http://www.peachtreecitylife.com Your resource for Real Estate, Life, and Leisure in Peachtree City, Georgia Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:41:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Robo-signing has been around a lot longer than originally thought, and could jeopardize the legality over the deeds of tens of thousands of homes dating back more than a decade ago, the Associated Press (AP) reports. County officials across the country are finding mortgage paperwork that were improperly notarized or signed ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2011/09/legality-of-thousands-of-mortgages-thrown-into-question/ New-home sales dropped in June, but a sharp increase in prices and declining inventories may be signs the sluggish new-home market is finally showing signs of rebounding, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Sales of new homes dropped 1 percent in June, reaching an annual rate of 312,000 -- less than half ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2011/07/new-home-market-shows-signs-of-stabilizing/ The process of making purchase decisions You’ve all been told you need to be using social media and some have even pitched to you that it is the end all be all, and although we wildly disagree and remind people it’s simply a communication channel people are coming to expect you ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2011/07/purchase-decisions-influenced-by-social-media-up-14-in-last-six-months/ Washington, DC, June 22, 2011 The National Association of Realtors® is urging regulators to go back to the drawing board on the proposed Qualified Residential Mortgage rule. At a news conference on Capitol Hill today, the original sponsors of the QRM provision in the Dodd-Frank Act – Sens. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2011/06/realtors-urge-regulators-to-reconsider-narrow-qrm-definition/ For the sixth straight week, fixed mortgage rates inched down, reaching new lows for 2011. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.60 percent this week while the 15-year mortgage averaged 3.78 percent, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey.Meanwhile, the National Association of Home Builders reported this week that ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2011/06/buyers-better-hurryrates-reach-new-lows/ Although the 2,314-page Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act signed into law last year doesn’t affect real estate brokers and agents as much as, say, mortgage originators, it does have some significant implications for the industry, said Phillip Schulman, a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm K&L ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2011/05/the-impact-of-dodd-frank-on-real-estate/ Last year was a rather volatile one for the economy. While the economy did improve, unemployment remained at elevated levels. Housing affordability was at record levels and mortgage rates extremely favorable for homebuying – but even some qualified borrowers had challenges in obtaining mortgages. Inflation remained tame, but consumer confidence ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2011/04/foreclosuresis-the-worst-behind-us/ Keep your emotions in check and your eyes on the goal, and you’ll pay less when purchasing a home.    When negotiating a house sale, for every concession you make, ask for something in return.   Buying a home can be emotional, but negotiating the price shouldn’t be. The key to saving money ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2011/04/negotiate-your-best-house-buy/ Greetings folks, awhile back I wrote a blog that featured John Paulson and his rationale for taking the plunge back into the housing market.  Paulson cites inflation as the precipitator for his logic.  Well to be honest, most thought he was delusional.  But there may be more to this chaotic thinking than ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2011/03/real-estate-inflation/ Hey folks, just the other day I was enjoying a pre-Valentines Day/anniversary brunch with my daughter Arhonda and her husband Kevin.  By the way, my daughter is a Veterinarian who just opened a new animal hospital in the Midtown Atlanta area.  Excited about her new venture, the conversation soon focused on the hospital.  It is very apparent ... http://www.peachtreecitylife.com/2011/02/a-story-about-2-pebbles-the-difference-between-logical-thoughts-lateral-thoughts/