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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What is a HERS Index?

January 27, 2009

Last week, while attending a continuing education class, I along with the other attendees saw on a listing the classification for a HERS Index. One student in the class asked, what is a HERS Index? No one was able to answer the question. As is usually, when a question like this arises there will be [...]

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Gwinnett County Market Summary December 2008

January 16, 2009

Statistics for single family detached homes in the Gwinnett County real estate market for the month of December 2008 are in. Gwinnett County is divided into six different areas and we will examine each area and then look at the county as a whole.
Area 61
Area 61 is that section of the county that is North [...]

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Don’t Scare Me

January 7, 2009

Builder Short Sales
A builder doing a short sale on a new construction property is just plain scary. What you as a buyer are being told, in a not so subtle way, is that the builder is probably not going to be able to cover any warranty work that needs to be performed on your new [...]

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Credit Repair in Atlanta

October 15, 2008

So you are tired of paying some one else’s mortgage and you want to buy a home but you have been told your credit just won’t allow you to. Let me see if I can guess the way the conversation went. You filled out a mortgage application and the person electronically accessed your credit report. [...]

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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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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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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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