I always feel like the first thing a new year brings is tax season and I hate tax season. It demands a lot of time for paperwork, searching files, calculating numbers, and research of tax rules. Granted CPA’s are available to do this work on your behalf, but many people tackle taxes on their own. [...]
On December 27, CCPR board members met with incoming Cherokee County Commission Chairman, Buzz Ahrens, at the Justice Center in Canton. The meeting provided an opportunity for members and Mr. Ahrens to get acquainted and to discuss some hot property rights topics. As expected, the first topic of discussion was the Proposed Land Use Plan [...]
The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. – James Madison I have been very troubled by the recent actions of the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners (BOC). It seems the power is going to their heads. Everyone knows my concerns [...]
Doug Duncan, chief economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association, expects the 30-year mortgage rate to hover around 6.5 percent for the remainder of the year, but climb to 6.8 percent by the end of 2008. Duncan is "optimistic about a rebound" in the housing market next year, citing still-low long-term interest rates, robust capital expenditures, [...]
Letter to the Editor: Commissioner’s Threats…Disappointing I just left the Board of Commissioners meeting(Tuesday, December 19). During Case 06-12-084 for the88.88 acres on E. Cherokee Drive, Commissioner HarryJohnston blatantly threatened the property owners anddeveloper, that if the case were to pass at therequested RD-3 zoning, that he would personallyrequest and vote to rescind the zoning [...]
2007 will bring a new Chairman to the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, Buzz Ahrens. The board is also in the process of appointing new members to Planning and Zoning Commission. It’s these appointments that most concern me and many long-time Cherokee County natives about the future fairness for property rights in Cherokee. Here is [...]
It’s hard to find real estate and comedy combined and when you do, I doubt it’s as good as this… These guys are funny and have a very entertaining take on “flipping houses” for money. If you are interested in real estate investing and/or just look for an entertaining website, then you have to check [...]
Just as Cherokee County is growing leaps and bounds from a population of 141,903 to an explosive growth of 184,211, so too is the internet with many different facets available to the consumer. As Brad stated in his recent article, “it is imperative that we have the right people to lead Cherokee County into the [...]
The first Yankee Blog Swap kicks off across the Internet early Tuesday morning, December 19th with the following bloggers swapping sites. I hope everyone has a chance to check it out, it should provide a wealth of great articles from some of real estate’s finest bloggers. I am excited and humbled to be participating in [...]
The Atlanta Business Chronicle recently reported that according to the Selig Center for Economic Growth at The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business the Georgia economy will outperform the U.S. economy in 2007, growing by an inflation-adjusted 3.3 percent versus 2.3 percent for the nation. The Georgia economy grew by 4.3 percent in 2006. [...]
Home affordability took a slight hit this week after the Federal Reserve's release of its August 10 meeting minutes.
Mortgage rates would have been volatile this week. The presence of Labor Day just piles on. If you have a chance to lock something favorable ...
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, up to 30 percent of a home's energy costs can be cut just by reducing drafts. For example, ...
