Gwinnett Home Sales for January 2012

17 02 2012

The following table has been updated with January figures for Gwinnett County.

Remember, your real estate values are local to your area.  If you have any questions about what your home is worth, please go to www.GAHomePrices.com, fill in the requested information, and I will be happy to put together a report especially for you.

If you find yourself in an “upside down” situation on your mortgage (you owe more on your mortgage than what it’s worth) and you are not sure what your options are, go to www.GAMortgageHelp.com, submit your information and I’ll be glad to send you free information regarding your options.

Have a Great Week!  – Joan Boudreau-Alexander, 770-356-4656, JoanRealEstate1@gmail.com


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Gwinnett Home Sales for November, 2011

13 12 2011

The following table has been updated with November figures for Gwinnett County.

Remember, your real estate values are local to your area.  If you have any questions about what your home is worth, please go to www.GAHomePrices.com, fill in the requested information, and I will be happy to put together a report especially for you.

If you find yourself in an “upside down” situation on your mortgage (you owe more on your mortgage than what it’s worth) and you are not sure what your options are, go to www.GAMortgageHelp.com, submit your information and I’ll be glad to send you free information regarding your options.

Have a Great Week!  – Joan Boudreau-Alexander, 770-356-4656, JoanRealEstate1@gmail.com


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Gwinnett Home Sales for August, 2011

16 09 2011

The following table has been updated with August figures for Gwinnett County. 

Remember, your real estate values are local to your area.  If you have any questions about what your home is worth, please go to www.GAHomePrices.com, fill in the requested information, and I will be happy to put together a report especially for you. 

If you find yourself in an “upside down” situation on your mortgage (you owe more on your mortgage than what it’s worth) and you are not sure what your options are, go to www.GAMortgageHelp.com, submit your information and I’ll be glad to send you free information regarding your options.

Have a Great Week!  – Joan Boudreau-Alexander, 770-356-4656, JoanRealEstate1@gmail.com


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Question About Appealing Property Taxes in 2011

25 04 2011

Gwinnett County mailed 256,000 residential notices of current assessment on Friday, April 15, 2011. About 100,000 of the notices are showing a decrease in value, averaging about 23 percent. In total, Gwinnett’s residential properties have lost about $3.3 billion in fair market value county-wide since last year.

I had someone send me a question that I thought was definitely worthy of noting and attempting to answer it.

On our Annual Notice of Assessment, it tells you at the time of filing your appeal, you must select one of the following:

(1)   Appeal to the Board of Equalization (BOE)

(2)   Do an arbitration

I think it’s best to do the BOE rather than arbitration and here’s my reasoning.   Arbitration is final, no appeal, the end of the road, so to speak.  At least with the BOE, you have an appeal route, not that many of you will use the appeal route, but at least, it’s there.  If you don’t like what the BOE has said, you have that option to take it to the Superior Court.

 If you do want some help estimating your market value, go to www.GAHomePrices.com to fill out your information.  Have a great day!  – Joan Boudreau-Alexander, 770-356-4656, joanrealestate1@gmail.com


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Filing for Homestead Exemption

18 02 2011

Homestead exemption helps to reduce the amount of property taxes you have to pay.  Typically, you only have to file one time and it’s good for the rest of the time you own your home.  And most of you have probably already filed for homestead exemption.  However, there are exceptions to that rule, so please read on to make sure you don’t get caught with excessive property taxes.

If you have not already filed for homestead exemption, you must file no later than April 1st to apply to current year for most counties including Gwinnett, Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Clayton, Cherokee, Forsyth, Douglas, and Paulding counties.  Jackson county’s deadline is March 1st.

Homeowners may need to provide their social security number, driver’s license and car tag info when filing.  It’s best to review the folloiwng rules and other tips if you have had any changes in the last year.  I was surprised about having to RE-file for homestead exemption in certain instances. 

