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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Georgia Housing Tax Credit Bill
By Matt Fagioli on May 14, 2009 in Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Financing, Gwinnett, Hamilton Mill, Hoschton, Lake Lanier, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Norcross, Real Estate Business, Snellville, Sugar Hill
Window of Opportunity
By Matt Fagioli on April 22, 2009 in Buford, Chateau Elan, Dacula, Duluth, Financing, Gwinnett, Hamilton Mill, Hoschton, Lake Lanier, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Norcross, Real Estate Business, Snellville, Sugar Hill
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 [...]
Positive Action for Mortgage Rates
By Matt Fagioli on December 4, 2008 in Buford, Chateau Elan, Dacula, Duluth, Financing, Gwinnett, Hamilton Mill, Hoschton, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Norcross, Real Estate Business, Snellville, Sugar Hill
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. [...]
Gwinnett Market Report for October
By Matt Fagioli on October 10, 2008 in Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Gwinnett, Hamilton Mill, Lake Lanier, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Norcross, Snellville, Sugar Hill
Gwinnett County Real Estate Market Report 10 08 View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: market gwinnett)
Listing Your Home With A Realtor
It is interesting to me that in the recent months I am seeing less and less homes that are being marketed as “For Sale By Owner” (FSBO). Hopefully home owners are starting to realize that simply sticking a sign in the front yard, place a classified ad in the Gwinnett Daily Post and wait for [...]
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 [...]
Gwinnett County – How does the Real Estate Market Impact You
In the past month or so we have seen a number of homes go into foreclosure in Hamilton Mill which are now being marketed for sale in the local listing systems. What is going on here? Life, that is what is going on. As the United States economy struggles to gain its footing and jobs [...]
Chateau Elan Sales Stats and Market Update
In the past we have looked at the sales statistics for numerous subdivisions in the greater Atlanta area and in an effort to provide this useful information, Diamond Dwellings is pleased to provide the most recent Chateau Elan market report. One of our goals at Diamond Dwellings Realty at Mill Creek is to provide Chateau [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]