Uptick in Cherokee County home sales in February

Friday, March 14th, 2008 Posted in Cherokee County News, Cherokee County Real Estate | No Comments »

Home sales in Cherokee County rose increased in February, compared to the previous month, but were still way below last year’s level: Sales in February were 162, ... Read more..

Downpayment Assistance Is Alive and Well

Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Posted in Cherokee County Real Estate | No Comments »

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California has permanently set aside U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) rule to ban private downpayment assistance as ... Read more..

Cherokee County GA Real Estate Market Report - Trends in Single Family Residence Sales Activity

Friday, February 8th, 2008 Posted in Cherokee County Real Estate | 2 Comments »

Charts and graphs are useful for observing trends. This article is the first in an on-going series intended to keep subscribers abreast of trends in the Cherokee County residential real ... Read more..

What does the Fed Reserve cut mean to home buyers in Cherokee County?

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 Posted in Cherokee County Real Estate | No Comments »

The Federal Reserve surprised everyone yesterday with an emergency intersession rate cut of .75%, the deepest cut in the Fed Funds Rate since 1984. The Fed Governors are acting in ... Read more..

A Common Energy Conservation Myth

Sunday, January 20th, 2008 Posted in Home Management Tips | 1 Comment »

A common misconception associated with thermostats is that a furnace works harder than normal to warm the space back to a comfortable temperature after the thermostat has been set back, ... Read more..

Making Cherokee County “waterSmart”

Saturday, January 19th, 2008 Posted in Home Management Tips | No Comments »

I read in this morning’s Cherokee Tribune that the Georgia state legislature has overwhelmingly approved the state’s first water management plan. Based on what I heard at the public hearing ... Read more..

Bad news for Cherokee County homeowners

Friday, January 11th, 2008 Posted in Cherokee County Real Estate | No Comments »

My wife remarked this morning that the Public Notices section of today’s Cherokee Tribune seemed unusually thick. I took a look at it and counted 213 foreclosure notices. That ... Read more..

What’s ahead in 2008 for the Cherokee County real estate market?

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 Posted in Cherokee County Real Estate | No Comments »

During the last few months I have spoken with over a hundred homeowners in Cherokee County who have tried unsuccessfully to sell their homes. Those whom I asked why their ... Read more..

Welcome to my Cherokee County GA real estate blog

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

This blog is intended to provide a forum for useful and sometimes thought-provoking information and ideas about real estate and community in Cherokee County, Georgia. My aim is to encourage ... Read more..