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The Cobb County School District is considering moving the starting date from August 10 to August 17 for the Fall 2009 school year.  Many are asking where the extra five days are going to come from.  The state mandates at least 180 days of instruction.  State school Superintendent Kathy Cox has sa...

Read about some upcoming events and things to do in and around Cobb County. Commissioner Lee and Chairman Olens host town hall meeting District 3 Commissioner Tim Lee will host a joint town hall meeting with Chairman Sam Olens 7 p.m., Thursday, March 5, at Piedmont Church, 570 Piedmont Road, Mari...

Attention first time home buyers (you know who you are, don't you?).  Now is the time to take advantage of lower house prices, low interest rates and an amazing $8000 tax credit.  But don't wait too long, the tax credit ends November 30, 2009 and interest rates and prices won't stay low forever. ...

ASK THE EXPERTS will be an occasional feature where I interview industry professionals and get their insight to the most commonly asked questions in their field. This post features Michael Lappin with Stellar Mortgage, Beth Cork with Academy Residential Mortgage, Amy Tyson with Envoy Mortgage and...

After all the speculation and promise that this bill would jump start the economy, here is a breakdown of what's included in the bill. H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," passed the House on February 13, 2009, by a vote of 246 - 184. Later that day, the Senate also passe...

Nationally, the US experienced an 18.2% price drop, year over year according to Standard & Poor's Case-Schiller Home Price Index for the 20 largest metropolitan areas. This represents the sharpest fall in prices ever recorded. Many cities that experienced record price growth were hardest hit by t...

 Stimulus, stimulus, stimulus.  It seems that Congress is finally going to do something that actually help the American people and economy.  Right now, several stimulus packages are being debated.   Here are the current amendments being considered: $15,000 Tax Credit This amendment was offered by...

  4170 Blackland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067 Click for a Virtual Tour. Great location, excellent schools and an amazing backyard with pool and hot tub make this home an entertainer's dream.  This is a fantastic Cape Cod style home built in 1973 with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms.  Located in the Mar...

In an effort to help homeowners, the Georgia House passed a bill that would ban property tax assessments for the next two years with the hope of keeping property taxes down.  The bill would not lower taxes but basically hold them in place for the two year period.  The challenge is that many citie...

In an effort to get the Republican support needed to pass the Stimulus Bill, the size of the bill had to be reduced to under $800 billion.  One of the victims of this reduction was the $15,000 tax credit introduced by GA Senator Johnny Isakson. The revised bill still includes an $8,000 tax credit...