Being "pre-qualified" is usually a reference to having a preliminary clearance to obtain a mortgage loan. Sometimes it's called "pre-approval," but by whatever name, it precedes final approval. There are hoops to jump through in the loan application process, beginning with a chat with your frien
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07/10/2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008 This past Friday brought a special pleasure to yours truly when I attended the closing of a real estate transaction in Ellaville. Sheriff Shane Tondee sold a house at 740 Ebenezer Road to Robert Kite. The Kite family will be a great addition to Ellaville and Schley County
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06/29/2008
The Village at SouthLand Ridge held its open house today. For Americus and Sumter County, Ga., this is an exciting development. This is a first for the area -- a gated community for senior citizens. A few contracts for homes have been signed already, and we can expect to see more as the word spr
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06/10/2008
There's been a decline in the inventory of available homes for sale in recent days -- a fancy way of saying some houses have been sold -- but it's too soon to say it's a trend. Today, June 1, the total number of available residential properties in the Multiple Listing Service covering Americus a
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06/01/2008
This is about one of those "back burner" issues for some of you. I'd like to see you move it up front and really start something cooking. Let me tell you about an experience I had Thursday afternoon, May 22nd. There was an "After Hours" get-together for members of the business community sponsored
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05/24/2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008 This morning the Americus area Multiple Listing Service (MLS) had 160 residential listings, 24 commercial and 96 land listings. These are the highest numbers of properties listed for sale on our local MLS in the 12 years I've been a member of it. What do these numbers tell u
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05/18/2008
Tuesday, May 06, 2008Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a closing on the purchase and sale of a property. This particular property had been on the market for many months. The owner must have wondered if a buyer would ever come along. It's easy for sellers to despair of ever selling their p
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05/07/2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008, was a gorgeous day. The chance of rain predicted by the "weather man" seemed to evaporate in Schley County, and skies were a brilliant blue. What a great day for a wedding.The Corinth United Methodist Church was packed for the ceremony uniting my cousin, Ann-Marie Philli
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04/20/2008
