The Georgia Homebuyer Tax Credit Has Arrived! Better late than never, and every penny counts. I was wondering how the $8000.00 federal tax credit would affect the market, and that is all buyers all talking about now (at every price range too!). This state icing on the cake definitely doesn’t hurt. See the link to [...]
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Georgia on My Mind
Posted in Athens Life, buyers, Joe's Posts, taxes on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
GA House Bill 233 Property Assessment Freeze
Posted in buyers, Joe's Posts, Mortgages and Loans, sellers, taxes on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I thought you might be interested to know that as of yesterday, Governor Perdue signed House Bill 233 into law essentially freezing all property tax assessments in Georgia for 3 years. Effective January 1, 2009 through 2011, counties may not increase the value of any property, even when that property is sold, subject to a [...]
Foreclosures in the Athens, GA Area: – Where are all the good ones?
Posted in buyers, foreclosures, investment properties, Joe's Posts on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you listen to the talking heads in the media these days, you’d think there were foreclosures on every corner of every neighborhood, like gorgeous low hanging fruit in mid-summer. Let me set the record straight: Nothing could be farther from the truth. I have been involved in easily a half dozen foreclosure transactions in [...]
Water Water Everywhere, But Not a Drop to Drink or Why It’s a Great Time to Sell Your Home in the 100 to 200k Range.
Posted in buyers, Joe's Posts, sellers on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the Athens area, the buyers purchasing in the 100-200k range are driving the market, due in part to incredibly low interest rates and the 8000.00 tax credit. Fortunately, I have been working with a number of buyers in this range this Spring. That’s the good news. But here’s the challenge: finding my clients good [...]
Where’s the Beef?
Posted in buyers, Joe's Posts, real estate in the media, sellers on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Despite all the not posting I have been doing, the world continues to present an increasing number of interesting topics worthy of comment. But for now, I want to blog a bit about three things in the next week (an ambitious goal to be sure). First, what happened to the real estate market being [...]
Athens, GA Wins Yet Another Award For Being a Distinctive Destination
Posted in Athens Life, buyers, Joe's Posts, real estate in the media on January 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A couple days ago, The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced its 2009 list of a dozen unique cites to visit for a less than usual travel experience. Those of us who live here can attest to the fact that this is a unique place to live, and therefore, visit. When I think of a [...]
Radon in Athens, GA Area: Should You Be Concerned?
Posted in buyers, home inspections, Jared's Posts, sellers on January 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
January is National Radon Action Month. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas caused by the breakdown of radioactive materials, mainly uranium, within the earth. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. If you are a smoker, your radon risk [...]
Attention: First Time Home Buyers in Athens, GA
Posted in buyers, Joe's Posts, real estate in the media, taxes on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I thought this was an interesting piece in the Times today. If you are a first time buyer just sitting on the side lines, waiting to jump in, man do you have the world on a string! Good Points: The fallacy of timing the market to get in at the lowest price possible. That “trough” [...]
Jared, the Athens Area Home Inspector Weighs in on Re-Inspections
Posted in buyers, home inspections, Jared's Posts on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m often asked to do re-inspections on previously inspected homes. Re-inspections are a difficult thing for some home inspectors to perform and I know may inspectors that refuse to do them. More times than not, the requested repairs are not completed or have been done in an un-workmanlike manner. Re-inspections can vary in price [...]
Mortgage Lenders in Athens, GA: Yes, There Is Still Money out There to Lend. Now Go Get That Home!
Posted in buyers, Joe's Posts, Mortgages and Loans, real estate in the media on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With all the talk about the credit market “drying up,” one might think that buying a house, especially for first time homebuyer, might be a thing of the past and a thing of the future, but not a thing right now. Talking to a couple lenders recently, we came to the conclusion that the media [...]
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