Should You Save In An Escrow Account?
Many home buyers have questions about escrow accounts. Many lenders require them. Most buyers feel that they are capable of planning for the future and will save money each year for their taxes and insurance. Unfortunately many times life gets in the way and it doesn't or wouldn't [...]
Buying a Home – Help Your Realtor Help You
Thinking about buying a home? Here is some food for thought. The point I am hoping to bring home is that we (all Realtors) are here to help you. Yes, we earn a living doing this, but we also invest a lot of time and effort into helping you accomplish [...]
Georgia’s December 2018 Recap
December brought us 2019 housing predictions, the first closing of a grant from Georgia's Department of Community Affairs, new jobs, and more! The Average Sales Price for the Month of December Increased 6.6 Percent from 2017 to 2018. With 2019 upon us, we are taking a look at [...]
The Truth About the Affordability in the Housing Market
Affordability in the housing market. Do you wonder what the truth is? Lately, there have been many headlines circulating about whether or not there is an “affordability issue forming in the housing market.” We have all seen the headlines that report that buying a home is less affordable today than [...]
Tips for Winterizing Your Home
I ran across this article on Tips for winterizing your home. Most of us have heard many of these and forgotten them over time. It's the old learning what you know plan mixed in with some new ideas. Inman News put this out and thought it would be [...]
Amazon Headquarters 2
It looks like Atlanta is out of the running for the Amazon Headquarters 2. I don't know if that is such a bad thing. Here in the Northeast Georgia area we already have a housing shortage. We have tons of construction and job growth going on. Zeroing in [...]