John Damiano on ThinkGlink!

Tune into ThinkGlink this Sunday, August 8th, to hear our own John Damiano discuss the real estate market in Metro Atlanta and Georgia.  Host Ilyce Glink is an award-winning, nationally-syndicated journalist who writes about real estate and finance. Come join John and Ilyce for an ediyfing look at today’s real estate news and how it […]

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Syndication – Marketing A Listing Online

When a listing is entered into the FMLS and GAMLS, RE/MAX Greater Atlanta syndicates the listings to dozens of well- known real estate websites, as well as dozens you’ve never heard of or never expected to work with real estate. The downside of immediate syndication is the ability of a certain website to update itself […]

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New Georgia Law Changes Property Tax Assessment Procedure

Georgia recently passed “The Property Tax Assessment and Appeals Reform Bill” (Senate Bill 346) on June 7, 2010. Highlights include: 1.  Every property owner will receive an Annual Notice of Assessment and the right to appeal; 2.  Every Notice of Assessment must contain the estimated property tax (in dollars); 3.  Appeal period has been extended […]

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On the Road Again

American migration and what it tells us about Atlanta real estate. This fantastic interactive map shows relocation activity in and around the Atlanta metro area by county. Atlanta Relocation Map (black lines indicate people moving in, red lines indicated people moving out).

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Our Newest Listing Marketing Tool

We are excited to offer the newest tool in online real estate marketing.  The Providence Group has begun to implement N-Play, a service that allows home buyers to make an offer online, from the comfort of their own home.  More and more home buyers are using the internet to start their home search, research their […]

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Real Estate Stabilization

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting through the NAR that home prices in the metro Atlanta stabilized at the end of 2009.  The final quarter of 2009 had the smallest annual decline in several quarters.  This is good news for our sellers – read more from the AJC here.

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Jobless Taxpayers May Be Missing Key Tax Breaks, Costing Themselves Money

Survey shows 73 percent don’t know unemployment benefits are taxable The national unemployment rate for 2009 hit 9.2 percent (Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 10.3 percent in December), but taxpayers are still confused about whether unemployment benefits are taxable and job search costs are deductible, according to a new survey by H&R Block. […]

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The January Newsletter is here!

You may not be getting a $15,000 raise this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have that much coming your way. By implementing the fun and simple money-saving tips included in this piece, you could save thousands of dollars this year. For example, 30 percent of consumers eligible for a product rebate never apply, […]

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