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      <title>It All Comes Down To Price!</title>
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&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span&gt;It All Comes Down To Price&#8230;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;so make sure your home is priced right at the beginning!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Is you home in poor condition? Fix it&#8230; or lower the price! Is your home in a bad location? Move it&#8230; or lower the price! Has you home not sold because of poor exposure and marketing? Look, there are 2 million real estate agents in the U.S.; 1 million members of the National Association of Realtors (NAR); 40,000 licensed agents in Georgia. So simply getting your home in the MLS and having a yard sign will ensure that it sells&#8230;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;IF it&#8217;s priced correctly!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;That may sound a bit cynical &#8211; or silly, even. But it&#8217;s true that, if your home is priced correctly when you initially list it, it will sell. It all comes back to price&#8230; listing your home at&lt;span&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;fair market value&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The prime marketing time occurs during the first few weeks your home is on the market. A brand new listing is exciting, it&#8217;s shown more, and generally, it sells for a higher price than older listings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The longer your home is on the market &#8211; fair or not &#8211; agents and prospective buyers begin to wonder why it hasn&#8217;t already sold. It&#8217;s a fact!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Properly priced homes sell faster and for money during the first few weeks of the listing.&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;So don&#8217;t miss the prime marketing period by setting a price higher than is justified by current market conditions and a Competitive Market Analysis (CMA). You risk the possibility of selling for even less later!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Experience in local markets varies widely. However, in a national study by NAR, the difference between&lt;span&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Asking Price&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;and&lt;span&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Selling Price&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;over time varied like this: A home on the market over 1 month might sell for 3% less than the asking price; 2-3 months, 5.1% less; 4-6 months, 6.7% less; and over 6 months, 15.2% less! That&#8217;s why&lt;span&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;it all comes down to price!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:01:16 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Home For Sale in Covington, Georgia</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale in Covington, Georgia - &lt;/strong&gt;GAMLS# 03020120&#160; $89,900&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;big&gt;&lt;small&gt;For more information, call my mobile phone (770) 337-5262, or visit my website &lt;span&gt;www.BlairOnTheSquare.com&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale &lt;/strong&gt;in Covington, Georgia - 3 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;/small&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;small&gt;This lovely &lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale&lt;/strong&gt; in Covington is beautifully maintained  and move-in ready.&#160; There's no repair or renovation required on this  cute traditional ranch-style cottage &lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale&lt;/strong&gt;.&#160; Just bring your furniture and groceries and move in.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Located in a quiet neighborhood convenient to Covington, this cute &lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale &lt;/strong&gt;sits on a large, level cul-de-sac lot.&#160; The large, secluded backyard is perfect for kids and pets.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; This single-level &lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale &lt;/strong&gt;features a nice fireside Great  Room adjacent to the large, open kitchen and dining area.&#160; You'll love  the loads of counter and cabinet space and the convenient breakfast bar  spearating the areas.&#160; Down the hall is the large Master Suite featuring  the large, comfortable bedroom with walk-in closet and Master Bath with  it's garden tub and separate shower.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Two other spacious bedrooms&#160; and a convenient hall bath and laundry area complete the interior of this cute &lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale&lt;/strong&gt;.&#160;  But don't miss the lovely deck overlooking the large, secluded  backyard.&#160; It's perfect for entertaining or just relaxing and enjoying  the outdoors.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Fresh paint, new fixtures, designer colors, total electric central heat  and air, dual-pane windows, storm doors, carpet, double attached garage,  fireplace in the Great Room, .8 acre lot, beautifully&#160; landscaped and  maintained... this home has all that and more.&#160; &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; But the best thing about this &lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale in Covington &lt;/strong&gt;is the great value for the buyer.&#160; This &lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale&lt;/strong&gt; is not a foreclosure.&#160; It's just priced like one!