Arkansas RealEstateRama

State and local taxes are not collected in vacuums. Each affects the other, and their interaction performs a major role in the delivery of governmental services. The state of Arkansas relies on the proverbial three-legged stool of taxation: At the state level we collect income and sales and use taxes; local government is the domain of property taxes.

Arkansas is ranked 17th among U.S. states in foreclosures, according to a report released Friday by Bargain Network, an online provider of real estate foreclosures.

The number of residential building permits issued in Northwest Arkansas during the second quarter of 2007 decreased by 56 percent from the second quarter 2006, according to the Arvest Bank Skyline Report.

Housing demand remains strong in Northwest Arkansas while builders are scaling back on new construction, a combination that shows improvement in the residential market oversupply stated by the Skyline Report in previous quarters.

Arkansas - A Van Buren County man on the losing end of a lawsuit warns that if the decision stands all Arkansas home buyers risk being on the losing end with him. At the center of the disagreement is the disclosure form filled out by most home sellers and how honest their answers have to be.

Less than 18 months ago real estate was the hottest game in town as new bank branches sprouted all over Northwest Arkansas and loan officers raced to embrace developers with open arms.

The St. Francis County Community Development Corporation has received a grant from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission to help in the construction of an...