A snippet from WSFA:
While many parts of the country are still suffering through a horrific housing slump due to the sub-prime mess, the River Region seems to have escaped the pain.
"We're actually seeing investors taking a look. You've got the military, state government and Hyundai," said Fain.
There is another reason. Alabama is a conservative state and lenders didn't dabble in exotic loans.
"Those programs never arrived here and I think it's paid off," said Vicki Williams of Anchor Mortgage Services, Inc.
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