&#160; Offered at only  $89,900, you'll have to search long and hard to find another &lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale in Covington &lt;/strong&gt;that offers so much at such a reasonable price.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; View the location of this Covington &lt;strong&gt;Home For Sale&lt;/strong&gt; on the map below.&#160; And be sure to watch the virtual tour located just below the map.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=embed&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=80+Emily+Trace,+Covington,+Georgia+30016&amp;amp;aq=&amp;amp;sll=33.738045,-84.156647&amp;amp;sspn=0.758291,1.198883&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;hq=&amp;amp;hnear=80+Emily+Trce,+Covington,+Georgia+30016&amp;amp;t=h&amp;amp;z=14&amp;amp;ll=33.54851,-83.948892"&gt;View Larger Map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:55:06 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>New Taxes on Home Sales</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Covington Homes For Sale" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/3/0/4/ar129504496840353.jpg" height="231" alt="Sad House Prices in Covington" width="250"&gt;For several months, since ObamaCare was approved, there has been a lot  of information spinning around online about the &lt;strong&gt;legislation&lt;/strong&gt;, most of  which is -at least - partially wrong.&#160; I got another such email from a  friend today, so I wanted to let him and all the others who read my blog  know the true information as I understand it concerning future&lt;strong&gt; taxation&lt;/strong&gt; of earnings from the sale of a private residence - your home in &lt;strong&gt;Covington&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; The email my friend was distributing said that as of January 1, 2013, if  you sold your home, there would be a &lt;strong&gt;3.8% tax&lt;/strong&gt; on the amount you sold  for to support &lt;strong&gt;Medicare&lt;/strong&gt;.&#160; If you sold your home for $420,000, you would  owe $15,960 in taxes on the sale.&#160; Partially true.... the date is  correct, the 3.8% is correct... the rest is crap!&#160; (Of course not many  of us would have to worry because by 2013, there won't be many homes  around here worth $420,000!)&#160; But here's how the National Association of  Realtors has determined that the new tax really works:&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; The new &lt;strong&gt;Medicare tax&lt;/strong&gt; applies only to a gain you realize from the sale of  your home that is more than the $250K / $500K existing primary home  exclusion (known as the "taxable gain"), and only if you, as the seller,  have an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) above the $200K / $250K (single /  married) AGI threshold.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; For example, if you sell your home and make $30,000 on the sale, and  your a married couple with an AGI (including the $30,000 taxable gain)  of %180,000, the 3.8% tax would not even apply because your AGI is less  than $250,000.&#160; However, if your AGI was $290,000, then the application  of the 3.8% tax would be subject to a formula that specifies that you  pay on the lesser of the capital gain or the difference between your AGI  and the standard exclusion.&#160; Thus, the $30,000 capital gain on the sale  is less than the $40,000 excess above $250,000 AGI, so the $30,000 gain  would be subject to the 3.8% tax.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Of course all this is moot point if ObamaCare is repealed or goes unfunded.&#160; One can only hope.....&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:47:56 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>November Market Report</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;Real Estate Market Report for November 2010&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Although this is historically the slowest time of the year, as far as real estate sales, market statistics nevertheless seemed to get even worse in this down market during the past month.&#160; Here are the results:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEWTON COUNTY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;145 days on market - this is 16 days longer than in October&lt;img title="Covington Real Estate Market Statistics" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/7/1/7/ar129236126571769.jpg" height="208" alt="Real Estate Market Statistics" width="250"&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sellers received, on average, 91.1% of their list price when the home sold - down from 92.3% in October&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is 11.1 months of inventory currently on the market (6 months inventory is considered "normal")&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;83 homes sold in November 2010 - this is 27 fewer than sold in October&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The most popular price range was $0 - $100,000&#160; (59 of the 83 sales)&lt;br&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The average sale price was $70,513 - compared to $84,812 in October&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There were 72 new foreclosures -17 more than November 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ROCKDALE COUNTY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;158 days on market - this is 28 days longer than in October&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sellers received 92.0% of their list price when the home sold - down from 95.2% in October&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is a 12 month inventory of homes currently on the market (6 months is considered "normal")&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;54 homes sold in October - 