Anyone who has lived in or visited the Athens area for even a short time will know that we love our art, and though Athens is best known as a music town, our tastes reach well into visual art, theatre, and other media. While digging through the electronic annals of Athens writing, I came across [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Athens: the art capital of Georgia
Posted in Athens Life, buyers, Dana's Posts, real estate in the media, University of Georgia on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Home Inspections: An Athens, GA Inspector Weighs in on Common Concerns Found During Home Inspections.
Posted in buyers, home inspections, Jared's Posts, sellers on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As a home inspector, I run into some odd fixes or modifications to people’s homes. While some are minor in nature and typically don’t pose much of a threat, others are very serious. I would have to say that electrical items are the most encountered and most dangerous deficiencies. This is often due to homeowners [...]
Ask the Professor: Days on Market in the Athens, GA Regional Area
Posted in Ask the Professor, buyers, Joe's Posts, John's Posts, sellers, University of Georgia on September 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is the first Ask the Professor we’ve posted, and each post will feature a question posed to John Killens, the man who has forgotten more about real estate than most of us will ever know. In each installment, he and I will talk a little bit (mostly I will listen), and then I paraphrase [...]
Can You Still Get a 100% Home Loan in Athens, GA?
Posted in Brian's Posts, buyers, Mortgages and Loans on September 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Boy, how things have changed in just one year. American consumers went from 100% financed loans, stated incomes on mortgage applications and minimum 650 credit scores or lower to no 100% loans(except FHA or Rural Development Loans), no stated incomes on applications and 700+ minimum credit scores. This time last year was the beginning of [...]
Retiring in Athens, GA? Here’s an Interesting Article.
Posted in Athens Life, buyers, Joe's Posts, real estate in the media on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This article was published in this week’s Flagpole, the locally owned independent newspaper here in town. I think it is worth a read. It is always interesting to me to hear what newcomers have to say about life in Athens, GA, especially since it is not your typical isolated university town, and the realities here [...]
