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By partnering with the Cherokee Association of Realtors in their efforts of supporting the local Woodstock Habitat for Humanity, I am sharing Habitat for Humanity’s vision of “a world where everyone has a decent place to live.”  Widely known for its philanthropic home-building projects, Habitat for Humanity is an organization that helps homeless individuals have […]

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Homestead Exemptions in Georgia

Monday, June 13, 2011

During a closing, or real estate sale transaction, I get asked a lot by agents and new home buyers, “What is the Homestead Exemption?” “How, and where, do I file for my Homestead Exemption?” and “How much is the Homestead Exemption?” In this blog I will cover each one of these. What is the Homestead […]

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is getting a lot of headlines in the last few weeks. A quick summary of the CFPB (directly from their website http://www.consumerfinance.gov/the-bureau/): “The consumer bureau will work to make sure that consumers have the information they need to understand the terms of their agreements with financial companies. It will also […]

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