7 fewer than in October&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The most popular price range was $0 - $100,000&#160; (29 of 54 sales)&lt;br&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The average sale price was $102,611- compared to $114,950 in October&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There were 32 new foreclosures - 7 less than October 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you have questions or comments about the real estate market in &lt;strong&gt;Newton&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Rockdale &lt;/strong&gt;Counties, please leave me a message or give me a call... 770-337-5262&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:18:36 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>October Market Report</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;Real Estate Market Report for October 2010&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEWTON COUNTY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;129 days on market - this is 3 days longer than in September&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sellers received, on average, 92.3% of their list price when the home sold - down from 94.0% in September&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is 8.7 months of inventory currently on the market (6 months inventory is considered "normal")&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;110 homes sold in October 2010 - this is 1 fewer than sold in September&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The most popular price range was $0 - $100,000&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The average sale price was $84,812 - compared to $94,789 in September&lt;img title="Real Estate Market Report" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/4/8/5/3/ar129009288035848.jpg" height="208" alt="Market Report Graphic Illustration" width="250"&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There were 46 new foreclosures - 28 fewer than October 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ROCKDALE COUNTY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;130 days on market - this is 25 fewer than in September&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sellers received 95.2% of their list price when the home sold - up from 93.5% in September&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is a 10.7 month inventory of homes currently on the market (6 months is considered "normal")&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;61 homes sold in October - 6 more than in September&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The most popular price range was $0 - $100,000&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The average sale price was $114,950 - compared to $126,333 in September&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There were 37 new foreclosures - 23 less than October 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you have questions or comments about the real estate market in &lt;strong&gt;Newton&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Rockdale &lt;/strong&gt;Counties, please leave me a message or give me a call... 770-337-5262&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:12:58 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://covingtonlivingtoday.com/post/1976327/october-market-report</link>
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      <title>September Market Report</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;Real Estate Market Report for September 2010&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;NEWTON COUNTY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;126 days on market - this is 2 days longer than in August&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sellers received, on average, 94.0% of their list price when the home sold - down from 95.7% in August&lt;img title="September Market report" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/6/5/6/ar128689814165621.jpg" height="208" alt="Market Statistics" width="250"&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is 8.0 months of inventory currently on the market (6 months inventory is considered "normal")&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;83 homes sold in September 2010 - this is 28 fewer than sold in August&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The most popular price range was $0 - $100,000&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The average sale price was $94,789 - compared to $102,962 in August&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There were 65 new foreclosures - 18 more than September 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;ROCKDALE COUNTY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;155 days on market - this is 42 more than in August&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sellers received 93.5% of their list price when the home sold - down from 96.5% in August&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is an 11.3 month inventory of homes currently on the market (6 months is considered "normal")&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;55 homes sold in September - 5 less than in August&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The most popular price range was $0 - $100,000&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The average sale price was $126,333 - compared to $106,843 in August&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There were 30 new foreclosures - 4 less than September 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
If you have questions or comments about the real estate market in &lt;strong&gt;Newton&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Rockdale &lt;/strong&gt;Counties, please leave me a message or give me a call... 770-337-5262&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:46:58 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://covingtonlivingtoday.com/post/1909458/september-market-report</link>
