Brock Built properties builds intown Atlanta new homes and has great opportunities at Haberhsal at West Highlands and The Commons @ Historic Westside for up $100K in down payment assistance programs. These programs are a great way to get into your first home and start building a future. Habershal features a new collection of cottage homes starting in the $190,000[...]
With all the news about the nation’s credit crisis, Atlanta Real Estate Forum (AREF) brings you a series on the world of home mortgages. We’ve asked the experts at Five Star Mortgage about today’s best options for financing or refinancing your Atlanta home. In our first installment, Barbara Klonga, Five Star Mortgage’s expert on reverse mortgages, offers insight on the[...]
Builder Magazine recently published a very interesting article in which they asked five leading housing authorities for the five markets they think will recover first once the economy turns. It's a very interesting article and gets a variety of perspectives and explanations behind each choice; I recommend everyone in the Atlanta real estate industry taking a moment to look it[...]
If you are planning to buy your first home, there has truly never been a better time! As a first-time home buyer you may qualify for up to an $8,000 tax credit. Between the tax credit, historically low mortgage rates, low home prices and a wide variety of homes to chose from, there are lots of reasons to consider a[...]
Finally, news publications are reporting positive economic stories. Pick up today's edition of USA Today and you'll find at least three articles that will may ease your worries a little. The big housing market news is the rise in home sales last month; in fact, the homes didn't just rise, they rose 5.1%, which is the biggest jump since 2003![...]
Did you hear that Donald Trump is being sued over a failed resort in Mexico? He lent his name to a luxury condo-hotel project in Baja, Mexico that recently went under and has caused quite an uproar in the process. The demise of the project came after many people had invested a great deal of money, which they will not[...]
If you haven't yet gotten behind the $15,000 home buyer tax credit, which is an integral part of the economic stimulus legislation recently by the Senate, then hopefully these predictions will open your eyes to the drastic impact it could have on our economy. The National Association of Home Builders did a little research, and their findings suggest that this[...]
Everyone thought that the passing of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 would stimulate the housing market. The $7,500 tax credit for first-time homebuyers was at the core of this economic stimulus package. Unfortunately, there were so many regulations and stipulations in the fine print of the tax credit that it really has had no effect on the[...]
Many of you may be unaware that Dekalb County is home to a small replica of the White House. I say small, only because it is smaller than the real thing that is home to the President of the United States, but this home situated on Briarcliff Road is hardly small as it boasts 16,500 square feet of living space.[...]
Last September, Forbes Magazine ranked the best cities for singles, and, for the first time ever, Atlanta came in at #1. Many different factors were analyzed to put us in this coveted top position, but one thing that put us over the top was our sizzling job growth. Atlanta is home to many Fortune 500 companies including Home Depot, UPS[...]