I was showing a first time home buyer a home on Monday and told her about the $7,500 tax credit available to First time home buyers if they purchase a home beteen 4/9/08 and 6/30/09. She was very excited to learn of this benefit. I thought I would write a little about this to provide people wit
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09/24/2008
This weekend I had a buyer in from out of town and we looked at over 60 homes in 3 days. In looking at the 60 homes I am amazed at the number of homes that are in very poor condition. Homes that are vacant, that need to be painted, need carpet to be removed and need the A/C to run in order to se
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09/09/2008
Ga. States Rajeev Dhawan provided a forecast that in 2009 the Atlanta area is predicted to create 4,000 new jobs and then add 44,000 new jobs in 2010. He also notes a couple of items: 1. oil needs to come down in price and 2. the housing market needs to improve. (From the Forsyth County Herald
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09/09/2008
Early yesterday I received an email from a lender saying rates dropped to 6%, which I thought was good news, by the end of the day the 30 year fixed rate had dropped to 5.5% - this is very good news. Rates are one of the most important factors in determining the affordability of a home - a 1/2 p
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09/09/2008