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Zillow Press Releases- Zillow Completes Acquisition of RentJuice June 1, 2012
- Zillow Launches Premier Agent Websites May 31, 2012
- Home Values Continue to Climb in April May 25, 2012
- Despite Home Value Gains, Underwater Homeowners Owe $1.2 Trillion More than Homes' Worth May 24, 2012
- Zillow Introduces Zillow Partnership Platform May 16, 2012
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- Zillow Mortgages Unzipped Blog
- FHA has raised the monthly mortgage insurance premiums February 22, 2011
- Government Mortgages May Get Pricier, Harder to Come By February 14, 2011
- The Best Policy on Locking in Interest Rates… February 11, 2011
- JP Morgan Chase Debacle Highlights Need to Safeguard American Service Members January 26, 2011
- Are 30% Down Payments on Mortgages In Our Future? January 21, 2011
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- Current Weather Conditions In Athens, GA (30606) June 1, 2012
- Your Local Doppler Radar June 1, 2012This map shows the location and intensity of precipitation in your area. The color of the precipitation corresponds to the rate at which it is falling. This map is updated every 15 minutes.
- Pollen Trend for Athens, GA (30606) June 1, 2012Falling. View complete PollenCast?
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- Athens “Life Unleashed”
- Athens This Weekend: June 1-3 May 31, 2012
- Exploring Athens' Classic City Cuisine: Al's Beef May 29, 2012
- Special Memorial Day Events in Athens GA May 27, 2012
- Athens This Weekend: May 25-27 May 24, 2012
- Athens This Weekend: May 18-20 May 17, 2012
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- Top 10 markets for real estate bargain shoppers; Atlanta #7Trulia identified 10 U.S. cities in 2011 that are home to the biggest discounts based on the average price cuts on non-foreclosure homes listed for sale on Trulia. Entire post http://www.truliablog.com/2011/12/19/trulias-top-10-cities-and-homes-for-extreme-bargain-shoppers/.Average Market Discount Atlanta, GA10%# of properties on the market (as of 12/19)8,87 […]
- CoreLogic; Shadow Inventory October 2011 Still at January 2009 Level; Atlanta, GA 40 Percent of Sales DistressedCoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, reported today that the current residential shadow inventory as of October 2011 remained at 1.6 million units, representing a supply of 5 months. This means that for every two homes available for sale, there is one home "in the shadows." This is approximatel […]
- Reasons to Buy a Home in Lawrenceville, GA; Reason #3;You’ll Save TaxesIn my continued attempt to try and expand your thought process toward buying and why today is the time to buy not just a house, but a home in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and ‘spring boarding’ off the September 16th column from The Wall Street Journal, point number three as far as why you want to go ahead now and buy is that you can deduct the mortgage interest f […]
- Top 10 markets for real estate bargain shoppers; Atlanta #7
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- Mortgage rates go down to 3.58% May 31, 2012
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- Mortgage rates go up to 3.66% May 28, 2012
- Mortgage rates go up to 3.66% May 27, 2012
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- Athens News
- Attorneys for admitted Athens cop-killer Hood claim their client is mentally incompetent June 1, 2012A pretrial hearing that had been scheduled for today was abruptly cancelled late Thursday afternoon after Hood's public defenders filed a motion asking for the competency trial.
- Methodist Conference Returning to Athens June 1, 2012A They come to town in June, they enjoy Athens and they spend money having fun and doing good.
- B-52S - With The Wild Crowd! - Live In Athens, Ga June 1, 2012Filmed with 8 cameras in stunning high definition and directed by Bruce Green, this concert delivers a sizzling performance that turned Athens' Classic Center into a cosmic dancehall! Wig-wearing, boa-draped, glitter-covered fans came from near and far to celebrate this historic event, and a B-52s live show is always the best party in town! In ... (more […]
- Daytripper: Classical blends with contemporary in Athens, Ga. June 1, 2012The 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga., helped give birth to that city's 1980s New Wave scene including such bands as R.E.M and Pylon.
- Quarry trip a learning experience for young students June 1, 2012Ronald Cook, center, watches as a group of english learning students from the Clarke County School District's SPELLS program tour the Hanson Aggregates Quarry on Thursday, May 31, 2012 in Athens, Ga.
