Tag Archives: Athens Georgia real estate

A Lender’s Favorite Listicles

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

“Listicles” are all over the Internet now. They are often an enjoyable sort of junk food as we navigate the web. Cracked and Buzzfeed are the big pioneers/offenders of this type of list-article with posts like “6 Stupid Bets That … Continue reading →

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Rates Move Back Down

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

For a long time, mortgage rates have hovered right around 4%. That wasn’t so bad, but experts had been warning that rates were going to go up this year. While that may still happen, rates are currently even lower than before. … Continue reading →

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Fall Is In The Air

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

The weather in Athens is cooling off and the Dawgs are back on the field. The season is changing, as they have a habit of doing. Summer is usually busy for the housing market due to families with young children moving … Continue reading →

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Looking Good In Late August

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

Things have been quiet all summer in terms of mortgage interest rates, and as we’ve discussed before that’s just fine. The average rate has been hovering around 4%, providing a stability in the housing market that’s still in the shadow … Continue reading →

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Time To Buy

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

Mortgage rates have been holding steady at just above 4% for quite some time, so Twitter understandably reacted today when the average rate dropped below 4%. It’s great news on its own, but what we should consider the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Walkability

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

Athens has several areas that can be described a “walkable”. Places like 5 points, Prince Avenue, Boulevard and Normaltown have had their restaurants and bars available to residents that arrive on foot for some time. This isn’t just a nice … Continue reading →

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Millennials Are On The Move

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

Millennials have been financially battered for a great portion of their lives, which we’ve discussed before. Given that they’re the largest generation so far, we can only wonder what might be had they grown up in more stable and ideal … Continue reading →

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Good News And Bad News Keeping Us In A Holding Pattern

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

As expected, mortgage rates have continued to hover around the same numbers that we’ve seen in recent weeks; just over 4% hasn’t been terrible but we’d all like to see those rates go down. That may not be likely. Jobs reports … Continue reading →

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Looking Up

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

Mortgage rates have still been hovering around 4%, which isn’t great news but as we’re seeing isn’t exactly the end of the market. As we discussed previously, stability might even be a good thing. Prices and rates have been inching … Continue reading →

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Stability

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

If you’ve been following my Facebook or Twitter feeds, you may have noticed something. Over the last few weeks the housing market has improved, but that has also meant higher interest rates and home prices. However, in the last few … Continue reading →

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