According to a recent NAHB survey, single-family home builders, on average, use roughly 10 different green products or practices listed by the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) when building their homes. The survey asked builders to respond if they commonly used any of 21 listed green products and practices recommended by the NGBS. Additionally, the survey asked if single-family home builders[...]
The process of selling an existing home to build a new one is often a stressful experience for everyone involved, and can take months. The buyer endures endless showings hoping to sell, and builders worry about building a house on contingency and all the risks associated with it. Life would be so much easier if both parties could knock some[...]
Now more than ever, people are retiring earlier, living longer and looking forward to their senior years with a mix of joy and worry. To discuss how the empty nest crowd can plan for and select a perfect 55+ community, David Skid, Executive Director and Financial Planner with Vantage Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley, joins co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd[...]
Scott Payne, Vice President of Developer Services at Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty, joins the All About Real Estate segment of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio to discuss the builder’s program with co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schick. Atlanta Fine Homes is the exclusive Atlanta affiliate of Sotheby’s International Realty, which is locally owned and operated. The firm recently announced that[...]
You can trade in everything these days – your car, your boat, your iPhone, even your old golf clubs. So why can’t you trade in your house, too? Well, now you can! Knock has launched a brand new, innovative home trade-in program in Atlanta! Knock, a new online real estate service, is solving the timeline issue for home buyers that are[...]
On this week’s All About Real Estate segment of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio, New American Funding joins co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick with Regional Builder Manager Esther Lee and Divisional Marketing Manager Kell Pashtush. The national mortgage banker New American Funding is considered one of the fastest growing mortgage bankers with other 130 nationwide branches servicing over 9 billion,[...]
The Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio show is joined by Guaranty Mortgage Loan Originator Joy James on this week’s edition of All About Real Estate to discuss the full-service lender with co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick. According to James, Guaranty Mortgage specializes within the Realtor community and builders, but is equipped to work with anyone looking to purchase and finance[...]
Esther Lee, Caliber Home Loans Regional Builder Manager, joins Atlanta's Best New Homes TV to explain the importance of credit scores and what Caliber Home Loans accepts in terms of credit applications. A credit score, as explained by Lee, is simply a statistical measure for how likely a borrower is to pay back a debt, which is important to be aware[...]
Today's homebuying market presents many opportunities to buy a resale home versus building your own home, but here are some reasons from Caliber Home Loans as to why buying new homes over resale is a better option: One of the most exciting parts of buying a new home is being able to customize and personalize it to fit the unique needs[...]
When it comes to purchasing or refinancing a new home, Caliber Home Loans understands the importance of partnerships both within the Caliber team as well as between the client and loan servicer. Caliber clients enjoy open communication and guidance throughout the loan process from start to finish. Industry experts who recognize the challenges of today’s home financing market created Caliber Home[...]