- Wife of slain Athens Orthopedic employee kills self outside GBI office June 1, 2012The wife of a physician assistant who worked in Athens and was murdered on Sunday killed herself Thursday afternoon just before she was to take a polygraph test, Wilkes County Sheriff Mark A. Moore said.
- Watkinsville man wins $1 million on Dr. Oz show for losing weight May 31, 2012A Northeast Georgia man who started losing weight to prepare for possibly donating a kidney to his wife has won $1 million from the nationally syndicated "The Dr.
- Attorneys for admitted Athens cop-killer Hood claim their client is mentally incompetent June 1, 2012
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- Classics in the Country May 10, 2012
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- Oconee Relay: Celebrate and remember April 3, 2012
- OCHS Spring Musical March 28, 2012
- County hosts annual Touch-A-Truck March 20, 2012
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What do I need to take with me when I apply for a mortgage? Athens, GA First Time Buyer Blog
Answer: If you are organized and get everything your lender needs before you go down to their office to sign the mortgage application you will save a lot of time and the process will go much smoother (and faster). You … Continue reading
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So what will my mortgage cover? Athens, GA First Time Home Buyer Blog
Answer: The important thing to keep in mind is that most loans have four distinct parts: principal, interest, homeowners insurance: the monthly amount to insure the property against loss; and property taxes: the monthly pro-ration of annual county taxes assessed … Continue reading
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In addition to the mortgage payment, what other costs do I need to consider? Athens, GA First Time Buyer Blog
Answer: In addition to your mortgage payment (i.e. principal and interest), you will have your monthly utility bills. If your utilities have been covered in your rent, this may be new for you. Your real estate broker will be able … Continue reading
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How do I find a lender? Athens, GA First Time Buyer Blog
Answer: You can finance a home with a loan from a bank, a savings and loan, a credit union, a private mortgage company, or various state government lenders. Different lenders can offer quite different interest rates and loan fees; and … Continue reading
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How do I know if I can get a loan? Athens, GA First Time Buyer Blog
Answer: The best idea is to get pre-qualified or “pre-approved” for a loan. That means you go online to a lender’s site and apply for a mortgage before you actually start looking for a home. Then you’ll know exactly how … Continue reading
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How much money will I have to come up with to buy a home? Athens, GA First Time Buyer Blog
Answer: Well, that depends on a number of factors, including the cost of the house and the type of mortgage you get. In general, you need to come up with enough money to cover three costs: earnest money – the … Continue reading
Should I use a real estate broker? How do I find one? Athens, First Time Buyer Blog
Answer: Using a real estate broker is a very good idea. All the details involved in home buying, particularly the financial ones, can be mind-boggling. A good real estate professional can guide you through the entire process and make the … Continue reading
Top Real Estate Blog in the Classic City, Athens, Georgia; GA
It is always great to be called a “winner.” Today I got a hearty congratulations on being one of HomeInsurance.org’s Top Real Estate Blogs in Georgia. They said that this blog was a great resource that keeps readers up to … Continue reading
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Can I become a homebuyer if I’ve had bad credit, and don’t have down-payment? Athens, GA First Time Buyer Blog
Answer: You may find the process easier than you might have thought. I have firsthand experience seeing people with bankruptcies within 18-24 months obtain a mortgage. Typically if you have a FICO (credit) score of 620 or higher you can … Continue reading
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Buy or Rent? Athens, GA First Time Buyer Blog
Answer: A home is an investment. When you rent, you write your monthly check and that money is gone forever. Rent payments go up over the years whereas a fixed rate mortgage remains the same until the mortgage is paid … Continue reading
Spending time away from home, I mean WordPress, at Trulia
As of late I have been really spending a lot of time away from home. I mean from WordPress. You can find some neat topics at Trulia written by me about local Athens area neighborhoods, recent sales, and find out … Continue reading
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Alpha Inventions; The HeartBeat of Blogging
All day long I checked my blog stats and was sure that they were in error. The numbers were “pre-Christmas” rush kind of numbers. I had not seen figures like this since blogging about local Christmas events around town where … Continue reading
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