Firm reports bump in home prices
CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a financial data reporting service, reported Tuesday that home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 5 percent in September over the same month in 2011.
This change represents the biggest increase since July 2006 and the seventh consecutive increase in home prices nationally on a year-over-year basis
In Savannah, home prices, including distressed sales, increased by 6.1 percent in September 2012 compared to September 2011. On a month-over-month basis, home prices, including distressed sales, decreased by 1.1 percent in September 2012 compared to August 2012.
Excluding distressed sales, year-over-year prices increased by 6.1 percent in September 2012 compared to September 2011 and increased by 4.3 percent in August 2012 compared to August 2011.
McDonald House volunteers to be honored
Ronald McDonald House Charities will honor its Ronald McDonald House and Ronald McDonald Family Room volunteers today from 5-7 p.m. at Byrd Cookie Bar & Bistro, 6700 Waters Ave.
Volunteers will be treated to hor d’oeuvres prepared by Byrd Cookie Bar & Bistro, along with a special drink “The Volunteer” created just for the evening’s celebration.
Six volunteers will be inducted into the Volunteer Hall of Fame established in 2009 to honor volunteers who have gone above and beyond the “call of duty” to help Ronald McDonald House’s children and families. Inductees include Carol Boyd, Deborah Dawe, Cindy Goldberg, Amy Henderson, Dan and Desi Koci and Linda Vissicchio.
For more information about volunteer opportunities, contact Lucy McLaughlin at 912-350-7641 or lucy@rmhccoastalempire.org.
For more information about the event or Ronald McDonald House, contact Nikole Layton at 912-350-7641 or nikole@rmhccoastalempire.org.
Breast cancer awareness draws donations
Kroger’s Atlanta Division customers and employees donated more than $450,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and more than $286,000 to Kroger’s “Giving Hope a Hand” campaign – a total of $736,000 in donations benefitting breast cancer awareness, treatment and research – from Sept. 30 to Oct. 27. This year’s Susan G. Komen fundraising efforts surpassed the original goal of $400,000 by more than $50,000.
“With the help of our generous customers and associates, we are one step closer to finding a cure for breast cancer,” says Glynn Jenkins, with Kroger’s Atlanta Division. “These donations reflect our community’s drive and dedication toward helping thousands of women across the country and around the world defeat this deadly disease.”
Kroger has 11 stores in the Savannah metro area. For more information on Kroger’s involvement in breast cancer awareness, go to kroger.com.