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Watering Restrictions

July 25, 2010

The Georgia Water Stewardship Act
The Georgia Water Stewardship Act signed by Governor Sonny Perdue went into effect in June of 2010. The bill allows daily outdoor watering for purposes of planting, growing, managing, or maintaining ground cover, trees, shrubs, or other plants from 4:00pm – 10:00am.
All other outdoor water usage like washing cars and pressure [...]

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Down Payment Assistance Update

June 24, 2010

No more 100% financing… No more First Time Buyer Tax Credit… No more move up buyer tax credit… What is a buyer in the Atlanta market to do? Currently there are several different programs that offer grant funds that can be used for down payment assistance. The nice thing about these grants is that they [...]

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Memorial Day 2010

May 27, 2010

Yesterday I was visiting a property and the trip took me through downtown Duluth GA. As I was driving along I saw the many American Flags lining the street with the names of service personnel along with the war they served in. What a tribute! My thoughts then ran to what is the history of [...]

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2009 Broker Owner of the Year

May 12, 2010

RE/MAX Regional Services, who services Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Southern Ohio and Southeastern Michigan, recently presented Patrick Finnick of RE/MAX Center in Suwanee, GA their prestigious Broker Owner of the Year Award for 2009.
The momentum did not stop, even as the New Year came in. Per Finnick, “Homes from every price range have been selling [...]

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Atlanta Real Estate… The Last Three Years

April 1, 2010

It’s safe to say that over the last three years the Atlanta Real Estate Market has seen some amazing changes, most of which are not what we would call favorable. From the highs of 2006 it was inevitable that the market would experience some decline we just didn’t know how much of a decline there [...]

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Tax Credit Extended

April 1, 2010

In an unexpected move, Congress announced that the $8,000 first time buyer tax credit and the $6,500 move up buyer tax credit have extended until the end of 2010. This program has been extremely beneficial in helping to turn the housing market around. As fact would have it, with homes priced under $150,000 there is [...]

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Spring Forward Time Change

March 13, 2010

Yes its that time of the year again…Spring Forward. Check out the Top Ten Things to do for the Time Change. Scroll down on the right side of the card for the top ten list.

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Gwinnett County Solid Waste

March 4, 2010

Why would you think the County Commissioners wanted to wait until after they voted on the Gwinnett County Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Services Ordinance of 2010 to publish the ordinance? Could it be that they have realized that the lawmakers in Washington D.C. actually got it right by not being transparent? Could it be [...]

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Gwinnett Trash Plan

March 3, 2010

Just how deaf are the Commissioners in Gwinnett County? Well let me see is I can help everyone understand. Last year I served along with a group of volunteers on The Gwinnett County Trash Advisory Committee. We held 6 public meetings throughout the county and the one thing we heard at every meeting was that [...]

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