SUWANEE TALK!

  A recent report out by Rismedia shows the U.S. economy added more new jobs than was expected. Despite the 9.1 percent unemployment rate, the unexpected news coupled with the uptick in corrected employment gain numbers for the previous two months caused the mortgage rates to tip the mortage rate...

October foreclosures for Metro Atlanta is up 16% over September 2011. A total of 8,845 foreclosure notices went out compared to 7,634 notices sent out in September. Gwinnett County once again leads the area counties with the most foreclosure notices sent with a total of 1,889 notices. According ...

REAL ESTATE GAB - Keeping up with today's Metro Atlanta real estate market, as well as the surrounding areas, like Suwanee, isn't easy. However, my monthly issue of  Real Estate Gab provides updated statistical market  information about Metro Atlanta and the counties of: Gwinnett, Forsyth, Fulton...

  Clark Howard recently stated that we are now seeing the lowest mortgage rates that we will ever see in our lifetime! And he is right. In August, mortgage rates dropped below the lows of  November 2010. On Tuesday, August 23, The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey reported that the 30-y...

METRO ATLANTA VALUES PEAKED IN JULY 2007CURRENT VALUES DOWN 27.93%  It can be very confusing these days with lots of real estate news on television, in the local papers and posted online. So how do you determine what your home is really worth or a home you are considering purchasing? The traditio...

ATLANTA REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT (JUNE 2011) Despite what you may be feeling, economists are beginning to paint a rosey picture for the housing market. Freddie Mac expects housing sales to out pace 2010 homes sales by 3 to 5%. I would say sales the first half of 2011 do appear to be steady, but...

Clear Capital Home Data Index came out this month ranking the best performing major cities in the housing market. And, no surprise to see that Atlanta did not make the list.  Here is how they lined up:        TOP PERFORMING MAJOR CITIES FOR THE FIRST HALF of 2011   Washington, DC - Arlington, VA ...

Most people realize the necessity of hiring a real estate agent to sell a home, but they often take an entirely different approach and opt to go it alone when it comes to buying. But what do buyers need to know when it comes to navigating today’s real estate market - particularly with the increas...

THE AMERICAN DREAM MAY BE OUT REACH! We have heard the rumors but can it really happen? At one point the theory was everyonedeserved to own a home.  And, accordingly, loan underwriting guidelines were written tomake that possible. And what happened?  Look where the housing market is today?Typica...

According to the 2010 National Citizen Survey® (a nationally valid survey of resident opinions), 96% of  Suwanee residents would recommend Suwanee as a great place to live if someone asked them.  Why is it that Suwanee residents continue to rank their city the best place to live in the nation?He...