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      <title>August Market Report</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Real Estate Market Report for August, 2010&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="wp-caption alignright"&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blaironthesquare.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/graphs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="graphs" src="http://www.blaironthesquare.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/graphs-300x250.jpg" height="208" alt="" width="250"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;p class="wp-caption-text"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEWTON COUNTY:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;124 days on market &#8211; this is 14 days less than in August 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sellers received, on average, 95.7% of their list price when the home sold&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is 8.8 months of inventory currently on the market (6 months inventory is considered &#8220;normal&#8221;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;111 homes sold in August 2010 &#8211; this is 6 less that August 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The most popular price range was $0 &#8211; $100,000&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The average sales price was $102,962, compared to $108,580 in August 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There were 51 foreclosures &#8211; this is 3 less than August 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ROCKDALE COUNTY:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;113 days on market &#8211; this is 24 days less than in August 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sellers received, on average, 96.5% of their list price when the home sold&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is an 11.5 months inventory on the market (6 months inventory is considered &#8220;normal&#8221;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;60 homes sold in August 2010 &#8211; this is 15 less than in August 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The most popular price range was $0 &#8211; $100,000&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The average sales price was $106,843, compared to $142,271 in August 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There were 34 foreclosures &#8211; this is 9 more than August 2009&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you have questions or comments about the real estate market in&lt;strong&gt; Newton&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Rockdale&lt;/strong&gt; Counties, please leave me a message or give me a call&#8230; 770-337-5262&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:06:13 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Real Estate Terrorists</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Local Terrorist Group Stealing Real Estate" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/1/8/5/2/ar128319985725819.jpg" height="235" alt="Burglar Sneaking Into Home" width="250"&gt;Al Qaida... Hamas... Taliban... Hezbollah...&#160; No, it's none of those,  but there is a real estate terrorists cell operating in &lt;strong&gt;Newton County&lt;/strong&gt; and several other counties in Georgia, according to the &lt;em&gt;"Atlanta Journal-Constitution&lt;/em&gt;."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cells of the domestic terrorist group &lt;strong&gt;"sovereign citizens"&lt;/strong&gt; (listed on  the FBI's domestic terrorist list) are "stealing" homes across the  U.S.&#160; Locally, investigators have tied them to at least 19 property  thefts in &lt;strong&gt;Newton&lt;/strong&gt;,&#160; DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Spalding and  Richmond counties.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;"sovereign citizens" &lt;/strong&gt;group believe they are immune to state and  federal laws, and assert -among other things - that banks can't own land  and that any home owned by a bank - including hundreds in Newton  County, and thousands across Georgia - is free for the taking.&#160; So they  simply forge a bogus quitclaim deed, have a locksmith change locks on  the foreclosed home of their choice, and move in.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Banks that own the foreclosed homes being usurped by the &lt;strong&gt;"sovereign  citizens"&lt;/strong&gt; are unaware of the deed changes.&#160; Generally, they have so many  foreclosed properties, it's hard to keep track of all of them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The FBI says the &lt;strong&gt;"sovereign citizens"&lt;/strong&gt; is a sect of anti-government  extremists involved in various criminal behavior, but whose crime of  choice is paper terrorism and attempting to disrupt the U.S. economy.&#160;  They create their own drivers' licenses, have multiple identities, don't  pay taxes, file lawsuits and liens against police, government  officials, and anyone else who questions them.&#160; They don't believe in the  U.S. or our laws... until they're arrested.&#160; "Then they want a lawyer,"  says Lt. Joe Fagan, commander of DeKalb Police's North Precinct.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;em&gt;"AJC,"&lt;/em&gt; the FBI says the national &lt;strong&gt;"sovereign  citizens"&lt;/strong&gt; movement has been around for decades, and has ties to the  Nuwaubians, a black supremacist group that started near Augusta.&#160;  Nationally,&lt;strong&gt; "sovereign citizens,"&lt;/strong&gt; which originated as a white  supremacist group, have been connected to multiple insurance fraud and  tax evasions scams,&#160; and some violent crimes, including the shooting  deaths of two police officers this past May in Arkansas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The investigation of the &lt;strong&gt;"sovereign citizen"&lt;/strong&gt; terrorist group stealing  homes started in May when a DeKalb County real estate agent called  local police to report that someone was having the locks changed on a  $1 million home he was selling on Windsor Parkway in Atlanta.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:29:25 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://covingtonlivingtoday.com/post/1828246/real-estate-terrorists</link>
