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Interested in New Home promotions in and around Gwinnett County, GA?
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2010I have just rolled out a system to update YOU when there are promotions in new home communities in and around Gwinnett County, GA. There are days I get 6 or 7 notices from builders and d...
Wayback Wednesday… Dec. 2007 Market Snapshot
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2010Two years ago this week, I outlined current rates, inventory and some other conditions… Image via Wikipedia Just for comparison (you’ll have to look at the original post...
Atlanta’s First Playground… Norcross, GA
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009Have you heard of the Eastern Continental Divide? It is an imaginary line that runs right through the Norcross Historic District… and all of the rivers and streams on one side of t...
Flashback Friday… Getting Ready for Next Year
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009Last year I wrote a post about how things were going to be a little different going forward… down payment requirements, credit worthiness, but that there would be deals… ...
Money Magazine Likes Suwanee, GA
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009Back in 2007, Money Magazine selected Suwanee, GA as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Live. And it is a great place. Situated between Duluth to the south Buford to the north, it sits a...
Wayback Wednesday… It can hurt.
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image by Getty Images via Daylife Two years ago we were staring at the beginnings of a financial crisis. Credit was clogged up, home values were sliding and the government was mul...
Let’s Talk About Lawrenceville, GA…
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009Lawrenceville is the largest city in Gwinnett County, GA (pop. 29528 inside the city limits in July, 2008). And it is the second oldest in the Atlanta Metro area, created by Charter by t...
Duluth, Not Just For Minnesota Anymore…
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image via Wikipedia Yes, Georgia, there is a Duluth nearby… you don’t have to go all of the way up to Lake Superior to find it. About Duluth, GA… Duluth is one of ...
Flashback Friday… Optimist or Pessimist?
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009Last year I wrote a post about Contrarianism in investing. I still believe that the best opportunities go to those that run against the crowd. And oddly, the same conditions exist. A...
New Homes Around Gwinnett County
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009There are still some new home developments going up around Gwinnett County, GA. Even though we keep hearing on the TV and radio that new construction has all but stalled, it hasn’t...
Wayback Wednesday… Zillow? et al
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009I had forgotten about this little gem… Yesterday I mentioned that I hadn’t always been a big fan of Zillow. I like their people, but I haven’t always liked the data on ...
News from Zillow…
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image by brad.coy via Flickr I participated in a conference call with David Gibbons from Zillow on Monday. He was sharing a new program they will be offering beginning today. Prim...
Where in the World is Lilburn, GA?
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009And more importantly, why does it matter? A little about Lilburn… Lilburn is a little city in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA, in southern Gwinnett County. It is the home of Parkview Hi...
FlashBack Friday… “The Deal”
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image via Wikipedia Without a doubt, EVERYONE is looking for a deal if they are in the real estate market. Barely a day goes by that I don’t get a call asking me about forec...
Wayback Wednesday… Forsclosure Thoughts, 2007
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009In December of 2007, we hadn’t given almost a billion dollars to banks. But the government and the blogosphere was abuzz with talk about bailing out home owners. Image by JHSUM vi...
FHA Approvals are about to get HARDER…
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009That’s what we need, right? My buddy Ken Cook wrote about the new guidelines for FHA mortgage loans. FHA has been suffering its own little financial meltdown of late, and they need...
Absorption Rate? What is this about?
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009There are some terms that we toss around in the real estate industry as if people knew what we were talking about… Absorption Rate is one of those terms. It isn’t complicated...
FlashBack Friday… 1
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009Maybe you noticed on Wednesday that we started a series called Wayback Wednesday… In it we are showcasing a post from two years ago. Well, we are doing something with posts from ...
The November Gwinnett County Market Report is Posted
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image via Wikipedia We have just put up the Preliminary Market Report for Gwinnett County, GA in the new market reports page. It is interesting to see the disparity between the up...
(Get a) Home for the Holidays (?)
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image via Wikipedia I was talking with one of my mortgage guys a few days ago, and the subject of mortgage timelines came up… and there is still time to get your dream home fo...
Short Sales, Bank-Owned and Credit Pulls
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009A few days ago I wrote about how the purchase offering process is having issues… issues that are especially apparent on Bank-Owned Properties (we call them REOs). Banks are often req...
Job Loss/Mortgage Payment Insurance for Buyers!
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009We are pleased and excited to announce the roll-out of a new program for buyers… Job Loss Insurance. This is a cool program to take a little bit of apprehension out of buying a hom...
First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit… Extended and Expanded
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009The First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit isn’t just for First Time Home Buyers anymore. Previously the credit only applied to purchasers that hadn’t owned a home during the previou...
The New Tax Credits are Here…
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image by cogdogblog via Flickr The first thing that came to my mind was Steve Martin in The Jerk. The new phone books are here! The new phone books are here! Last Saturday, Preside...
Mortgage Thoughts from Ken…
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009One of the mortgage guys I work with not only has it on the ball… but he does a pretty good job of writing about it… Here are three recent posts from Ken that people getting mo...
Groovy Site for First Time Home Owners…
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image by lane.bailey via Flickr The time is getting late for those that wish to take advantage of the Tax Credit for First Time Home Buyers, but for those that are going to hit the ...
First Time Home Buyers… I just found a REAL bargain…
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image by mlhradio via Flickr The October issue of Realtor Magazine (our industry magazine) had an interesting article about dispelling myths while educating first time home buyers....
First Time Home Buyers… I need to see all of the options
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image by Getty Images via Daylife The October issue of Realtor Magazine (our industry magazine) had an interesting article about dispelling myths while educating first time home buy...
First Time Home Buyers… Is the market weak?
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Image by Darwin Bell via Flickr The October issue of Realtor Magazine (our industry magazine) had an interesting article about dispelling myths while educating first time home buyer...
Water, Water, Everywhere… Trashing the House…
This content copyright © Garage with a Detached Home 2009 Water is essential for life. Without it, everything dies. But… sometimes it can be a pain in the butt… like when it is in the wrong place in the house… or outside o...
