Author Archive for Helen Cauley
Philadelphia native H.M. Cauley moved to Atlanta in 1990 with a real estate license and passion for houses. She combined her love of both into a successful freelance writing career that has included local and national publications. She is the author of three guidebooks to the metro area and has written extensively for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, particularly the real estate and home sections. Her other areas of expertise include travel and restaurants.She is also a contributor to The Morning Drive show on WGST-640 AM, Atlanta.
Website for Helen CauleyAtlanta New Homes Foreclosures Offer Home Buying Advantages
In the market for a deal on a new house? Consider a foreclosure – but one that no one has ever lived in before. Many home buyers first think of “foreclosure” as a house that a former owner has vacated, either voluntarily or forcibly. They may also mistake the market as the sole venue of [...]
Atlanta Condo Outlook
For several years, the metro area’s condominium market enjoyed robust health, fueled by baby-boomer buyers trading in lawn mowers for concierge services and commuters moving inside the city limits to get closer to work, nightlife and cultural centers. Construction was booming in Buckhead, Midtown, downtown and on the fringes of the Perimeter, as well [...]
Flood Insurance Information for Atlanta Homeowners
Before buying a house along Sope Creek in east Cobb two years ago, Nicole Lipson and her husband thought about floods. They knew the basement level and the yard of their 1980s stucco traditional was in a low-lying area – so low, in fact, that getting flood insurance was a condition of their mortgage.
That insurance [...]
Foreclosure – Ways to Not go There or Do That
If you miss a credit card payment, you can end up having your credit cut off and debt collectors calling during dinner. But miss a mortgage payment and the consequences can be dire.
Homeowners who are financially strapped due to job loss, divorce or escalating loan payments may think they have the elbow room to put [...]
The Haven at Slater Mill Supports Agent
It’s been a hard year for sales agent Kristine Gilman. At this time 12 months ago, she was facing the grim news of a lymphoma diagnosis. But today, Gilman is back on the job six days a week, showing prospective buyers the benefits of owning at a Jim Chapman Community. And Gilman is the first [...]
