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Why Closing Attorneys need wired funds for closing In the “old days”, lenders sent regular checks and buyers wrote personal checks at closings. Sometimes lenders did not even provide the check until after closing! In the early 1990’s,
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Attention all homeowners caught in the equity squeeze! If the market is telling you your house is no longer the prize it was a year or more ago, but the County Property Tax Assessor is telling you it is still the Taj Mahal for tax purposes, you need to
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Many properties have dropped in value since last year, but this does not mean that the property taxes will automatically go down. All real property owners must file a Real Property Tax Return early in 2010 to lower their assessment from 2009 and to have
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I hope you are all well and your friends and families also. If you were affected by the floods this information from FEMA may help you. We also have approved vendor list to help with repairs and remediation. Contact us today if you need help. This was
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Pending home sales are up for the fifth consecutive month, the first time in six years for such a streak, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in June,
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I just attended a series of great classes a few weeks ago on Real Estate Owned (REO) properties, helping sellers with short sales, and selling and buying foreclosure properties. Soon I will be writing more about why it is important to use an REO specialist
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The Stimulus Plan was signed into law by President Obama Feb. 2009. It contains a new tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Essentially, first-time homebuyers within certain income limits who purchase a home in 2009 before December 1, 2009 will receive
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Fears about the economy led to a stock market decline and pushed mortgage rates a little lower during the week. Even with Tuesday's passage of the new $787 billion stimulus plan, economic growth forecasts from Wall Street economists and from the Fed
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Compares and lists typical rates of return for remodeling projects in Atlanta and nationally.
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