Consumers buying a foreclosed home in the Winston-Salem area got on average a 12 percent price discount during the first quarter, according to a RealtyTrac.com report set for release today. Read More.
Date: May 30, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
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The number of Hispanics in Forsyth County grew at a faster rate than the numbers of white or black residents one year after the 2010 census, new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show. Read More.
Date: May 28, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
The Triad's jobless rate had another significant drop during April, falling 0.5 percentage points to 9.1 percent, the N.C. Commerce Department reported today. Read More.
Date: May 25, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
Local 10th-graders beat state and national test score averages across the board last year on PLAN, a standardized test given for the first time this school year to North Carolina's high school sophomores. Read More.
Date: April 30, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
In March 2011, Forsyth County had an unemployment rate of 8.8 percent, down from 9.2 percent in February and 9.8 percent a year earlier. Read More.
Date: April 27, 2012
Source: The Business Journal
Sales of existing homes in the Forsyth County area rose 4.4 percent from February to March, the Winston-Salem Regional Association of Realtors reported Wednesday. Read More.
Date: April 25, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
More U.S. homes are entering the foreclosure process, setting the stage for a surge in properties repossessed by lenders this year. Forsyth had 301, the fourth highest total in North Carolina. Read More.
Date: April 12, 2012
Source: WRAL.com
Forsyth County grew by 4,282 people from 2010 to 2011, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, reaching a total population of 354,952. The growth rate of 1.2 percent was slightly lower than the state average. Read More.
Date: April 5, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
Forsyth County's unemployment rate dropped to 9.2 percent in February from a revised 9.6 percent in January. Read More.
Date: April 5, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
The North Carolina counties where people are healthiest tend to be urban and affluent, while poor, rural counties struggle the most with bad health, according to a study released Tuesday. Forsyth County ranked 25th among North Carolina's 100 counties. Read More.
Date: April 3, 2012
Source: Winston-Salem Journal