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2012
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Today is a good day for me. I'm expecting all of God's best for my brokerage business, my family, and my life. I looking at the day with thoughts of achieving wonderful success. And in the midst of it all asking the question 'who can I help to make a difference in their day?'. That's what tru...
03/29/2012
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There are a myriad of changes happening with FHA, and they seems to suggest that the US government is pulling back from the business of housing and handing housing back to the free market. Here are the changes scheduled to affect buyers using FHA starting in April 2012. The Upfront Premium will ...
03/27/2012
Princeton Lakes in Camp Creek - February 2012 Market Results Princeton Lakes in Camp Creek had one closed transaction in February 2012. The three bedroom two and half bathroom that originally sold for $157,600 in 2005 was listed in November 2011. The property stayed on the market 91 days before...
03/26/2012
Princeton Lakes in Camp Creek - January 2012 Market Results Princeton Lakes in Camp Creek had one closed transaction in January 2012. The five bedroom three bathroom that originally sold for $328,000 in 2006 was listed in May 2011. The property stayed on the market 234 days before finally closi...
03/26/2012
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Georgia Dream - Change in Income Limits - March 22, 2012 The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) which administers the Georgia Dream Homeownership Program has made a significant change in the maximum income levels qualifying buyers to participate in the program. Georgia Dream Income limits re...
03/23/2012
Georgia Dream - Twenty One Month Interest Rate Low - 3.875% and 4.125% The interest rates for the Georgia Dream Homeownership Program dropped to a twenty one month low on Thursday, March 15th. The Georgia Dream first mortgage rate dropped to 3.875% and the Georgia Dream first mortgage rate combi...
03/20/2012
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Dale Samples brings up an important topic that buyers have to seriously consider. That is to do the inspection or not to do the inspection. It's very tempting to skip the inspection and save the $300 plus it costs in Georgia for most homes. But I always advise my buyers better to spend a littl...
03/15/2012
Georgia Dream - Helping Buyers Become Real Homeowners Georgia Dream continues to be a very good solution for buyers looking to become homeowners with minimal resources. The Georgia Dream First Mortgage combined with a Georgia Dream Down Payment Loan is providing financial resources to help many ...
03/15/2012
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This information is good for brokers to know in order to be compliant with government rules and regulations. Real estate has a lot of cash buyers nowawdays. About 40% of transactions are cash deals, and even though you educate the parties to wire transfers, there is the possibility for a buyer ...
03/08/2012
Hello fellow Rainers! Please take a moment to check out this post by Doris Freeman where she talks about an invention her son came up with. I watched the video link, and I can see how it would be useful for the guys and gals who carry hats. Please visit Doris' post and put your vote in. Thank...
03/08/2012