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EcoBroker Classes Now Taught at Georgia Institute of Real Estate!
The Georgia Institute has now become the in-person training facility for EcoBroker classes in Atlanta! The inaugural classes will be held March 2-4. To register go to learningrealestate.com. About EcoBroker (courtesy of EcoBroker) - Founded in 2002, EcoBroker Read More...
Wonder if your pad is GREEN? Check this month's gas bill.
With temperatures dipping below freezing, many homeowners are getting a different kind of energy audit. The real-time, this is not a drill wake-up call known as the gas bill. There is no longer a question if the windows are leaky or if there is enough Read More...
What would you do with $8000? Wait and it may be too late!
UPDATED 3/1/2010 The federal tax credit for first time homebuyers has been extended until April 30, 2010 and a new repeat homebuyer credit of $6500 has been added to the pot. What many home buyers don't realize is that you must be under contract by Read More...
Another Tax Credit For Home Buyers!
Governor Signs Housing Tax Credit Bill On Monday, May 11, Governor Sonny Perdue signed legislation into law that creates a new state income tax credit for home purchases in Georgia. The tax credit will apply to purchases of eligible properties between Read More...
Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan (HASP)
In case you haven't heard, last Tuesday the Obama Administration announced details of new efforts to help bring relief to responsible homeowners under the Making Home Affordable Program. The new Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan (HASP) will Read More...
Cutting Edge, Modern, Efficient Homes Reduced to Sell!
Do you anxiously await your monthly fix of Dwell magazine like I do? Can you just envision yourself in a modern home with clean lines, great light, and cutting edge “green” building technology? That dream home is in Amsterdam or Prague, right? Read More...
Great Incentives to Buy GREEN or GREENOVATE!
The only incentive to buy built green - other than the fact that you will use 15-30% less energy, use less water, have better indoor air quality, reduce your impact, etc...is the energy efficient mortgage (EEM). A great website to find out all about it Read More...
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - $8000 to buy a house!
FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM The original version of the the Stimulus Package's "Home buyer Program" - introduced by Georgia Senator Johnny Isacson- called for a $15,000, tax credit for all home buyers. When that proved too costly for Congress, Read More...
Three Shades of Green
What is your idea of living green? Is it living off the land? Living in the heart of the city above your studio? How about generating your own solar power in a home that would make Martha Stewart proud? Here are three uniquely green properties currently Read More...
Will $15,000 fix the housing market?
Today, in an effort to jump start the stagnate housing market, the Senate unanimously passed an amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The amendment, if it makes it through Congress, will give every home buyer who purchases a primary Read More...