Rules:

  1. Property owner must own and occupy the property as their primary residence as of January 1 of the tax year.  *** the county does not look at who owned the property the majority of the year – they only look at who owned the property as of January 1.
  2. Property owner cannot be receiving homestead exemption on any other property – this includes properties in other GA counties and other states.
  3. Only one homestead exemption can be claimed between husband and wife.
  4. All vehicles owned by the property owner must be registered in the county where the property owner applies for homestead exemption.

Other Tips:

  1. If the property owner is adding or deleting a person’s name on a deed, they must RE-file for homestead exemption.
  2. If there is a change in ownership, name, or spelling correction on the deed, the property owner must RE-file for homestead exemption.
  3. Refinancing your home does NOT affect your homestead exemption.

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Gwinnett County Home Sales Statistics – Updated July 13, 2010

13 07 2010
 Home Sales in Gwinnett County, GA were down in May from April and year over year, we were down.  This is not surprising since we knew the home buyer tax credit came to an end on April 30, 2010.Median sales prices were down, but not by much.  And, if you look at the trend in prices since January, you could say it’s seems to be holding rather steady.  Could we be at the bottom of this rocky market here in Georgia?  I hope so.  I am ready to see some trends up these days.

If you are interested in knowing what your home value may be, go to www.HomePrices.com and I’ll be happy to send you information on your home prices.

Gwinnett County, GA Single Family Residence 
Sales Information
  # of Sales  Median Sale Price 
January-10 468  $                 158,950
February-10 408  $                 155,000
March-10 536  $                 155,000
April-10 646  $                 159,900
May-10 606  $                 160,000
Year to Date (7/2) 3522  $                 158,000
     
     
     
     
January-09 502  $                 165,000
February-09 403  $                 165,000
March-09 589  $                 172,000
April-09 581  $                 161,500
May-09 654  $                 156,500
Year End 2009  8184  $                 160,000

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Homesite for Sale in Gwinnett County

7 07 2010

2604 Heltonwood Court, Buford, GA 30519 in the Hidden Falls Subdivision in Gwinnett County, Lot for Sale for only $49,900.  Build your Dream Home with Your Builder or Ours!  Watch this short video to learn more about the Hidden Falls Subdivision.  For additional information, Call me, Joan Boudreau-Alexander at 770-356-4656 or click here to see the flyer http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/Joanboudreau/Client%20Flyers/Flyer2604Heltonwood.jpg.

Heltonwood Flyer:  http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/Joanboudreau/Client%20Flyers/Flyer2604Heltonwood.jpg


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Tour of Homes in Buford, GA

10 04 2010

The 12th annual Tour of Homes is scheduled for April 18th from 12:30pm – 5:30pm, 2010 in Buford, GA.  This event is hosted by the Buford Lanier Woman’s Club.  This year’s tour will feature 3 gorgeous homes and a houseboat on Lake Lanier!  Buford, GA is located in North Gwinnett County, GA.  One of the main attractions to this area is Lake Lanier.

Lake Lanier has 692 miles of shoreline just north of Atlanta, GA.  More than 7 million people visit Lake Lanier annually.  There’s plenty to do including boating, swimming, camping, picnicing, and all kinds of walking trails and parks.

Two of the homes are located on Lake Lanier.  One of the lake front estates includes a main house, a carriage house with guesthouse cottage above, and a pool house.The second home is an eclectic tropical lake home, originally, a small lake cottage, which was transformed into a fabulous seven bedroom home with an amazing outdoor terrace and home theater you won’t want to miss.

The third home is in Buford, GA and transitional style with remarkable use of neutral colors and textures.  The luxury houseboat, named Aqua Benz, fits its name perfectly and is absolutely exquisite and will be docked at Holiday Marina in Buford, GA!

Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 the day of the tour.  Tickets can be purchased at the S&S Ace Hardware in Buford, GA or Braselton, GA, from any BLWC member, or by calling 678-482-1878 for VISA or MasterCard purchases.  Visit www.BufordLanierWomansClub.com for a complete list of locations, tour details, and directions!  Hope to see you there!  Joan Boudreau 770-356-4656, your local expert on homes for sale in Duluth, Suwanee, Buford, Cumming, Sugar Hill, and Lawrenceville, GA


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