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      <title>Motivated Seller and a Great Reduction!</title>
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&lt;h1&gt;Motivated Seller - Big Reduction!&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;2805 Owens Road, Conyers, GA 30094 &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2805%20Owens%20Road,%20Conyers%2030094&amp;amp;t=m"&gt;View Map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;If you're looking for convenience, quiet, comfort, ease of maintenance, great value, and the perfect home for your family, this lovely home offers all that and much more!  AND... it's just been reduced by $37,000!  This custom-built all-brick ranch is situated on a quiet, wooded cul-de-sac convenient to Heritage High School and Conyers' shopping.  Enjoy your wooded 2-acre lot while entertaining on your private, rear, covered patio, or relax with your family in the fireside Great Room.  The open floor plan flows from the Great room into the Kitchen with its breakfast bar and island with corian counter-tops.  Dine in the Breakfast area or separate formal Dining Room.  The lovely Master Suite and two other Bedrooms are on the main level, with a huge Rec Room / Studio just up the back stairs which might also serve as the fourth Bedroom.  The home is completed with 3 1/2 Baths, dual hot water heaters, hardwood floors, ceramic tile, wall-to-wall carpet, lovely crown moldings and extra trim and touches throughout.  Don't miss out on this perfect property for your family.  Call about it today!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Asking Price:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;$195,000&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;02911487&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sq. Feet:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;2283&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lot Size:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;2 Acres&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bathrooms:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;3 1/2&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;# of Floors:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;1 1/2&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;Year Built:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;1997&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Property Amenities&lt;/h2&gt;
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- Range/Oven&lt;br&gt;- Dishwasher&lt;br&gt;- Fireplace&lt;br&gt;- Kitchen Island&lt;br&gt;- Hardwood floors&lt;br&gt;- Vaulted Ceilings&lt;br&gt;- Patio&lt;br&gt;
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- Grass Lawn&lt;br&gt;- Yard&lt;br&gt;- Great Room&lt;br&gt;- Secluded Setting&lt;br&gt;- Central A/C&lt;br&gt;- Central Heat&lt;br&gt;- Walk-in closet&lt;br&gt;
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- Tile floor&lt;br&gt;- Bonus/rec room&lt;br&gt;- Dining Room&lt;br&gt;- Breakfast nook&lt;br&gt;- Granite Countertops&lt;br&gt;- Laundry area - inside&lt;br&gt;- 2-Car Attached Garage&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Contact Info&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Bill Blair&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:33:14 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Foreclosure Creek Is Rising</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Newton County&lt;/strong&gt;, Georgia, about 30 miles southeast of Atlanta, has more &lt;strong&gt;foreclosures&lt;/strong&gt; than any other county in the State. But, after several months of the &lt;strong&gt;foreclosure&lt;/strong&gt; flood subsiding in the county, the waters are on the rise again.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img title="Market Still Down" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/5/4/4/0/ar128259853804459.jpg" height="188" alt="Downward Chart" width="172"&gt;For the first seven months of this year, &lt;strong&gt;foreclosures&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Covington&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Newton County &lt;/strong&gt;were down by 29.3% over the same period in 2009.&#160; The number of pages of &lt;strong&gt;foreclosure&lt;/strong&gt; notices in &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"The Covington News"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; each week were consistently running around 25 to 30 pages.&#160; But last  week, there were over 50 pages of notices, and indication that our real  estate market crisis is far from over.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Other indicators of the soft market here include:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;An 8.1-month supply of homes currently on the market&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Average time to sell is 143 days on the market&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Average Sales Price down 14.8% in July, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Of 775 homes sold in the county during the past six months, 528 (or 68%) sold for under $100,000.