I’m here for you. I have been getting these emails for years from builders promoting their inventory of homes. In some cases, they are offering incentives to agents to bring buyers to their communities. In other cases they are offing incentives to buyers. Sometimes, there are both…
Tag Archives: business of real estate
Looking for a Deal on a New Home around Gwinnett County, GA?
- Saturday, 06 February 2010 11:49
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Flashback Friday and the County Assessors facing reality
- Friday, 05 February 2010 08:31
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Last year I wrote about Senate Bill 55 in the Georgia Senate. Basically, the bill required the Counties to include foreclosures in assessments. Previously, assessments for taxes excluded foreclosures, so they (falsly?) increased values and tax revenue to the counties.
While that makes it tough for the counties, it is a needed break for home owners. The counties complained that they would lose revenues… well, the people are losing revenue, too. They have to suck it up.
In the last year, the bill quietly passed and was signed into law by Governor Sonny Perdue.
Here is the link to the original post.
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Wayback Wednesday… Is It Time To Sell?
- Wednesday, 03 February 2010 08:47
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Two years ago I wrote about whether it was time to sell here in Gwinnett County… Wow have things changed in the last two years.
Mortgage and Housing Volatility… Over?
- Tuesday, 02 February 2010 21:44
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Over on one of my other blogs, I re-blogged a post from Jeff Corbett. He is VERY involved in the mortgage and housing industry and loves diving into the ugly underbelly of the industry.
Flashback Friday… Against the Tide
- Friday, 29 January 2010 08:54
- Written by Lane Bailey
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I have a reputation for swimming against the tide. I kind of like it. Just when someone thinks I am on their side politically, they find out that I’m not always on that side…