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   I met Bernie Smith at the 2009 Consumer Choice Awards in downtown Atlanta late last year.  Master Works is currently working on one of my clients homes in the Sugarloaf Country Club area and submitting a bid for a 3 million dollar completion for another.  From design to completion Master Works and Bernie Smith are true [...]

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Call today for pre-qualification with Alan Vaughan and Fidelity Bank Mortgage Having worked with Alan Vaughan exclusively over the last four years both Alan and Fidelity Mortgage come with my highest recommendations.  Alan specializes in customer service and helping my buyers through the many hurdles of closing a home loan in this unstable market.  Call [...]

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More confirmation of past posts showing banks are moving towards slowing down foreclosures across Atlanta Georgia, “The General Assembly will also consider a bill to slow down the foreclosure process”.  Without question the next step includes banks withdrawing ”Short Sale” options for current homeowners.  For homeowners ready to sell a home now is the time.  Three of my listings [...]

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 As printed at WSBRadio.com Kids R Kids relief from metro Atlanta By Chris Camp @ January 22, 2010 2:42 AM (WSB Radio) – After hearing about all the help that was still needed in Haiti, Kids R Kids, a franchised childcare corporation which is headquartered in Duluth, has offered up its plane for as long [...]

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Homeowners, now is the time to list your house.  Get off the fence and list today!!!  With the $8,000.00 tax credit coming to an end buyers are rushing to find the perfect home across the Atlanta market.  Call 770-990-0743 or email JeffBarnwell@remax.net  I can have your house in the FMLS before this weekend. As printed [...]

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You will notice in my blog history a couple articles leading up to this announcement from the FHA of higher origination fees and stricter lending practices.  It would appear the time has come.  FHA is raising the upfront insurance premium from 1.75% to 2.25% of  loan value.  FHA will also cap seller contributions towards closing [...]

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By Bob Willis Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) — The number of contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes probably fell in November for the first time in 10 months as Americans waited for a tax credit to be extended, economists said before a report today. The index of signed purchase agreements, or pending home sales, dropped [...]

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From the AJC comes news of metro Atlanta homes sales showing an increase from previous months.  As posted many times in www.JeffBarnwellHomesForSale.comthe trend of builder foreclosures, foreclosures, and short sales selling for huge discounts is starting to show on the national radar.  Metro Atlanta had plenty of inventory to shed over the last year and [...]

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Builder remodeled house in the heart of Decatur Georgia.  Enjoy the large living room dining room combo, finished bonus room, new kitchen, and resanded 3/4″ oak hardwood flooring.  From top to bottom this house is an abosolute 10.  Click on the video’s below for more information.

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For Lake Lanier residents and enthusiast you may need a score card to keep up with the changing water levels.  Last year we were in a drought that had the lake over 18 feet below full pool, today we are 2 feet over full pool with more rain on the way.  Enjoying a couple hours [...]

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Residents of South Forsyth are about to get some much needed relief from congested “country roads”.  With two phases of widening planned over the next six years the improvements for Old Atlanta road would appear to be on the books.  Once completed Old Atlanta Road will resemble Ronald Reagan and McGinnis Ferry with four lanes and raised [...]

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Home prices across metro Atlanta continue to rise as resale values post a 7% increase from third quarter 2009.  With a lack of new home builders supply and demand is starting to drive resales across the region.  I wrote about changes in the buyers market starting July 2009.  July marks when banks worked through most of the builder foreclosures, had appraisals on existing foreclosure/short sale inventory, and [...]

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