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Leigh Hays
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Rug Cleaning
If you are thinking of selling your home and you have animals - cleaning your rugs & carpet can make a huge difference. Often you don't notice that odors are trapped in your rugs & carpet but prospective buyers - especially if they are sensitive to smells - will tell you differently. In some cases it may be worthwhile to hire a professional to do it for you. They are often... [Read more]
Federal Energy Tax Credits
Today's post comes from my friends at Eric & Adam at KronbergWall . They are architects and fellow eco enthusiasts. They can help you with your home designs and renovations. The recently signed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 makes federal energy efficiency tax credits available for your home renovations if you make them in 2009 and 2010. Specific types of high efficiency... [Read more]
Georgia Income Tax Credits – $1800 For Buying a House
Gov. Sonny Perdue signed on Monday Bill 261 into law. The law offers a tax credit of 1.2 percent of the purchase price of a single-family home currently on the market. The credit tops out at $1,800 and will be taken over three years. Georgia taxpayers have six months starting now to qualify for up to $1,800 in income tax credits by buying a home. For first-time home buyers, the state credit... [Read more]
Economy Improving
As is my custom - I was listening to Good Morning America as I let the dogs out, make the coffee and get started on waking up. But this morning - I was delightfully jolted out of my early morning haze by Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwabb, who proclaimed that the recession had ended. What is even better is that she was agreeing with Barry Knapp, of Barclay's Capital,... [Read more]
Kirkwood Spring Fling & Tour of Homes – 2009!
The 7th Annual Kirkwood Spring Fling and Tour of Homes is weekend. The open air artist market is located at Bessie Branham Park on Delano. There will be bands, food and a children's area. The festival is open Sat & Sunday from 10 am until 7pm. The tour of homes will be both days - 12 pm to 6pm. For details click here. Read More →
2009 Modern Atlanta Home Tour
2009 Modern Atlanta Home Tour has some great homes on the tour this year. This event is perfect for fans of contemporary architecture and design. The tour is only 2 days - May 16th & 17th. Tickets are $35. For more information on the tour -- click here. Enjoy! Read More →
Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour – May 9 & 10th
This Saturday & Sunday is the Atlanta Botanical Gardens' Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour. The Tour features great design and planting ideas from Atlanta's most talented gardeners and landscape architects, and these beautiful private gardens are open to the public only for this event. Tour hours are 10 to 5pm each day. Admission is $20 in advance and $30 day Sat & Sun. You also receive... [Read more]
Low Interest Rates = Great time to Buy
Interest rates remain low! As of today - conforming loans (under $417k) remain at 4.375%. FHA rates remain at 4.5%. And jumbo rates for qualified buyers remain as low as 5.5% with equity and excellent credit. I ran some numbers to see what kind of savings you would have with these low rates. WOW - over the life of the loan you can save tens of thousands of dollars. On a loan amount... [Read more]
Pending Home Sales Index – March 2009
According to the latest report by National Association of Realtors®, pending homes sales rose based on contracts signed in March 2009. NAR's Pending Home Sales Index showed March 2009 contracts rose 3.2% from February's level of 82. This index is a forward-looking index based on contracts signed not closed sales and is based on the national market. Additionally March 2009's 84.6% was... [Read more]
Recycled Glasses
I stumbled upon this site - The Green Glass Company - months ago. The company is in Wisconsin and recycles bottles into glassware. There process is environmentally friendly. I LOVE THESE! Since finding the site I have been dreaming of owning a few of these bar ware collections. The colors of the collections are fabulous ranging from the deep blue seen on this site to a pale blue/green color. ... [Read more]
