There are 27 days left to get a home under contract and qualify for either the First Time Home Buyer’sTax Credit or the Repeat Home Buyer’s Tax Credit. If you do get a home under contract by then you must close on it by June 30, 2010. To qualify for the First Time Home Buyer’s [...]
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Only 27 Days Left to Qualify for the First Time and Repeat Home Buyer’s Tax Credit
Posted in $6500 Tax Credit, $8000 Tax Credit, Athens Ga Real Estate, buyers credit, Oconee County Ga Real Estate, Oglethorpe County Real Estate, Watkinsville Ga Real Estate on 04/03/2010 | Leave a Comment »
USDA Rural Development Loans – Money Running Out
Posted in 100% Home Loans, Athens Ga Real Estate, No Money Down Home Loans, Rural Development Loans, USDA Rural Development Loans on 03/17/2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you are considering purchasing a home and using the 100% USDA Rural Development loan for that purchase, here is a heads up. The agency, on Mar. 10 of this year issued a statement in which it stated that funding for these loans will most likely be exhausted by the end of April, 2010 and [...]
If You Bought a Home in Athens-Clarke County Ga. in 2009, Be Sure to File for Your Homestead Exemption by Friday, Feb. 26, 2010
Posted in Athens Ga Real Estate, Georgia Homestead Exemption, home ownership on 02/23/2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you purchase and closed on a home in Athens-Clarke County Ga last year, 2009, you may be eligible for a Homestead Exemption. While the state funding for relief under the Homeowner Tax Relief Grant (HTRG) was unfunded last year, and not yet refunded, there is still a portion of the Homestead Exemption left in [...]
Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful – Some Tips for Winterizing Your N.E. Ga. Home!
Posted in Athens Ga Real Estate, Home Maintenance, winterizing your home on 12/14/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Winter is here, and, according to those in the know, prognostications are for a much cooler than normal winter here in Athens and N.E. Ga, up to 40% cooler temperatures according to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). So, if you haven’t yet, it’s time to get the home ready for winter. It’s time to [...]
Athens Ga Area Weekly Real Estate Sales Show Positive Signs
Posted in 2009 Market Statistics, Athens Ga Real Estate, athens market data, Jackson County Ga Market Data, Madison County Market Data, oconee county market data, Oglethorpe County Market Data, Uncategorized on 12/08/2009 | Leave a Comment »
The weekly real estate sales for the Greater Athens Ga area have been showing positive signs recently. Last weeks (Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2009) market statistics bode well if the trend continues. The Greater Athens Ga real estate market consists of Athens-Clarke County, Oglethorpe County, Jackson County, Oconee County, including Watkinsville, and Madison County. [...]
New Fannie Mae Deed For Lease Program Can Keep People in Their Homes After Foreclosure
Posted in Athens Ga Real Estate, Foreclosure, foreclosures on 12/01/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fannie Mae has announced it’s Deed For Lease Program (D4L) that can help those who are having their homes foreclosed remain in their homes for up to 12 months after foreclosure. The program is designed to allow qualified families to remain in their homes, under lease, for up to one year, after executing a DIL [...]
Athens Annual Real Estate Sales Up in October 2009, First Time in Over a Year
Posted in 2009 Market Statistics, Athens Ga Real Estate, athens market data, Jackson County Ga Market Data, Madison County Market Data, oconee county market data, Oglethorpe County Market Data, watkinsville market data on 11/13/2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Athens-Clarke County area experienced the first increase in annual residential sales in over 18 months in October. Also, on a positive note, both the average and median sales prices have been holding steady for 4 months in a row. The following are links to the details for Athens, Watkinsville and the surrounding counties: Athens [...]
President Signs $8000 First Time & $6500 Existing Owners Buyers Credit Extension
Posted in $6500 Tax Credit, $8000 Tax Credit, Athens Ga Real Estate, buyers credit, First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit on 11/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
President Obama today signed the bill extending the $8000 First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit. Also include in the bill is a $6500 credit for “move up” buyers, those that have owned their home for at least 5 of the last 8 years. Additionally, this credit is extended for 1 year to those in the [...]
