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May
06
2020
06
2020
Touchless Closings: Getting a Mortgage and Buying A Home With Social Distancing
We're several weeks into the shelter-in-place orders, and despite social distancing, homes are still being listed, shown, purchased, and sold. How? By using touchless technology! Touchless technology, such as digital mortgage applications and virtual tours, had been...
We're several weeks into the shelter-in-place orders, and despite social distancing, homes are still being listed, shown, purchased, and sold. How? By using touchless technology! Touchless technology, such as digital mortgage applications and virtual tours, had been...
Apr
30
2020
30
2020
Georgia Refinance Loan Applications Down, Purchase Loan Applications Up
Despite continuing low home mortgage interest rates, mortgage loan applications for refinances decreased over 3 percent in the week ending April 24 in Georgia when compared to the previous week, according to a recent survey. The study attributes the decrease in refinance...
Despite continuing low home mortgage interest rates, mortgage loan applications for refinances decreased over 3 percent in the week ending April 24 in Georgia when compared to the previous week, according to a recent survey. The study attributes the decrease in refinance...
Apr
29
2020
29
2020
Can I Still Get A Mortgage If I Lost My Income Due to COVID-19?
Unfortunately, our unemployment rate has risen significantly these past weeks, and it appears that it may continue this trend a bit longer before it starts to de-escalate. What does that mean for home buying hopefuls? How does losing your job affect your ability to get approved for a...
Unfortunately, our unemployment rate has risen significantly these past weeks, and it appears that it may continue this trend a bit longer before it starts to de-escalate. What does that mean for home buying hopefuls? How does losing your job affect your ability to get approved for a...
Apr
24
2020
24
2020
Local Realtors Employ Technology to Continue Selling Homes During Pandemic
According to a recent survey of realtors in Georgia and around the country, realtors are utilizing technology to continue selling homes during the Covid 19 pandemic. Realtors are employing technology to show homes virtually, and 25 percent of realtors surveyed say they have sold one or...
According to a recent survey of realtors in Georgia and around the country, realtors are utilizing technology to continue selling homes during the Covid 19 pandemic. Realtors are employing technology to show homes virtually, and 25 percent of realtors surveyed say they have sold one or...
Apr
23
2020
23
2020
Sales of Existing Georgia Homes Down, but Prices Expected to Increase
Sales of existing homes dropped 8.5% in March in Georgia and around the country in the wake of the Covid 19 crisis, while sales of condos dropped nearly 12%. However, while sales may continue to lag in the coming months due to the ongoing pandemic, home prices are likely to continue to...
Sales of existing homes dropped 8.5% in March in Georgia and around the country in the wake of the Covid 19 crisis, while sales of condos dropped nearly 12%. However, while sales may continue to lag in the coming months due to the ongoing pandemic, home prices are likely to continue to...