Georgia on your mind? Well it should be. Atlanta tops the list because of its deep discounts (81), affordable entertainment and wide variety of quality hotels (68). Atlanta is home to some of the country’s largest cultural institutions. Enjoy these great bargains: The World of Coca-Cola Tour (free to $9) CNN Studio Tour, a behind-the-scenes [...]
I stumbled across an interesting alternative for creating Virtual Tours today. Mapwing.com enables anyone to build, share, and explore virtual tours online and for free. Mapwing turns digital photos into interactive tours that include a placed or drawn map, images, and comments. Finished virtual tours can be embedded into blogs or other Web sites. This [...]
Michael Wright of Home in ATL has an interesting take on why people are moving to Metro Atlanta…because Big Business is here. Many BIG businesses call Atlanta home – so should you! When big businesses call a city home, it is for a reason – there are good neighborhoods and an economy to support them. [...]
Mitch Seabaugh, a Republican from Sharpsburg, has introduced a constitutional amendment that would eliminate state ad valorem taxes, corporate taxes and personal income taxes in favor of a higher state sales tax on goods and services. Called the Georgia One Tax, it could be on the ballots for voters in 2008 and be effective Jan. [...]
Main Street is better than Wall Street Jason Hartman, Founder & President, Platinum Properties Investor Network has a good breakdown of the 5 Comfort Factors that make real estate investing more attractive than the stock market. They are… COMFORT FACTOR #1: Tax benefits Most of the tax benefits associated with investing in real estate are [...]
Business 2.0 magazine ranks the top 10 cities for buying property now. Experts say that while these locales may not be immune to the current housing malaise, eventually property values in these places, for a variety of reasons, are likely to zoom. Here’s the list, along with the projected gain in home prices: 1. Panama [...]
Trulia Heat Maps help you visually compare prices & popularity by state, county, city or neighborhood. Here is a map showing average listing price for Cherokee County ZIP codes, week ending Jan 31. It’s interesting to see that the Ball Ground region has the highest average List Price (could this be the Hawk’s Ridge effect?). [...]
Everyone seems to be talking about Web 2.0 these days (some are tired of talking about it). I have talked about it, they have talked about it, even your mom has talked about it, but some people just learn more by watching tv. (did I just say that?) Anyways, Dustin Luther over at Rain City [...]
Neighboroo makes it very easy to see why Metro Atlanta, and the Southeast in general, is growing in population. Cost of Living is lower, houses cost less, property taxes are lower, climate is better, and job growth is good. See for yourself:
Cherokee CountyRoadway Project UpdateBy: Geoffrey E. Morton, PE – Cherokee County Public Works Agency Director County Projects (SPLOST Funded): 1. Eagle Drive Widening· $6.0 million final construction cost.· Construction was substantially completed in August 2006. 2. Sixes Road Widening· $9.5 million final construction cost.· Construction should be substantially completed by April 2007. 3. Robin Road [...]
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, ...
