Author Archive for Natalie
January Foreclosure Rates Drop 10%
Rumors that the housing market downfalls are coming to an end may be true! According to a Realtytrac Report, January’s foreclosure rates were down 10% from December 2009. While these rates are still 15% higher than last January, we are obviously on the right track for getting these bank-owned properties off of the market. In other words, [...]
Housing Market Expected to Bottom Out
It’s the beginning of 2010 and we are already getting some positive news for the upcoming year. Well, it’s positive for real estate professionals, but not exactly great news for buyers. Loan Performance is predicting home prices to increase by November with the market bottoming out in April or May 2010. Any first time home [...]
Tips to Winterize your Home
With the cold weather beginning to take over the Atlanta area, now is the time to prepare your home for the winter. You’ve already unpacked your winter jackets and scarf and bought new gloves, but what have you done for your home? Is it ready to face the harsh weather of the Winter months?
If you [...]
President Obama is “Making Homes Affordable”
President Obama’s mortgage relief program also called the “Making Home Affordable” plan is starting to make progress after a slow beginning, according to a recent article by Alan Zibel of the Associated Press. Obama’s mortgage relief program entails $50 billion worth of changes and officially began in March, but never seemed to take hold until [...]
Atlanta Buildable Hours Begins October 1
Buildable Hours is a chapter of Habitat for Humanity created in 2002 that offers small and mid-sized firms the chance to contribute to building homes in the Atlanta area by donating money and volunteering time. Buildable Hours began as a way for law and professional service firms to build upon volunteer work that their associates [...]
