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By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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Short Selling, a Foreclosure Alternative  A Typical "Short Sale" has 3 key factors The prospect of foreclosure is difficult for a homeowner, but there is another option. A little-known alternative, once more commonly used in the real estate downturn of the early '90s, is the ""Short Sale"," a typ...

By MERCEDES SOTO
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Hello Again Just a few notes about the neighborhood. Has your neighborhood taken a wrong turn and you wish the new neighbors took care of it like the old ones did? Well, I was in the middle of a thought when an idea crossed my mind. I was thinking of a friend who would always tease me about not c...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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What will that do to the average buyer or seller of real estate? In the past few months, some mortgage rates were dropping, but the rates on FHA loans were not, as Fannie and Freddie could not pass along the better prices to consumers. The conservatorship will probably lower the cost of an FHA lo...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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What did the government do? They replaced the leadership of these two organizations: Herb Allison, a former vice chairman of Merrill Lynch, was selected to head Fannie Mae, and David Moffett, a former vice chairman of US Bancorp, was picked to head Freddie Mac. The hope is that the rest of the st...

By MERCEDES SOTO
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Hello Again! Just a note about the Market and Agents. I have been experiencing so often many complaints about Real Estate Agents who are not being "nice" to sellers. By not nice, I mean, negative criticism and wrongful use of words regarding their property. I have heard things like, " I don't hav...

By Jim Crawford, Jim Crawford Atlanta Best Listing Agents & REALTOR
(Maximum One Executive REALTORS®)
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Lawrenceville homes for Sale. Lawrenceville real estate Report September 1, 2008. As of today this is the current list of Lawrenceville homes for Sale - Single family detached homes fee simple and condominiums and town homes. Lawrenceville is located in Cobb County GA off I-75.  You can find som...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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Hope Now has helped more than 2 million at-risk borrowers stay in their homes during the past 13 months, according to numbers released by the coalition on Wednesday. The alliance of mortgage servicers, counselors, and investors assembled to combat foreclosures fixed more than 192,000 problem loan...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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With a short sale, you sell your home and if you don't satisfy the mortgage amount the bank may forgive the deficiency. A short-sale is positive for both the lender who doesn't have to go through the process of foreclosing and the homeowner, who may be able to walk away without a huge amount of d...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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Daily Real Estate News  |  August 19, 20085 Tips to Get Buyers Buying Frontdoor.com, the new real estate Web site from HGTV, offers a list of ways to increase the likelihood that a house will sell. Here are a few of them: Build buzz with an open-house bash, complete with wine, catered food, live ...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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Foreclosure Homes / Short Sale Homes List Updated Aug 14 2008 Fulton, North Fulton, DeKalb, County Georgia. Cities of Decatur, Tucker, Stone Mountain, Lithonia, Duluth, Buford, Lawrenceville, Dacula, Grayson, Snellville, Loganville, Suwanee, Norcross, Winder, This list is updated daily with Homes...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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The Foreclosure Process  The foreclosure process isn't as mysterious as it may seem. Due to federal and state laws, lenders must follow a specific process in order to foreclose on a property. Understanding the process will help you find investment opportunities.First, you'll need to understand wh...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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Pre-Foreclosure Investing The advantage to buying a property at a foreclosure auction is that you can often pay far less than you would have under normal circumstances. Frequently you can invest in improvements and then sell the home for a much higher price than your cost.The disadvantages and ri...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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Tips for Showing Your Home  •1.            KEEP YOUR HOME SPARKLING CLEAN.  This is the single most important thing you can do to improve a potential buyer's impression of your home.  A clean home not only is esthetically pleasing, but also creates the impression that you have taken pride in your...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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  What are the rules for the first time home buyer $7500 Tax Credit ? There are a 1001 questions in the air over the new Housing Hope Bill recently passed, Not having all the answers I have been trying to gather the best information at hand form those that might have a bit more knowledge at hand....

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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Ways to Stop Foreclosure  There are quite a few ways that a homeowner can stop foreclosure. I thought I would list them here with some brief explanations. Loan Workout- A loan workout is when you negotiate with your lender any kind of plan that will benefit both you and the lender when you are de...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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Foreclosure Homes / Short Sale Homes List Updated July 31st 2008 Fulton, North Fulton, DeKalb, County Georgia. Cities of Decatur, Tucker, Stone Mountain, Lithonia, Duluth, Buford, Lawrenceville, Dacula, Grayson, Snellville, Loganville, Suwanee, Norcross, Winder, This list is updated daily with Ho...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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The advantage of a short sale for the lender is to get rid of the property before it goes into foreclosure and avoid the hassle and expense of trying to sell a foreclosure. The benefit for the biuyer, of course, is that he is getting a property at less than market value because he is willing to p...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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If your selling your home in Gwinnett county Georgia you know price are all over the map right now. So hhow can you know what lending banks will approve for the sale of your home. One great way is to combine your Realtors recommendation with a  listing appraisal to ensure the numbers supports you...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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 Foreclosure Homes  / Short Sale Homes List Updated July 24th 2008 Fulton, North Fulton, DeKalb, County Georgia. Cities of Decatur, Tucker, Stone Mountain, Lithonia, Duluth, Buford, Lawrenceville, Dacula, Grayson, Snellville, Loganville, Suwanee, Norcross, Winder, This list is updated daily with ...

By Eric Reid
(Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners)
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How to protect yourself from "foreclosure rescue" scams: Source: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, staff research • Contact your lender as soon as you know you'll be late on a payment. Lenders are increasingly willing to renegotiate loan terms. • If you need further help, speak...

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