August 2012 Housing Market

The national housing market continues to recover, indicated by a balanced supply of inventory and increasing home prices across the country. NAR President Moe Veissi states, “The very favorable market conditions are helping to unleash a pent-up demand, which is why housing supplies have tightened and are supporting growth in home prices.” However, rising demand […]

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Homestead Exemption Update

If you have filed for Homestead Exemption on a MAC computer for Fulton County, be prepared that your homestead was not accepted. It was just brought to our Broker’s attention that they realized their system did not communicate with MACs.  You will need to dispute and have your taxes adjusted.  If you filed electronically, whether […]

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This Month in Real Estate – June

June 2012 Market Update Signs of recovery continue in the housing market, demonstrated by improvements in the number of homes sold and national home prices. For the first time since June 2011, the median home price has exceeded $175,000. Continued strength in economic indicators, employment, and consumer confidence could help to bring full recovery to […]

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February in Real Estate

February 2012  Market Update 2012 is off to a promising start. Mortgage rates continue to drop and have remained under 4% for nearly two months. Home sales are strengthening and pending home sales, a measure to gauge future sales, are at their highest levels since March 2010. Job growth has been increasing for most of 2011, […]

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This Month in Real Estate

January 2012 Market Update 2012 shows signs of an improving housing market as the U.S. economy continues its forward-moving yet slow road to recovery. Although there are economists projecting housing prices will decline further, aided by distressed property sales that sell at a greater discount, these prices are expected to rebound considerably later in the […]

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