If your Atlanta real estate is your biggest investment, then poor insurance choices could be putting it at risk. If your coverage is inadequate and you find yourself at the wrong end of a personal injury lawsuit, for example, you could end up sacrificing your home. At the Equifax Personal Finance Blog, insurance expert Linda Rey offers the benefit of her[...]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has the task of selling FHA foreclosed homes, and there’s likely one for sale in the location where you want to live. Plus, these homes come in all sizes, styles and price ranges, so you can probably find just the home that will suit your family’s lifestyle. And if you bid wisely, you[...]
The real estate market has all but bottomed out. Interest rates can’t go any lower. As the saying goes: ‘buy low, sell high’! For investors and buyers, now is a golden time to buy. What if you need to sell before you can buy? You can sell your home in today’s market, but only if you do three things correctly: price right,[...]
When shopping for Atlanta real estate, you should keep Traton Homes top of mind. On Thursday, Oct. 21, the Atlanta home builder was named as one of Atlanta’s Top 15 Home Builders by the Atlanta Business Chronicle for its Atlanta-area communities. For more than 39 years, the award-winning home builder has been providing metro-Atlanta homebuyers with Altogether More…more experience, more impressive[...]
In June, the USDA announced that it would no longer extend loans to first-time homebuyers. This was a big blow to those looking to buy Atlanta new homes and Atlanta real estate as USDA financing is the only program that allows first time buyers to purchase their new homes with absolutely no money down. However, there is now a unanimous sigh[...]
There is nothing better than a hot cup of coffee to start your day off right. Or in my case, an ice cold Diet Coke or two. Because of recent changes on Google -- Google Caffeine and Google Instant -- Caffeine Instantly Matters. You can perk your search results by sharing your Atlanta real estate news stories on Atlanta's favorite[...]
Why do property taxes go up or down? What impacts them? Why is my property tax bill higher than last year when my assessment stayed the same or even dropped? Here are some tips on your property taxes from Atlanta real estate agent Mark Crouch and closing attorneys Neel and Robinson. County and city homestead exemptions may have been removed,[...]
Atlanta residents, it’s time to pull those elastic waistband pants out of the closet: the 9th Annual Taste of Atlanta is just around the corner. This year’s 10-block food festival, located in the heart of Midtown, will take place Saturday, Oct. 23 and Sunday, Oct. 24 at Technology Square. Attendees are sure to find something to indulge in with more[...]
Many homeowners who sell in the current market are making less on their home than they anticipated. When it’s time to buy the next home, they don’t have as much for a down payment as they would have liked – or maybe even as much as they need. While it seems unfair that lenders would start requiring larger down payments when[...]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj1aWKuQHbM&hl=en_US&fs=1] Atlanta Real Estate Forum publisher and Internet marketing expert, Carol Flammer talks to Susie Proffit of Atlanta's Best New Homes TV about how home buyers use the web to find their Atlanta new home. Statistics show that 85--percent of homebuyers shop online first. The web provides lots of places for busy people to save time when starting their new[...]