Homes For Sale in Roswell GA About Roswell GA Real Estate Location From downtown, Roswell is located approximately 20 miles north (on the northern banks of the Chattahoochee River) just on the outskirts of Atlanta. About Roswell Gold was discovered in the northern part of Georgia in 1828 which created a flux of settlers to [...]
Archive | February, 2008
Will you still love me? Will you still tax me? When I’m 62.
If you live in Cobb County or Cherokee County, the answers are Yes and No. Cobb and Cherokee have lots of love for citizens over 62 years old in the form of No School Tax. If you are 62 years old or over, you can have your school taxes removed from your yearly tax bill [...]
Woodstock: Main Street Sessions at Dean’s Store
The Main Street Sessions is a monthly series in 2008 that will feature prominent local authors. Every month on the third Saturday at 1pm people will have the chance to hear presentations from the individuals that have helped shape the culture of the area in the unique setting of Historic Dean’s Store. This is the [...]
February Economic Report from Wachovia
February Economic Report from Wachovia Here are some of the highlights from the report: * We continue to believe that the economy will nominally avoid that outcome, but effectively it is a recession-like environment for decision makers. We now expect real GDP growth to slow to just a 0.2 percent pace in the first [...]
Mortgage Guideline changes helped create our current real estate market
Dan Green is one of my favorite real estate bloggers. He consistently delivers valuable information and does it with a passion that is infectious. I recently stumbled across this video where he does an excellent job of illustrating how Mortgage Guidelines affect our real estate market.
NixQuips from GAR Conference
In an attempt to ape Jeff Turner’s coverage of NAR using Utterz, I will be interviewing Cherokee Association of Realtors (CAOR) members in attendance at this year Georgia Association of Realtors Conference (GAR) in Hilton Head, SC. As 2nd Vice President of CAOR, my goal is to learn more about our current members and why [...]
Another Reservoir for Cherokee County?
Image from Cherokee-Ledger News The image is of the recently completed Hickory Log Creek Dam for Canton’s new Hickory Log Creek Reservoir. The reservoir will cover 370 acres when full, and offer 15 miles of shoreline. So, we’re all excited about the new reservoir and then I get a newsletter from Chip Rogers: In addition [...]
Sen. Johnny Isakson (former Realtor) Pitches $15,000 Tax Credit
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) has introduced a proposal in Congress to give home buyers a tax credit of $15,000, to be distributed over a three-year period. Property purchases by owner-occupiers that close between March 2008 and February 2009 would qualify for the incentive, which Isakson said will stimulate new demand for homes. "I don’t know [...]