Category: Buyer Tips

Is Buying a Home Still Affordable?

If you’re thinking about giving up on purchasing a home, don’t! Even with the current market conditions, you can still find a home that you love and one that you…

Housing Inventory Shortage: What Does it Mean for Buyers?

For those of you who are lucky enough not to have real estate agent friends filling every social media platform you share with pleading requests to sell your home, here’s…

There is No Housing Bubble Burst on the Horizon: Why You Can Expect a Stable Market

It’s no secret that the real estate market is experiencing quite a boom, and has been since about April 2020. For a lot of folks who survived the 2008 housing…

Insider Secrets About Home Lenders

Full-time successful real estate professionals know an insider secret about home mortgage lenders. Buyers who want to win in this market need to know that who they choose for financing…

Credit Score – Five Components Used in Calculating Your Score

Did you know that a person’s credit score is highly crucial to the home-buying process? Short answer: It is. As a first-time homebuyer, your FICO score (or Fair Isaac Corporation…

Why Real Estate is a Good Hedge Against Inflation

Economists have been warning about inflation for the past decade. While the inflation hasn’t come to fruition as predicted, with the average rate over the past ten years being 1.8%,…

Why are buyers paying above the asking price?

In a fast moving market with strong appreciation, buyers can feel rushed and anxious when they realize they have to bid higher than a seller’s asking price or more than…

How to Effectively Handle Your Top 3 Real Estate Fears

Investing in a new home is a big deal. Any real estate company who doesn’t understand why their customers have anxiety about this major purchase doesn’t understand their customers. Your…

Homeowner Real Estate Tax Breaks

Don’t miss your tax breaks for being a homeowner! What is Homestead Exemption?  Filing for a Homestead Exemption is a good idea because it reduces the taxable value of your…

Buying in a Low Inventory Market – 5 Tips for Success

Few things are as frustrating as finding the perfect house and then losing it out to a buyer who bids higher, pays all cash, or makes the cleanest offer. With…

North Atlanta Suburbs Gain Population from City of Atlanta

Atlanta is one of the few cities in the United States with a net population gain in 2020. Even as people moved to the city from elsewhere, some residents sought to migrate to the suburbs. Here are some of the reasons for people moving out of midtown Atlanta to the suburbs.