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The Housing Market is an important part of the American economy - just think about all the things a home purchase can impact: builders, and all the tradesman involved in building or renovating homes decorators and furniture stores - the number one reason people buy furniture, carpets and window c...
06/26/2014
I live and work in a very safe and small Southern town.  Its Mayberry here, and stranger-danger is rare.  The weekly paper writes up all the crime in full detail, and it rarely takes up much space.  Shoplifting, possession, bad checks, and occasionally tools missing from a workshop. When assault ...
06/20/2014
I'll admit it - my first career choice was journalist.  Life had other plans for me, but since I "retired" to my current career in real estate, my writing itch has definitely been scratched. Just putting the finishing touches on my latest listing - a nearly new home on 23 acres on my favorite cou...
06/17/2014
You'll find sound advice here for the first time buyer.  I find that the same folks who seek out the "maximum" they are qualified for also have struggled to accumulate much in the way of savings.  Spend a little and save a lot is a good motto throughout life, but especially so when making the tra...
06/13/2014
Ever wondered how interest rates are set?  Below you'll find a sensible way to make sense of it. Naturally, there are other factors involved - there are premiums charged for folks with lower credit scores, for example.  And land loans always command higher interest rates fixed for shorter periods...
06/12/2014
Measuring movement in home values is tough in large markets like Tallahassee, with concentrated and reasonably uniform neighborhoods with lots of sales of similar homes - and its virtually impossible in the Madison and Lake Oconee market where just 50,000 people share more than 1500 square miles ...
06/10/2014
Lets face it - buying and selling real estate is a BIG DEAL.  Lots of choices to make, and contracts to sign, and deadlines to meet, and more things to negotiate...   Why in the world would anyone want to handle all that without professional representation?   One of my pet peeves is when married ...
06/10/2014
Looking for a Madison Georgia farm?   Its all about the land - this beautiful 28 acre farm has about 20 acres fenced for cattle, complete with a small pond and 700ft of frontage on Sugar Creek, a clear running creek that flows into nearby Lake Oconee.   The grounds around the home are filled with...
06/07/2014
Its no secret - real estate is a business where 10-20% of the agents generate 70-80% of the business consistently. Since I've been in that "top producer group" since creating my real estate practice in 2005, I'm sometimes asked "what is the secret to your success".   Anita Clark's post below spel...
06/07/2014
Congratulations - you've decided to buy a home in the Madison or Lake Oconee area. You've probably spent hours scouring properties online. You've researched neighborhoods, checked out county tax records, perhaps even made a call or two or three to listing agents.   Stop. Wait. Before you take the...
06/07/2014
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Jeanne Dufort

Madison and Lake Oconee GA
local_phone(706) 342-1440
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Thoughts and news from Georgia's Lake Country, featuring Madison and Lakes Oconee and Sinclair, from the perspective of a land-focused Realtor, horse mom, and farm owner.