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Vickery Townhomes And Condos In Cumming GA-Great Prices!!!

12-02-09
Deborah Weiner
Deborah Weiner: Real Estate Agent in Alpharetta, GA
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There are New Townhomes In Vickery that you really should see if you love new and unique!!! Located near Milton / Alpharetta in the city of Cumming Georgia. Great Schools and Great location just south of the New Mall The Avenues and just north of the 400 to head on down to Atlanta.

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From Vickery Townhomes And Condos-Cumming GA


These townhomes are Located in the heart of Vickery Village built by Hedgewood Homes, that has shopping and dining just steps away from your front door. Priced from the low to high $300's, these townhomes are a winner. Condos available in The Vickery are priced from the mid to high $100's. What a great deal!

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Vickery Townhome Amenities Include:

2 Car Garages
Balconies Overlooking Park
Master and Guest Suites
Open Floor Plans
3 Bedroom Townhomes
Custom Cabinet Built Kitchens
Stainless Steel Appliances
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A FREE on line Atlanta Marketing Tip

11-25-09
Richard Simpson
Richard Simpson: Mortgage Company in Suwanee, GA
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  • Office: (770) 623-6341
  • Mobile: (404) 788-4420

A FREE Atlanta online Marketing tool that is easy.

How do find a Flood of buyers

An Online Marketing Tool That Delivers Leads Offline for Atlanta? http://www.meetup.com/

I wanted to make you aware of a fantastic networking opportunity that combines both the power of online, and offline marketing. Yes, that’s a rare combination I know, but the catch-phrase of this particular website is: “Using the power of the internet to get off the internet.”

What does this mean? Well let’s have a closer look shall we? The website is called www.Meetup.com. The best way to understand Meetup is to imagine a Chamber Of Commerce meeting, or a networking group that meets first online. Let me explain…

Meetup.com is designed to allow potential networkers to browse networking groups within their area to locate groups on specific topics. For example, one might browse for real estate groups, finance groups, even golfing groups. You begin by selecting a particular region, and then browsing for various group topics.

What makes this setup so beneficial to you, is the site allows you to preview topics, attendance, and even who attended previous meetings. Helpful? You bet it is. So how can you make use of this useful tool?

For starters, I’ve recently added a helpful video guide to my website that you might want to take a glance at. It’s only a few minutes in length, but it will help walk you through the many features and benefits of this free networking tool. www.atlantahomesaleshelp.com

I hope you find the site useful! To make sure you never miss one of my free video tutorials or announcements, you can connect with me at: http://www.atlantahomesaleshelp.com

Richard Simpson

Phone: 770-623-6341 Email:rsimpson@atlantahomesaleshelp.com

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Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended -- Not Just for 1st Timers This Time

11-24-09
Mike Fitzgerald
Mike Fitzgerald: Real Estate Brokerage in Cumming, GA
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  • Office: (404) 603-5460 x1
On November 9, President Obama signed an extension of the Home Buyer tax credit as part of a $24 billion economic stimulus bill that will also extend unemployment benefits. The tax credit applies to new and resale homes.

There are some significant changes to the tax credit that was due to expire at the end of this month. Namely, the new tax credit is for first time home buyers (anyone who has not owned a home in the previous 3 years) who purchase a home by April 30, 2010 or by June 30, 2010 when a binding purchase agreement was in place by April 30, 2010.

The tax credit is equal to 10% of the purchase price up to a maximum of $8,000 and is refundable meaning you can get the money back even if your tax bill is less than the amount of the tax credit. The income limits were increased to an Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) of $125,000 for individuals or $225,000 for joint filers. The credit phases out by 10% by every $2,000 you make over these limits. The law allows some flexibility as to the tax year you use to calculate your MAGI.

The tax credit is only good for purchases under $800,000, but it does apply to all types of homes including detached houses, townhomes, condos, manufactured homes, and houseboats. The home must meet the definition of a primary residence used to determine the $250,000/$500,000 capital gains exemption. You can also apply the tax credit to a home you build on land that you already own.

Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit

There’s also a new twist that provides a tax credit to repeat buyers defined as those who have lived in their current primary residence during 5 of the 8 years directly before the sale. The tax credit is equal to 10% of the Purchase Price up to $6,500. Otherwise, the same guidelines as the $8,000 New Home Buyer tax credit apply to the Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit.

You may be able to access your tax credit before you file your next return by reducing your federal income tax withholding. For FHA-insured mortgages, HUD is also allowing the tax credit to be monetized at closing to pay certain down-payment and closing expenses. Non-profits and FHA lenders may extend short term loans of up to $8,000 to monetize the tax credit at closing. In some cases these short term loans may qualify to meet the FHA’s 3.5% down-payment requirement.

Check with your financial adviser if you believe you qualify — more information is available at http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/.

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Real Estate Update - Cumming Ga

11-11-09
John Foster
John Foster: Real Estate Agent in Cumming, GA
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  • Office: (770) 238-0589
  • Mobile: (770) 722-7010
  • Secondary: (770) 291-0100

In a basic economics class we learned about supply and demand - I think basically in the past two year to summarize the issues in real estate is to much supply (to many homes for sale) and way to little demand (buyers that have the ability and desire to get a loan and buy a home).

As I look at the stats from September for the metro area - September was a tough month I think because of the floods and mortgage issues in the market. But one bright spot is the supply of homes for sale in Atlanta - at the end of September they were approximately 47,000 homes - that is down from a high of 70,000 homes and is consistent with the supply back in January 2006. As the supply of homes decrease that should stablize prices. What we do not know is how much supply will come on the market once prices increase consistently.

Today I have buyers that are signing a contract to build a home because they could not find a home they liked - they say lots of short sales & foreclosures in Cumming and Alpharetta but decided to build. That is a very good sign. If you are considering buyer or selling a home in Alpahretta of Cumming Ga - call me at 770 722-0710 - I would like to apply for the job of helping you find your next home.

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Daves Creek Elementary named a Ga School of Excellence

11-11-09
John Foster
John Foster: Real Estate Agent in Cumming, GA
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  • Office: (770) 238-0589
  • Mobile: (770) 722-7010
  • Secondary: (770) 291-0100

Last week Kathy Cox, the State Superintendent of Schools, named the 2009 Georgia Schools of Excellence in Student Achievement. Only 27 schools in the state were selected and Daves Creek Elementary in Forsyth County was selected.

To become a Ga. School of Excellence the schools are selected from the top 10%as measured by assessments in reading and mathematics or show the greatest gains in student achievement for the past five years as measured by assessments in reading and mathematics. Daves Creek was selected based on the first measure.

Daves Creek has a great principle and staff - I live right down the street from the school and this is a great school. If you are considering moving into South Forsyth and want to be in a great school district, call me at 770 722-7010 - I live in this area and will be happy to help you find the home you are looking for. Visit my website at www.FosterHomeInfo.com if you want to compare schools.

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