november: VA Delays Implementation of VA Funding Fee From October 1, 2011 Until November 18, 2011
- 10/02/11 11:53 AM
VA has announced a delay in the reduction of its Funding Fee. Originally scheduled for October 1, 2011, the VA Funding Fee reduction now goes into effect on November 18, 2011. 10/1/2011Important Notice: LOANS CLOSED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2011: Due to legislation affecting funding fees that has passed both houses of Congress and is awaiting the President's signature, lenders should not submit payments for loans closed on or after October 1, 2011, until further notice. This issue should be resolved within the next several days. If the President signs the legislation, it will in effect keep funding fees at (1 comments)
november: Atlanta Gets Its First New Department Store in 8 Years
- 11/13/10 01:26 PM
The Von Maur department store chain is set to enter the Atlanta market late next year. The family owned 25 store Davenport, Iowa chain is set to open it's first Georgia location in November 2011 at North Point Mall in Alpharetta. They will take over the space vacated by Belk in August 2009. Van Maur plans to gut and renovate the location in addition to expanding it from 115,000 to 140,000 square feet. The company's 25 stores are primarily located in the Midwest market. Their closest location to Atlanta is a store in Louisville, KY. The North Point Mall location will be flagship store (3 comments)