forsyth county real estate: Ready to Start Preparing to Buy a Home?
- 01/18/12 04:44 AM
Ready to start preparing to buy a home? Here is a handy checklist of things you should do first! 1. Start saving The media is filled with stories of buyers purchasing properties with little or no down payment, but that is just a small slice of the overall picture. In most cases even a “low down payment loan” will require a 5% down payment, and you will very likely be paying closing costs (which can run upwards of 2.5% of the loan amount) as well. Some loans will allow you to bundle the closing costs into the loan, but not all. … (7 comments)
In 2008, Taubman Centers Inc. signed a deal with ForsythCounty to build a regional mall, office space, hotels and residential units on a 164 acre plot that sits between Union Hill and McFarland roads. The original agreement called for a finish date of 2015.
However, due to current economic conditions and recent sale of a parcel of land for apartments which that developer plans to begin soon, Taubman sought changes to the agreement. … (0 comments)
forsyth county real estate: 3 Good Reasons Good Condition is important to the sale of your Cumming, GA home
- 10/07/11 05:17 AM
If you currently have a South Forsyth County home for sale, I can tell you that there is no such thing as "too clean" to "too well maintained". In her blog, Dianne Phillips, a fellow agent in Hampstead, MD spells out what's important when preparing your home for sale. You may also want to read my blog on "Getting your Home OPEN HOUSE Ready" 3 Good Reasons Good Condition (or better) is important to the sale of your house We, most of us, live in our homes a lot differently than we would show our home. Sure, I’d like to have my … (2 comments)
forsyth county real estate: Forsyth County GA Homes Holding Value Better than Most
- 10/03/11 06:41 AM
A recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey determined that based on its 2009 reporting - the most recent year for which data was available - Forsyth County has held its home values far better than most other areas of metro Atlanta.
Per the report, Forsyth’s median home value was stated as $275,200; compared to Fulton at $250,800, Dawson at $210,700 and $194,300 in Gwinnett.
Other neighboring counties also faired worse with lower 2009 values. HallCounty’s median home value was stated as $171,100 with CherokeeCounty slightly higher at $199,800.
ForsythCounty commissioners have scheduled a special called meeting for 8 a.m.October 7, 2011 to consider an amended development agreement proposed by Taubman Centers Inc.
In 2008, Taubman Centers Inc. and ForsythCounty had reached an agreement for a regional mall, office space, hotels and residential units to be built on a 164 acre tract of land sitting between Union Hill and McFarland roads.
Since that time, Taubman has requested an extension and that a sewer agreement be put in place.
As a local real estate agent, I look … (0 comments)
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Ready to start preparing to buy a home? Here is a handy checklist of things you should do first! 1. Start saving The media is filled with stories of buyers purchasing properties with little or no down payment, but that is just a small slice of the overall picture. In most cases even a “low down payment loan” will require a 5% down payment, and you will very likely be paying closing costs (which can run upwards of 2.5% of the loan amount) as well. Some loans will allow you to bundle the closing costs into the loan, but not all. … (7 comments)
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