Good News For Atlanta Buyers

February 7, 2009

The Isakson/Lieberman Amendment
News out of our nation’s capital is providing perspective buyers with reason to celebrate and look ahead in the housing market. We have all heard of the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” that President Obama wants enacted immediately. An amendment to benefit buyers of primary residences was introduced by Senator Isakson (R-GA) and [...]

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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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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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Down Payment Assistance in Atlanta

May 13, 2008

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 that has helped over 40,000 families [...]

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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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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 Expert

January 20, 2008

Now more than ever it is increasingly important for Atlanta consumers to be represented by an Atlanta Real Estate Expert. The landscape of the real estate market in Atlanta is rapidly changing and having an agent that is educated and understands the nature of the market can represent substantial savings both financially and emotionally.
Georgia [...]

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John Wieland Homes Sale of a Lifetime

January 17, 2008

Recognized as one of the leading builders in the southeast, John Wieland Homes will be offering buyers in Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh N.C., Charleston S.C., and Nashville, TN. what corporate President Eric Price is calling the value of a lifetime and one-of-a-kind in the home building industry.
Save Up To $100,000!
John Wieland Homes [...]

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Atlanta Real Estate Market Summary 2007

December 27, 2007

What The Experts Say
Long recognized as one of the industry leaders in the following and reporting of home prices in the United States, Standard & Poors Case-Schiller Home Price Index sheds an interesting light on the Atlanta Real Estate market. The Index, while showing statistics back to January of 1987, has each of it’s [...]

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New Home Buyer Beware

December 14, 2007

Recently I attended a meeting where part of the discussion was about a study done by The National Association of REALTORS®. This particular study is titled "2007 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers" and contains one set of statistics that quite frankly is scary. I hate to think how much money buyers have lost nationally [...]

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