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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...
Georgia ENERGY STAR tax holiday is here!
This year the ENERGYSTAR and WaterSense tax free holiday is October 1 through October 4. You can purchase any ENERGYSTAR (R) or WaterSense sm appliance or product under $1500 and not pay local or state taxes. In addition most major retailers (Lowes, Home 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...
Need a New Water Heater? GO SOLAR!
There has never been a better time to add solar to your home. One of the easiest, most cost effective ways to start going solar is by adding solar water heating to your home. My parents recently invested in a VELUX solar water heating system. They couldn’t 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...
Getting Paid to Go Green!
Did you know that Georgia Power is paying their customers to go green? That's right, they are offering up to $1900 in insulation and energy improvement rebates. So if the house is feeling a little drafty and you dread the power bill, now is the time 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...