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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Lawrenceville Home For Sale – Peachtree Ridge School District

September 30, 2008

Located in the Peachtree Ridge School District of Gwinnett County, 1600 Swan Valley Ct. has a lot to offer. Coming in from the 2 car garage you enter into the spacious kitchen. Plenty of counter space and an island/breakfast bar provides an ample food preparation and serving area. The kitchen is open to the eating [...]

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Alexander Park in Gwinnett County

September 23, 2008

Work is on schedule for a winter, 2009 opening of phase 1 of Alexander Park. Located between Scenic Highway and Old Snellville Highway in Lawrenceville, Alexander Park is a 91 acre site that will be developed in 2 phases. When phase 1 is complete Gwinnett County residents will be able to enjoy the following amenities:
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Georgia License for Builders and Remodelers

July 15, 2008

As of July first of this year all builders and remodelers in the state of Georgia are to be licensed by the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors. There are three types of contractors that must obtain a license by July 1, 2008.
*  Residential-Basic Contractor (Contractor work relative to detached one-family and [...]

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Chasing The Market

July 11, 2008

The real estate market is quite unique at this particular point in time. History tells us that even though we have seen ups and downs, we just have not experienced a market like this. Increases and decreases in property values occur all the time just like the stock market. Generally speaking, over the long haul [...]

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Lawrenceville Home for Sale – Brookwood High School District

July 1, 2008

Located in the “Lakes” section of the Flowers Crossing at The Mill Subdivision in Lawrenceville is 1264 Williston Drive. This brick front ranch style home with Hardiplank® siding features an open floor plan and has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths on the main level with a 4th bedroom/bonus room up. The oversized master suite has [...]

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Homeowners Association Gone Wild

June 4, 2008

How would you like to receive a letter from your homeowner’s association that starts out like this? During a recent inspection it was noted that you were in violation of the Covenants and Architectural Guidelines for the following reason:
General Maintenance – Paint Metal Roof: "Each homeowner shall keep and maintain each Lot and Structure owner [...]

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New Home Deal In Atlanta

May 21, 2008

What is the best verbiage to use when marketing a sale on new construction in Greater Atlanta? I recently received an email marketing a builder that was titled “Your Buyers have 2 more weeks to get a Great Deal”. What do you think this email was actually trying to say? Was it that after this [...]

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America’s Best Builder – 2007

May 19, 2008

At the recent RE/MAX Around Atlanta awards breakfast I had the privilege of meeting Bryan Cohen, president of Touchstone Homes. While acknowledging that the housing industry in Atlanta is in a slow down, especially from a new home builder’s perspective, Mr. Cohen spoke about what he and his company did during this time. While the [...]

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Down Payment Assistance in Atlanta

May 13, 2008

Update for Down Payment Assistance in Atlanta
The Nehemiah Program
This morning I had the privilege of attending a seminar about down payment assistance and how it can benefit both buyers and sellers in the greater Atlanta market. The seminar was taught by Leslie Kane, Area Manager, of The Nehemiah Program. The Nehemiah Program is charitable organization [...]

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