Jennifer Spivey Atlanta Real Estate

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 April 30, 2010 to receive the tax credit.  Most buyers are using FHA loans ...

Governor Signs Housing Tax Credit BillOn 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 June 1 and November 30, 2009, and is expected to spur activity in the housing market.  ...

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?  Wrong.  Friend and fellow LEED AP, Jeff Demetriou, has built an ...

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 is www.myenergyloan.com.  The founder of My Energy Loan is a friend of mine ...

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, we ended up with a revised and improved first-time home buyer program.  ...

What is your idea of living green?                                          Is it living off the land? Living in the heart of the city above ...

Brokenfoot Ranch, a 66-acre farm five miles from the University of West Georgia, is for sale.  The current asking price is $550,000, reduced from $649,900. The farm has three large clearings perfect for organic farmland or pasture.  The rest of the land is wooded with walking trails meandering through the property to a beautiful creek ...

[photo:listing:2147663] 66 Acre Organic Farm • 2,900 sq. ft., 2 bath, 4 bdrm 2 story ''A-Frame'' - MLS® $550,000 - Reduced Rural Carrollton, Carrollton  -  PRICED TO SELL! THIS PROPERTY HAS HUGE POTENTIAL! 66 ACRES OF ORGANIC FARMLAND, TIMBER, AND PASTURE. ...