Sells 600 Houses
John Carden said the Realtors at his office are tired, and for a good reason. Continue reading...
Field Agent Adds New Spin To Research
A Fayetteville company helps people around the globe put a little extra cash in their pockets just by using their iPhone. Continue reading...
Joblessness, Labor Force Decline
February unemployment dropped to 5.8 percent in the metropolitan statistical area, but the labor force also declined, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading...
Businesses Wait For Change
Number Of People Using Employer Health Insurance Plans Dropping
Arkansas has the country’s lowest health insurance premiums, but only half the state’s population that’s not retired is covered by an employer-sponsored plan, according to a University of Minnesota study. Continue reading...
Foreclosures Continue Increase
The housing market is bucking a national trend. Continue reading...
