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Georgia Housing Tax Credit Bill

Today, House Bill 261 was signed by Governor Sonny Perdue. This bill provides an $1800 tax credit which would be taken over three years. This bill is immediately in effect and is meant to spur the housing market. The amount of the credit will either be $1800 or 1.2 percent of the purchase price (whichever [...]

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Window of Opportunity

In recent months, I have been talking to you about the “window of opportunity” when it comes to mortgage lending.  As I type this post, rates are within a half a point of the lowest rates in country’s history.  If you have been sitting on the fence waiting for 4% interest rates, here are a [...]

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Positive Action for Mortgage Rates

According to the Washington Post this morning, the Treasury Department is considering intervening into the mortgage market.  This intervention would dramatically force down interest rates.   They are actually talking about driving rates down to an interest rate of no more than 4.5%.  The National Association of Realtors feels this would definitly boost the housing market.  [...]

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Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center

One of the many hidden treasures in Gwinnett county lies just a couple of miles from the largest and busiest shopping mall in the southeast.  Hidden and secluded in the wooded areas just southwest of the Mall of Georgia is the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center along with its nearly 8 miles of walking trails [...]

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Gwinnett County Schools Set ACT Record

Gwinnett County Public Schools students have set a record for the system’s highest-ever composite score on the ACT. The ACT is a curriculum-based test designed to measure college preparedness.  The Counties average composite score of 22.2 out of a possible 36 points is also higher than the state’s average of 20.6 points and the national [...]

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Richardson Housing Group Opens Wynterberry Park Subdivision

Local residential developer Richardson Housing Group announced recently that the model home is now open at its newest development – Wynterberry Parke in Lawrenceville.Wynterberry Parke is a community of 36 homes. According to RHG, the brick and/or stone exterior homes feature accents and are priced beginning in the $220,000s. There are five floor plans from [...]

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