Cumming / Alpharetta News, Information & Resources

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will be considering the adoption of a millage rate that will require an increase in the Maintenance and Operation property taxes, Fire property taxes and Bond property taxes.
The proposed county Maintenance and Operation rate remains at 3.834. The proposed Fire rate remains at 1.765. The proposed Bond rate is […]

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The 2008 Forsyth County assessment notices were mailed by the Forsyth County Tax Assessors Office on May 23, 2008. Tax notices are sent to inform property owners of the value the Board of Assessors has placed on property; property tax amounts will be based on these values. By law, the value indicated […]

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As a real estate investor, you understand that protecting the value of your investments is critical. Your solvency as a successful investor hinges upon your ability to turn low-value investments into high-value investments: success in the real estate industry means constantly running numbers and considering scenarios.
One tool that is incredibly important to real estate investors […]

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The following comparisons are of home sales transactions, average sales prices, sales price to list price ratios, avg. days on market and months of inventory for February 2008 vs. February 2007. These are just some of the areas we serve.
If you would like numbers for your North Atlanta area that are not listed here, […]

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Well, the numbers are out for December. 2007 is behind us but the road doesn’t seem any less bumpy. Recession is on everyone’s mind. The recent rate cut certainly helps and we can expect more, possibly another 0.5%. But what does all this mean for the housing market?
I’ve been saying for the past three months […]

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