news: News from Zillow... Purple Houses... - 12/14/09 11:26 PM
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I participated in a conference call with David Gibbons from Zillow on Monday. He was sharing a new program they will be offering beginning today.
Primarily, this is aimed at people searching for and offering rentals, however there is one aspect of it that is … (6 comments)
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news: Gwinnett County Property Taxes... Going Up... - 12/03/09 03:38 PM
On Tuesday, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a millage rate increase for redisents of Gwinnett County. It will be effective with the March, 2010, Property Tax bill.
The old millage rate was 10.97, while the new rate is an increase of 21% to 13.25. This is the first millage … (0 comments)
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news: Calling Private Briscoe… Gwinnett Airport - 11/25/09 10:45 PM
The Gwinnett County Commission is looking at an offer to privatize Briscoe Field. Currently, the county owns and runs the airpost, near Lawrenceville, off GA316. It has an operating budget of about $1,000,000/year. All of the money generated in fees and leases have to be plowed back into the budget for … (0 comments)
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news: Short Sales, Bank Owned Properties and Credit Pulls - 11/19/09 05:55 PM
A few days ago I wrote about how the purchase offering process is having issues… issues that are especially apparent on Bank-Owned Properties (we call them REOs).
Banks are often requiring that ALL offers be accompanied by pre-qualification letters from specific approved lenders (perhaps even from their own loan department). In … (4 comments)
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news: Gwinnett County Schools Redistricting Plans... - 10/07/09 10:01 PM
Gwinnett County Public Schools are undergoing a redistricting plan due to growth in the county. The new plan is expected to begin with the 2010 school year. It was announced on October 2nd, 2009. There are several dates to keep in mind:
November 4, Deadline for completion of boundary input forms. … (0 comments)
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news: Flood Damage in Gwinnett County? Read On… - 10/01/09 11:46 PM
I just posted this up on my LilburnDwellings blog. I got a email from Senator Chambliss today outlining options for those in the Atlanta area that have been affected by the floods last week. It details some of the resources available to those that suffered non-insured damages from the floods.
Remember, … (1 comments)
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news: Is this the time to buy your first house? - 09/12/09 04:50 PM
Maybe... Maybe not...
Make no mistake, there are some deals in the market. And combined with the $8000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit (FTHBTC), this can be a great time to buy a first home. Interest rates have remained low... despite a LOT of predictions to the contrary. In fact, … (5 comments)
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news: Sellers, Are you ready to compete for Buyers? - 08/30/09 10:12 PM
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That's right...
Buyers are looking at homes, and they still have a choice.
Don't get me wrong, there is competition among Buyers for some homes, but the competition goes both ways.
Buyers that don't snap up the deal fast enough might find that they lose it … (6 comments)
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news: USA Today tosses some props at Gwinnett - 07/19/09 09:25 PM
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USA Today had a story recently about suburbs... It is an interesting read. It would have been interesting to see the direction that the growth would have gone if we hadn't had a financial system meltdown and real estate bubble burst...
Gwinnett has a … (0 comments)
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news: HGTV House Hunters looking for buyers... - 07/09/09 10:43 PM
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I just got an email from the production company that does House Hunters for HGTV. They are calling for buyers that are ready to buy. The specific quote is "in the late stages of buying." I would assume that would mean that they are looking for people … (2 comments)
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news: Listing Options... Just so you know. - 06/26/09 04:09 PM
Yesterday I posted about how some companies are adding junk fees to the traditional sales fees for both buyers and sellers. I think this practice is just plain wrong... especially the way it is usually presented.
In order to give my clients options and help them save some money, I … (4 comments)
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news: What the Hail!?! - 04/11/09 02:23 PM
The crew was out in Sugar Hill last evening visiting with some out of town family when the skies became angry... Lightning flashed. Thunder rolled. Rain fell. Hail pelted. Severe thunderstorms rolled through much of the Atlanta area this evening. Luckily, we all escaped damage, but it was quite a show … (2 comments)
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news: Doing the Ikky... - 04/11/09 01:32 PM
You might recall about a week and a half ago I wrote a post wondering if I should change the theme (in a BIG way) on my LaneBailey.com blog. I was looking REALLY hard at the Ikarus theme to replace my Shifter theme system. I had been running the Shifter theme … (6 comments)
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news: Time to start thinking about Mud 4 Blood - 04/11/09 12:50 PM
It’s that time of year again. Mud 4 Blood time. And this year is going to ROCK! We have made a few changes, and the event promises to blow the previous events out of the water. You don’t have to be a 4wheeler or off-road enthusiast to come out and have … (2 comments)
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news: A (very) Quick Rundown of Some Current Buyer Programs - 04/07/09 09:41 PM
Just in the last few days I have highlighted a couple of Buyer Programs that are currently available. I have also hit a couple of others in the last few weeks... there are a lot of programs out there to spur buyer attention!
photo credit: pfala
If you are a buyer, … (2 comments)
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news: Do you have a Dream? Georgia has a Dream... for Buyers! - 04/07/09 10:17 AM
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Have you heard of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs Georgia Dream NSP Purchase Plan?
In effect it can provide $14,000 to qualified buyers of qualified properties that can be used as down payment or for re-hab of the purchased property. And, if the buyer is a … (0 comments)
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news: Buy a house, get $8,000... - 03/31/09 09:25 PM
It has been pretty well publicized, but I thought I would toss it out there again... There is an $8,000 tax credit available for 'first time home buyers.' Here are a few facts about the program...
A First Time Home Buyer is defined as someone that hasn't owned a home in … (0 comments)
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news: Can I get a sub 4% loan, too? - 03/17/09 11:52 PM
A small bank in Washington state is hoping that they have the answer to bail-out some of their clients... clients that are builders and owe them millions of dollars.
They are offering loans as low as 3.875% for buyers with excellent credit and 20% to put down (3.973% APR). Basically, they … (7 comments)
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news: House with a Safety Net? - 03/17/09 11:11 PM
I just got an email from a homebuilder outlining a plan that they are currently offering new buyers.
If you involuntarily lose your job, they will cover your mortgage for up to 8 months, up to $2000/mo.
There isn't an additional charge for this program, and it might be a good … (0 comments)
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news: The brawl is on! And I'm in it to win it! - 03/16/09 11:38 AM
Well, LaneBailey.com made it to the first round of the VAR National Blog Brawl. Now the hard part starts... the brackets.
We need EVERYONE to go to VAR Buzz and vote for LaneBailey.com in Zone 4. There are some GREAT blogs in the field, and it is going to be hard … (10 comments)
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