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Georgia United Credit Union, in partnership with UGA’s College of Family & Consumer Sciences is offering to provide income tax preparation assistance and electronic filing to low and middle income taxpayers who have no depreciable property or extensive stock or similar assets. Assistance will be available, by appointment only, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5PM to [...]

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2010 was a difficult year in real estate with a large rush of business in the first few months of the yeardue to federal tax credits that expired in April. It led to some increase in closings early in the year, through June, but then there was a larger than expected decrease in sales July [...]

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Its December and there is a chill in the air. As cold as the temperatures have gotten this week, next week they are expected to be even lower. Just as with your home, there are some things that you can do to save money and help your vehicle(s) make it through the winter in tip [...]

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You are hearing more and more about homes being foreclosed upon in record numbers. Unfortunately, its not all just media sensationalism, too many homes are being foreclosed upon and too many homeowners just don’t know what to do, how to prevent it and what their alternatives to foreclosure might be, if any. Well, this will [...]

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There is a new plug-in for Firefox, called Firesheep, that allows those that have implemented it to “sidejack” some of your accounts, such as Facebook, Gmail, etc. when you are logged into a public wi-fi network. The author of this plug-in states that his intentions are not malicious but that he just released the app [...]

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    Here it is, the end of October and its time to start preparing your home for winter. Luckily, in this are of Northeast Georgia, our winters tend to be comparably mild, at least when you consider the northeast or upper mid-west. Still, there are some things that can be done now to make [...]

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If you are planning on purchasing a home, either now or in the future, whether you are a first time buyer or buying your second or beyond home, unless you are purchasing for cash, your credit score is one of the most important assets that you have. Current mortgage programs, for the most part, are [...]

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Its the little things that count when you are trying to sell a home. Make sure that all of the little things that you learn to live with or put off fixing until you can get to it are all taken care of. When prospective buyers tour your home they note, whether consciously or not, [...]

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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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New FHA rules are going to cost some borrowers more money up front when getting an FHA loan. On Apr. 5, 2010, buyers who want an FHA loan will be required to pay an upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) of 2.25% of the loan instead of 1.75%. This will result in an extra $750 required [...]

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