I’ve heard some weird stories on the topic of people facing foreclosure, but this one takes the cake. Apparently, a New York couple facing foreclosure turned their home in to a money making venture. Unfortunately, that venture was an illegal brothel.
Clark Howard, Atlanta’s favorite consumer advisor, is going to be speaking about Georgia real estate tonight on prime time TV. Set your DVR’s or do it the old fashioned way and tune in tonight at 8:00 PM to watch “Georgia Real Estate - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly” on WSB TV, channel 2.
The show covers a lot of ground in one hour including:
- A local couple struggling with an adjustable mortgage asks Clark what to do about their rising interest rate.
- One local woman, on the verge of foreclosure, looks for answers to stop it.
- In this buyer’s market, Clark shows you how to make your house stand out from the rest.
Plus, he gives advice on selling a condo and the steps to investing in real estate. And, if you’re looking for a mortgage, Clark has a warning about some new options on the market today.
It’s real estate 101 from Atlanta’s favorite consumer advisor.
- WHAT: CLARK HOWARD PRIMETIME
- WHEN: Monday, September 10, 2007
- TIME: 8-9 p.m.
- WHERE: Channel 2, WSB-TV
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I’ve been out this morning looking at a few new Marietta real estate developments (more on that in the next few posts) and finally stopped in at Canvas Cafe & Bakery. I’ve been driving by for the past few months since it opened, but now, with a little bit of computer work to do (yeah, free WiFi) and hunger getting the best of me, it seemed like a perfect time to try the place out.
I was very impressed with my lunch and great coffee. Did I mention free WiFi yet? This will be a new scheduled stop for me when I need to grab some coffee, food and check FMLS.
Canvas is located at 724 Cherokee Street in the medical district of Marietta very close to Marietta Square.
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“Hey look kids, there’s Big Ben, and there’s Parliament.”
Hopefully West Cobb County residents who drive on Villa Rica Road will fare better than the Griswolds when the County installs two roundabouts to help with traffic flow. The two roundabouts will be placed on Villa Rica Road at West Sandtown Road and another about 150 yards east at Irwin Road.
The two intersections in question see close to 11,000 vehicles per day pass by. Currently there are stop signs at each of them.
Info from AJC. Entire West Cobb traffic article here… (link may not be permanent)
The single-lane roundabouts proposed for west Cobb would have a diameter of about 115 feet and cost close to $1 million, including acquiring rights of way. They would be financed by the county’s 1 percent sales tax approved by voters in 2005, county officials said.
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Bankrate just released their 2007 study of closing costs for all 50 states.
Closing costs can be divided into three categories.
Closing costs:
• Origination fees charged by the lender.
• Title and settlement fees charged by third parties.
• Taxes and prepaid items such as homeowners insurance, association fees and prorated interest.Bankrate’s survey includes lenders’ origination fees and title and settlement fees, and not taxes or prepaid items. The survey was conducted in June.
The average closing costs in America is $2,736. Georgia came in at 31st on the list at $2,655.
a single off-switch for your whole house, to power down all of those nonessential appliances that suck electricity while you’re at work or out on the town.
The latest gadget to be turned into a solar powered device is the PC Mouse, thanks to the Researchers at the Delft University of Technology.
Castle House, a new residential tower project designed by Hamiltons of London
and located at Elephant and Castle in South London, not only advertises itself as an eco-machine, but will generate its
own power on site through a series of wind turbines and a heat and power plant.
A 45-foot wind turbine could be erected in Grant Park on Wednesday morning, after neighbors opposing the device lost their appeal at a city board hearing.
As you know, I’ve been harping a lot on the new restaurants and retailers in West Village in Smyrna. I’m just really impressed with the way things are shaping up over there, and you all know how I feel about Blue Moon Pizza.
I’d like to thank Dina, who is the Director of Marketing over at Monte Hewett Homes, for sending me a bunch of photos of the buildings in West Village. These go very well with my construction pictures I snapped back in December. Dina sent me many pictures (I’ll share the rest with you later), but these first few are of the retail shops near the Atlanta Road entrance.
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Trying to decide whether to take I-75 or Cobb Parkway down to the city can cause headaches in morning traffic. Well, I can’t make traffic any easier on you commuters, but I can tell you about a new phone service that will give you traffic information to help with your driving decisions. And best of all, it’s free.
On Wednesday, the state began Georgia 511 — a free phone service that provides traffic and travel information to commuters 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Callers connect to the system by dialing 5-1-1 from any landline or mobile phone. Callers can get statewide traffic conditions, route-specific information and details on road or lane closures due to construction, incidents or weather. Estimated travel times are available for major roads within metro Atlanta. And connections are available to transit providers, major airports, rideshare organizations, tourism information and 511 systems in neighboring states.
I am going to start a weekly post with some interesting “green links” that I find throughout the week. Enjoy!!!
For those of you road warriors out there, this news will surely be enjoyed. At some point in time, next year, Kennesaw will be going WiFi.
The initial access points will be City Hall, the train depot, the community center, the 33-acre Adams Park and the soon-to-open Swift-Cantrell Park.
The only scary issue I had with this whole thing is the fact that the article states that “The service will be free initially.” I don’t want free initially, I want free forever. I want to drive around aimlessly with my laptop and always have an excellent signal, and I want it free. I want to surf on my Blackberry using WiFi, and I want it free. I don’t want it free “initially”, I want it free… just free.
But in all seriousness, this is great news for Kennesaw. Let’s see if more Cobb County cities can follow suit.
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