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3.5% The interest rate for a 30 year fixed mortgage that we’ll see before the end of the year (according to rumors on Wall Street). hat tip D.C. Aiken On the last day of each month I post a “Big Number” or interesting figure related to real estate in our area.
Thanks Uncle Sam! As you all have probably heard, there are 2 tax credits available for home buyers right now. The Federal government is offering an $8,000 tax credit (up to 10% of the purchase price) for first-time home buyers (anyone who has not owned a home in the last three years). To be eligible, you…
ALPHARETTA – Expanding on yesterday’s post about house swaps and real estate log jams, here is a slightly different angle to this problem. Take builders. I didn’t talk about them yesterday. They are the opposite of the first time home buyer. They don’t have anything to buy, only a lot to sell - as opposed…
I wanted to make a quick post regarding a subject near and dear to many of you, and one that has in the past, sent shivers down your spine. Yes, I am alluding to the infamous FHA loan. With the tightening credit market and many of the true 100% loans gone by the wayside, more…
After having blogged all by my lonesome for going on two years now, I thought you might be tiring of just my perspective. It is time to broaden the message at this humble real estate blog and to that end, I’ve invited Ted Fithian from Home Town Mortgage, a local lender in Alpharetta, to contribute. …
