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TIME IS RUNNING OUT... Don't miss the great opportunity to get money back when you purchase a home.  The $8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers ends on December 1.  The sale must close prior to December 1, which means you should be "under contract" to purchase a home by October 15.  The loan...
07/29/2009
For information on stopping foreclosure , check out our new website www.StopForeclosureAthens.com  It is a site designed by the Distressed Property Institute to explain how to qualify for a loan modification, short sale or deed-in-lieu and other options that may be available to you. I obtained th...
07/25/2009
  Mr. Merca of Bethlehem decided to help his daughter buy a home in 2006.  He got a 80% loan with a 20% second to cover the down payment and avoid the additional cost of Private Mortgage Insurance.  His daugher and her husband made the montlhly payments, and loved their new home.  It was a great...
07/12/2009
We have been to Square One several times and every time has been wonderful!  They have a terrific location, next to the Classic Center on Thomas Street in Athens. There is outdoor and indoor seating.  We always eat in the kitchen area because we enjoy watching the cooks preparing the meals.  They...
06/18/2009
We have a home listed for sale in Oconee County that will be sold as a short sale.  It is on Laurel Chase Run in Bishop and has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a large sunroom with ceramic tile floors.    There is an eat-in kitchen and nice family room with masonry fireplace.  There is a 2 car garage.  T...
06/09/2009
This article from the Washington Post today... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR2009052201483.html If home buyers are given a bridge loan to use as a down payment, this will certainly help many first time buyers be able to buy a home.
05/22/2009
Here is an summary of the consequences of foreclosure, deed in lieu and short sale: BUYING A HOUSE:  A homeowner who loses a home to Foreclosure is inelegible for a Fannie Mae backed mortgage for a period of 5 years.  A homeowner who successfully negotiates and closes a short sale will be elegib...
05/04/2009
I have just completed an intensive course on helping homeowners avoid foreclosure.  It's the CDPE Certification and was offered to RE/MAX agents in Atlanta this week.  It was 2 full days of instruction for handling bank negotiations for short sales (or pre-foreclosure sales) which can be used if ...
04/23/2009
Here's a recent e-mail we received from Athens attorney, Chris Nichols.  Good news on the real estate front!  State Senator, Bill Cowsert, was successful recently in pushing through a bill that will provide for a $3600 tax credit for anyone purchasing a home or condo for use as their primary resi...
03/29/2009
Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival is an annual non-profit event of the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.  The event will be March 19-22, 2009 at The Classic Center.   The 2009 festival selections are: Goldfinger, King Kong, Rear Window, Funny Girl, S...
03/03/2009
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