Gwinnett County Trash Pick Up

November 10, 2008

Here is the update on The New Gwinnett Trash Plan
 
In 2004 Gwinnett County charged Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, along with it’s Citizens Solid Waste Advisory Board, to develope a solid waste management plan as required by Georgia law. The purpose of the law is to establish a long term plan of action to provide for [...]

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Gwinnett County Election 2008

November 4, 2008

Well it’s finally here, “Election Day 2008″. I decided that since the experts had indicated that a huge turnout would be voting today the best thing for me to do was to get in line early to cast my ballot. So at 5:05AM this morning I pulled into my polling place and I was #19 [...]

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Top 5 Things To Do For The Time Change

October 31, 2008

For everyone who hasn’t heard, the time change will occur this Sunday morning. I was in a meeting this morning with Ginny Staib, a fellow REALTOR in my office. In our conversation, we thought — what are the top five things that home owners need to do that would coincide with the [...]

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Sales Tax Holiday for Energy Efficient Product

October 2, 2008

Starting today October 2 and continuing through October 5, 2008 The Georgia Department of Revenue via House Bill 948 and Senate Bill 342 is exempting both the state and local sales and use tax for specific water efficient and “Energy Star” products. The exemptions are limited to products with a purchase price of less than [...]

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Home Valuation Sites vs The Real World

September 29, 2008

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of meeting with a young couple who were being transferred to Ohio. Both are very well educated as she is in the education field and he has an engineering degree. I had them show me their home from top to bottom and point out all the upgrades they [...]

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2008 Atlanta Home Show

September 23, 2008

This Thursday at noon the 2008 Fall Atlanta Home Show kicks off its 25th year. Presented by The Home Depot Home Services, this years home show will take place at Cobb Galleria Centre. The show schedule is as follows:

Thursday 9-25 noon to 6:00pm
Friday 9-26 noon to 8:00pm
Saturday 9-27 10:00am to 8:00pm
Sunday 9-28 noon to [...]

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Insurance NOT Paid By Homebanc

May 1, 2008

Today I received this email from a gentleman seeking help because his homeowners insurance had not been paid by his mortgage company.
Your topic: "Homebanc Mortgage Escrow Accounts" came up when I searched it on google.
I have a Homebanc mortgage. I just got a call from my ins. co. stating that they haven’t received my homeowner [...]

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Hail Damage in Atlanta

March 17, 2008

Tornado Hits Atlanta 
This past weekend was one of the most interesting weekends the Metro Atlanta area has ever experienced weather wise. Friday evening about 10:00 a tornado touched down in downtown Atlanta. Extensive damage was done to the Georgia Dome, the Georgia World Congress Center and various additional buildings throughout the area. Airborne debris [...]

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Avoid Foreclosure-Temporary Loan Relief Alternatives

February 20, 2008

One of the most important duties that I have is educating my clients and future clients about various aspects of the real estate market in Atlanta. With the current economic climate and foreclosure being discussed on virtually every news broadcast, it is important for consumers that are experiencing financial difficulty to know what their [...]

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Interest Rates in Atlanta

January 24, 2008

The Atlanta Mortgage Market
The mortgage market in Atlanta, along with most other markets, has been extremely volatile over the last few days. Lenders have been publishing rate sheets then retracting them, adjusting interest rates up then down and even preventing brokers from locking loans for borrowers. Typically loan officers get rate sheets from the [...]

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