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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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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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A Handy Interview

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

We’ve talked often on this blog about preparation for buying a home. Sometimes just reading about these things isn’t the best way to retain the information that you need to know. There’s a brief but excellent interview on Real Estate … Continue reading →

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Keeping Perspective While Rates Are Up

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

For some time now we’ve been discussing the relationship between the recovering economy and rising interest rates. Bloomberg has a new report showing that jobless claims are now at a 15 year low: More people getting back to work is … Continue reading →

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Weddings Shouldn’t Be Barriers

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

Mortgage rates ticked up ever so slightly over the last couple days, but since it was by only .02% as of this post, we aren’t looking at a sudden unaffordability for you as a buyer. There are still great reasons to buy a … Continue reading →

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Mind The Gap

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

There is a gap between sales of brand new homes and existing homes. Currently, we’re seeing a rise in the price of both kinds. That wasn’t always the case as we can see from this National Association of Realtors’ chart:   … Continue reading →

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a different world

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Alan Kennedy

While watching this video on Millennials’ stock habits, a quick exchange at the end (starts at 5:34) had me saying what Simon Hobbs so animatedly did: “Wow! You live in a different world from the rest of us!” If you’re … Continue reading →

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