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$99 A Month for 12 Months – Not a Gimmick Thanks to $8,000 Tax Credit
You might have read the headline and thought, oh no! This is another one of those funky loans that change over time. Nope. It’s not a special loan, it’s another way to think about the $8,000 tax credit. If you take a $125,000 home’s payment of roughly $750.00 a month at 6% interest rate (fixed [...]
How Do You Know if Your Realtor Is Any Good?
From a linkedin question:
What kinds of questions might a first time home buyer ask prospective Realtors in order to gauge level of expertise and figure out who would best represent his / her interests? Assuming that no references are available, what criteria would you use?
Another response stated:
…The most important factor in finding a realtor [...]
Should I Buy A Home From This Builder?
When a buyer is looking for a new construction home, the question always comes up, "Is This A Good Builder?" It’s a loaded question to say the least. Although, the Real Estate Commission will be upset about this, most agents DO have opinions about the builders. The bottomline however, is that an agent’s answers [...]
$7,500 Tax Credit – Are you going to get it?
On July 30th Pres. Bush signed a major housing bill (HR 3221) into law. As part of the bill, Congress created a new, temporary tax credit to provide some incentive to buy a home. Here’s a quick check list to see if you qualify:
Bought and CLOSED after April 9th, 2008
YOU MUST CLOSE BEFORE JULY 1st, [...]
Georgia Real Estate Facts By The Numbers
In this month’s Georgia Association of Realtors magazine there was a nice reprint of RetlyTrac’s statistical information. I thought it was well worth sharing!
8 is the Rank of Georgia out of 50 states for foreclosures.10 is the average number of years that it will take for a home’s value to double in Georgia.
34 is [...]