http://www.peachtreecitylife.com Your resource for Real Estate, Life, and Leisure in Peachtree City, Georgia Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:01:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Hey Peachtree City.....facing a projected shortfall of $757,128 for fiscal year 2010-2011 and a projected $621,674 shortfall in the current year’s budget.....Peachtree City Council is looking at making some tough decisions.  Officials are not only contemplating using reserve funds but also projecting tax increases.  City staffers are projecting a .269 mill property tax hike for fiscal year 2010-2011 which begins ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2010/03/possible-tax-hikes-on-the-way-for-peachtree-city/ Hey Peachtree City.....did you watch 60 Minutes?  Well maybe you aren't an Andy Rooney loyalist but just in case you missed it, there was an interesting interview by Leslie Stahl on a fuel cell start up company called "Bloom Energy."  In fact the San Jose-based company is having a launch ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2010/02/next-biggest-breakthrough-for-clean-energybloom-box/ Hey Peachtree City....Can you feel it????  Ahhhh yeah, love is in the air! As Valentines Day approaches many of us are still in the hunt.....searching for something uniquely different to surprise that special loved one this year.  So what could be the most awe-inspired gift that would restore your appropriate title of ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2010/02/mediterranean-villa-offered-for-sale-at-310-watermark-drive-peachtree-city-georgia-30269/ Hey Peachtree City!  After listening to the President’s State of the Union address, I sat down and pondered about the actual state of the nation’s housing situation....or at least how I saw things from my porch.  Come on folks, is it just me or are there a number of other like-minded ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2010/01/state-of-housing-in-the-usaddressed/ Hey Peachtree City....welcome to 2010!  Sounds kinda funny saying 2010 but anyway there are some major changes already on the horizon and I thought I'd continue to feature them on my blog.  Some of these changes have been the result of a downturn in our economy and their direct correlation to ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2010/01/its-almost-that-time-of-the-year-again-new-changes-for-tax-preparers/ Happy New Year Peachtree City!  As we welcomed in the official beginning of the new millennium and a new decade the government also introduced some sweeping new regulatory reform changes that will pose a significant impact on the mortgage industry and everyone in the real estate profession.  The Real Estate Settlement ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2010/01/new-respa-reglatory-changes-go-into-effect-january-1-2010/ Greetings Peachtree City!  Well it is official....NCR Corp has opened its global service and parts headquarters in Peachtree City, Ga. on November 30th. The new $15 million dollar Services Center which will also house the Customer Care and Training Center is expected boost the Georgia job market by employing more than 900 people. ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2009/12/ncr-corporation-officially-opens-new-facility-in-peachtree-city/ Hey Peachtree City have you taken the opportunity to open your tax bill yet!  Well if you haven't you are probably one of those homeowners that will be filing late as typically taxes in Fayette County are due on November 15th.  By the way, if you plan on writing off those ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2009/11/georgia-property-taxes-increase-due-to-loss-of-the-homeowners-tax-relief-grant/ Hello again Peachtree City!!  As the dust finally settles....the Senate finally decided not only to extend the tax credit but to expand it as well!   Yes, you can exhale now, especially all you folks that waited until the last minute to take advantage of the credit.  Legislation passed on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2009/11/first-time-home-buyers-tax-credit-extended/ Hello again Peachtree City!  You probably didn't know this but I have been a proponent for gaining the support from our elected officials related to getting an extension of the 1st Time Home-Buyers program.  My efforts went so far as to send personal letters to both Senators Saxby Chamblis and Johnny Isakson asking for their positions ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2009/10/note-from-sen-johnny-isakson-support-of-1st-time-home-buyers-tax-program/