How to Find a Good Builder

April 30, 2008

So you have decided to build your new dream home. How do you find the right builder? Are you just going to leave it to chance? I hope not. You are preparing to make what is possibly the largest purchase you will ever make. As a buyer you owe it to yourself to practice your [...]

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How does a Short Sale Effect Value

April 20, 2008

One of the requirements of being a licensed agent is to successfully complete various continuing education classes during each year. Last fall I attended a class on “Understanding Appraisals”. The instructor for this class is an Atlanta Appraiser by the name of Scott Murphy. I found Scott to be extremely knowledgeable and he was more [...]

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Short Sale in Atlanta

April 18, 2008

If you are having difficulty paying your monthly mortgage payment, you are not alone. Lenders got very creative, even greedy, while inventing mortgage programs that helped families buy their first home or refinance existing mortgages. Many of these programs were for buyers with no money for a down payment or for families with less than [...]

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Top Middle School In Gwinnett County

March 28, 2008

The Results Are In
The Iowa Test of Basic Skills results are in and Crews Middle School is the highest achieving middle school in Gwinnett County in every major area; math, language arts, reading, science, and social studies!  The Iowa Test of Basic Skills is the standard used by Gwinnett County Public Schools to measure [...]

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Atlanta FHA Loan Limits Raised

March 6, 2008

So what exactly does the FHA do? The FHA provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA approved lenders throughout the United States. Since it inception in 1934 FHA has insured more that 34 million loans. Generally FHA loans are easier for buyers to qualify for as they do not have the more strict underwriting [...]

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Atlanta Real Estate Conditions

February 27, 2008

The Atlanta Real Estate Market has escaped from many of the problems that have affected other major markets. It has been pointed out that the resiliency of the Atlanta market is due to our sector being fueled by jobs and relocation rather than speculative buying as has happened in some of the condominium resort [...]

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Atlanta Real Estate Market Update

February 24, 2008

It’s A Buyers Market
If you didn’t know it before, you certainly will know it now by way of the most current stats for real estate in the Atlanta Market. Unfortunately for sellers 2008 has started much in the same fashion that 2007 ended, with a market that continues to decline. Inventory continues to increase [...]

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February First Time Buyer Seminar

February 9, 2008

It’s official, the next date for the First Time Buyer Seminar has been scheduled for Saturday February 23, 2008 at 10:00AM. The class will be held at RE/MAX Around Atlanta, 2280 Satellite Blvd. in Duluth.  
Some of the topics we will be covering include:
    * What Are Your Rights As A Home Buyer-Brokerage [...]

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Sugarloaf Area Townhomes and Condos

January 25, 2008

The Villages at Huntcrest
One of the most popular gated townhome communities in the Sugarloaf area of Gwinnett County is The Villages at Huntcrest by The Providence Group. Floor plans feature three and four bedroom residences with numerous upscale appointments which include a seperate sunroom, formal dining rooms, media rooms, covered decks and two car [...]

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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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