Ursula's Blog

There are only 77 days left to get the $8,000 Tax Credit.  You must close before December 1, 2009 to be eligible.   http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204671,00.html

Today I wanted to talk about the the market in Newton County.As you can see from the chart, there has been a pretty significant decrease in active listings over the last several months. In September 2007, there were over 2,500 single family homes on the market. Now, we have less than 1,400 homes ...

If you are looking for something Fun And Free to do this weekend, then come out to the Square in Covington, GA this Friday. General Mills is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Covington, GA plant on Friday September 4, 2009 at 7:00 PM on the Square in Downtown Covington. Hosted by General Mi...

Almost half of US Americans have credit scores that are not so great or even good and these consumers will not qualify for preferred interest rates when buying a home.  Depending on the consumer's credit profile, the consumer may not qualify for the home loan at all.  The biggest challenge to con...

1. Your photos are unimpressive. The vast majority of home buyers start their search for a home on the Internet, your house had better look great in print. Not just nice... downright fabulous.  Today we are considering internet views as a 'virtual showing'... if your house gets past that, then th...

Lately I haven't felt like a failure... I know that is a good thing... but at times in my life I do… and why is it that when you are down it is like a magnet that pulls more bad things to you… it seems like you just keep spinning in that vortex and can’t get out of it… How do you get it to stop??...

Changes.... They are coming....There are new federal regulations for lenders that have been put in place to protect buyers and while they may put a kink in your closing they are for the best. With these changes your closing dates may change also. These regulations could affect how quickly a closi...

Mortgage rates are constantly changing in today’s economy.  Other than giving the media today’s headline, what does it mean to you?  Simple.  Waiting could be costing you thousands of dollars!  Buy Now Or Wait? Scenario 1: Home Prices decrease by 5% Interest Rates increase by 0.5% Scenario 2: Hom...

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OOOHHH!!! AAAHHHH!!!  MOM, DAD, Look at this one over here...I think I want this one...No, Wait! Maybe this one over here!UMMMMM.  I just can’t decide!If you are currently in the market for a home, you have probably felt like this at some point in  your search.  The choices can be overwhelming!  ...