N.Va. home sales robust before winter slide - 2004-01-07
Even though the market was going toward its traditional winter slump, statewide home sales rose 4.8 percent in November, with the average sales price showing double-digit increases compared to a year before.

For the first 11 months of the year, home sales were up 9.8 percent statewide, to 112,019.
Low mortgage rates, along with a better job market and a growing number of households, are the reasons behind this year's record housing activity.
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Broker charged with embezzlement - 2004-01-07
A Pawleys Island man was arrested New Year’s Day and charged with embezzling more than $250,000 from the mortgage brokerage firm, in which he was a partner.

Mike Cantrell, 39, of Colonial Court, was charged Jan. 1 with breach of trust with fraudulent intent, following a three-week investigation by the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Department.
He remained in jail Tuesday under a $250,000 bond.
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