Author Archives: Buyer Broker

Update 10-24-2017: $16.6 billion that investors can reinvest in real estate or other businesses if they still want a green card. In June, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said by redeploying EB-5 capital, EB-5 investors can keep their money … Continue reading →

6-1-2017: 10 Crucial Real Estate Contract Terms Home Buyers Should Know Before They Sign. 5-31-2017: ‘Will An Exclusive Buyer’s Agent Really Look Out for Me?’ 5-30-2017: 3 home insurance myths you need to dispel. Not everything is covered-no; flood insurance-no; … Continue reading →

A proposed rule change to Georgia Real Estate Commission Rules, Chapter 520; Rule 520-2-.04 (6) is up for debate and discussion at the June 8, 2016 GREC meeting in Atlanta which could eliminate Continuing Education Credit for thousands of realtors. … Continue reading →

A recent survey revealed: “Seven out of every ten homes will experience a system or appliance failure during the course of a year.” When I started practicing real estate in the 1990’s, despite the “dip tube” fiasco inside water heaters, … Continue reading →

To avoid FHA loan denial, you (and your lender) may want to check these circumstances immediately after signing contract (or earlier) to avoid spending money on a home inspection, only to discover the FHA loan you plan to use is … Continue reading →

There may be several terms/words you hear or read in real estate that you may not know what they mean. Check out my Dictionary of Terms used in Real Estate to learn what they mean and suggest other terms you … Continue reading →

A good way to think about residential building codes is: They all mostly stem from obvious or actual problems encountered by home owners and caused by builders, general or special contractors. Another way to think about building codes is: Many … Continue reading →

My prediction: some will buy…some will sell…some will not buy or sell….interest rates will change….big money investors will win…small money homeowners won’t…over 95% of home buyers will use an agent…less than 10% of those buyers will use an Exclusive Buyer … Continue reading →

The 2019 placement of reinsurance covers portions of NFIP losses above $4 billion arising from a single flooding event. FEMA paid a total premium of $186 million for the coverage. Update 12-4-2017: The National Flood Insurance Program is broke and … Continue reading →

The Georgia Real Estate Fraud Prevention and Awareness Coalition prepared a list of DOs and DOn’ts to follow when buying a home. The FBI report on Mortgage Fraud Guidelines to prevent Mortgage Fraud in Georgia