You thought the storm was almost over! Guess again! Has anyone read this article that is currently on Google Foreclosure Storm Ahead? It is in today's business news this morning about a "Foreclosure Storm Will Hit US in 2009 as Loan Changes Fail"? Many in real estate forget the fact that ther
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12/11/2008
Another Georgia Bank Fails - First Georgia Community Bank in Jackson Georgia was the fourth Georgia bank failure in 2008, and the 5th in just a little over a year when Net Bank in Alpharetta Georgia failed. First Georgia Community Bank in Jackson Georgia was seized by the FDIC Friday December 5,
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12/06/2008
I was listening to National Public Radio this morning and caught a few tidbits of news. I purposely have been avoiding listening to the news recently because the economic data is so bad. This morning I was shocked to hear that the rapid rise in unemployment in yesterdays news was more than epic
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12/06/2008
Will lower mortgage rates really make a difference? It is too little too late? The buzz in real estate today is that mortgage rates are going to plunge to 4.5% 30 year fixed rates for purchase mortgages. That story has been in the news all week this week, and everyone in real estate seems to
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12/05/2008
I was doing a lot of web work this week and I have noticed some very interesting patterns that I thought worth sharing. While on doing some routine maintenance for dead links on my websites (checking reciprocal links) for several sights I noticed that many of the big agents with incredible high-
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12/05/2008
I was curious how all the real estate markets have been doing since the elections. I want to seperate hype from fact. This is not a political question, but a real estate volume of business question. Where are the buyers? Are agents that were doing bus tours of forclosed homes still doing so?
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12/04/2008
It is a tough time to sell a home in Alpharetta right now, but it even tougher if you do not know what you are doing. A friend of mine recently contacted me to sell his home. He had an unexpected illness, and could no longer go up and down stairs. My heart sunk when he told me it was a town h
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12/03/2008
I was out previewing today and had my camaera along when I drove past Lake Allatoona in Cobb and Paulding counites. What we saw was beyond scary, and thought that it was worth taking a few pictures of Lake Allatoona as we drove by. Today was not the best day for photos, it was overcast, and sno
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12/03/2008
I think too many agents make the fatal mistake of never changing the way they do business. They still are mailing into specific neighborhoods, they may hold open houses, and do all the routines they always did but they are going backwards in earnings. Spending more time, and more money and maki
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12/02/2008
I went previewing luxury homes Acworth Georgia at Governors Towne Club. I was very impressed with the neighborhood, the community center that is currently under construction, and golf amenities. It is a stunning Ken Horton development gated golf home community. Presently there are about 115 ho
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12/02/2008