Everyone knows that it is a great time to buy. With home prices at all time lows and fantastic insurance rates as low as 4 percent for 30 year loans, it is a great time to be looking at Atlanta real estate and buying new homes. Equifax blogger Sam Tamkin shares some information about home buying and getting a mortgage in his[...]
Congratulations to seven Cobb County based companies that made the Inc. 500 list. The list annually ranks the fastest-growing companies in America. Four of the seven companies are in the real estate industry. The highest ranking Cobb company was Marietta-based real estate company Valuation Management Group (VMG), which ranked 22nd on the list According to the Marietta Daily Journal, VMG saw a[...]
Cambria, the only family-owned American-made quartz countertop company and Atlanta Kitchen Inc. are bringing Mariel Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, to Atlanta October 13th for a private industry event to unveil Cambria’s 12 trend-setting new colors, available at Atlanta Kitchen Inc. Local radio celebrity Buck Belue with 680 the Fan will be also attend the Color Launch party from 4 -[...]
Peachtree Residential invites you to the Harvest Balloon Festival at Sterling on the Lake in Flowery Branch, Ga. This fun event will take place on Oct. 15 and 16. You and your family can enjoy several great activities, including hot air balloon rides, pumpkin carving, face painting, kiddie games and more. There will also be a concert and Dragon Boat racing.[...]
Some DeKalb County residents want more of their tax dollars invested in public transit. The Perimeter Community Improvement Districts recently asked the Atlanta Regional Roundtable to add $10 million for an assessment of a transit line in north DeKalb to a list of $6.1 billion in regional transportation projects that could be funded with a penny sales tax. The $10 million is[...]
If you recently moved into an Atlanta new home with a laundry room, visions of an organized space may be floating around in your head. Unfortunately, most families will tell you that laundry rooms are notoriously unorganized. However, there is still hope. Laundry spaces are extremely easy to maintain and organize if you plan accordingly, especially the laundry spaces from[...]
Although fireplaces are seldom used today for heating an entire home or cooking, they are still sought-after by today's Atlanta new home buyers. A fireplace will warm up a room on a cold winter day, and the dancing flames and crackling wood are comforting. It has been a bit cooler at night in Atlanta. If you are in the market for[...]
Some Georgia residents may soon see a change in their voting district lines. The Senate and House of Representatives recently approved a new congressional map for Georgia that creates a new, fourteenth district in North Georgia and moves U.S. Rep. John Barrow, a Democrat, out of Chatham County (and into a more Republican-leaning district), raising the number of Republican congressmen[...]
Looking for Atlanta real estate? Well here is some great news! For the first time ever, the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell below 4 percent for the week ending October 6, to 3.94 percent, according to Freddie Mac. This is following last week’s low of 4.1 percent and dropping, historic lows over the past six weeks. The average[...]
Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio debuts today. This new home radio show focuses on Atlanta metro area real estate news, specials and events. Get the latest news on the industry each Friday during our broadcast. Our first guest, Mitch Hires, president of Construction Resources talks about their upcoming Cambria color launch. This event features Mariel Hemingway, the granddaughter of Ernest Hemimgway[...]