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;If you're in the market for a home, it's a great time to buy.&#160; If you want to sell your present home... not so good.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Our market will improve, but it's not likely until unemployment rates go down and the national economy improves substantially.&#160; By my latest estimation, we're likely to continue with current market conditions for the next 1.5 to 2 years.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:26:42 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Home For Sale in Oxford, Georgia - Historic District</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home  for Sale in Oxford, Georgia - Historic District&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt; GAMLS#  02856488&#160; $249,000&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For more information, call my mobile phone  (770) 337-5262, or visit my website &lt;a href="http://www.CovingtonLivingHomes.com" title="CovingtonLivingHomes website"&gt;www.CovingtonLivingHomes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home  for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; in Oxford, Georgia - Historic District - 3 Bedrooms. 3  Full Baths&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Home for Sale, Oxford, Georgia" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/7/5/7/0/ar127446810007574.jpg" height="188" alt="Oxford Home For Sale" width="250"&gt;&lt;img title="Home for Sale, Oxford, Georgia" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/6/1/3/2/ar127446817223165.jpg" height="188" alt="Oxford Home For Sale" width="250"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;I've never had a home that offers as much value as  this lovely craftsman-style &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; in historic Oxford.&#160;  Situated on a private, wooded 2-acre lot, you can walk from this&lt;strong&gt; Home  for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; to the elementary school, the new Town Hall, and Oxford  College of Emory University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Custom built in 2007, the home has  only been &lt;span&gt;lived in for three months&lt;/span&gt;.&#160; And virtually everything in  this &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; is upgraded.&#160; The exterior is Hardi-plank  siding for low maintenance, and the wooded yard features a picnic patio  area with fire pit.&#160; Dual-pane thermo windows, extra insulation and  dual-zoned natural gas heating and central air keep the home cozy in  winter and cool in summer heat.&#160; The over-sized attached two-car garage  leads to the interior and a covered side porch.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The main level of  this &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; features an open floor plan with a fireside  Great Room leading to a formal dining area and bright open kitchen with  inlaid tile floor, corian counter tops and back splashes, built-in  appliances, and custom cabinets with lazy susans, slide-out and fold-out  shelves.&#160; All appliances remain in this &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;, including  smooth cook-top electric range, built-in microwave, dishwasher,  double-door refrigerator, and washer and dryer in the separate laundry  room with deep sink.&#160; Flooring throughout this &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; is  ceramic tile, upgraded plush carpeting and Berber carpeting on the  second level.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Upstairs is a huge Rec Room and additional bedroom  space with full bath.&#160; And the regulation-size slate pool table also  remains with this comfortable &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Among  the many custom features of this Oxford &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; are 10-foot  ceilings throughout, custom blinds, mud room with deep sink,  stacked-stone remote-controlled gas fireplace, tiled showers with shower  seats, upgraded light fixtures and ceiling fans, furniture-grade  bathroom cabinets, office with built-in shelving and tile floor,  energy-efficient tank-less hot water system, central vacuum, and fire /  security alarm system.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You may find other custom-built homes on  beautiful lots, but you'll not find one that offers more value than this  exceptional &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; in historic Oxford, priced at only  $249,000.&#160; The home may be purchased with cash, conventional, FHA, or VA  programs, and the owner will even consider owner-financing.&#160; &lt;em&gt;This is  &lt;span&gt;not&lt;/span&gt; a short sale or distressed property.&lt;/em&gt; Contact me today to  view this move-in-ready &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale &lt;/strong&gt;property.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;View the  location of this historic Oxford &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; on the map below.&#160;  And be sure to watch the virtual tour located just below the map.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;For  more information regarding this property, call my mobile phone at  770.337.5262.&#160; For more information on other &lt;strong&gt;Homes for Sale &lt;/strong&gt;in Oxford,  Covington and the surrounding areas, visit my website at  &lt;a href="http://www.CovingtonLivingHomes.com" title="CovingtonLivingHomes Website"&gt;www.CovingtonLivingHomes.com&lt;/a&gt;.&#160; And to keep up with what's happening in  Covington community news, events and real estate market, visit my blog  at &lt;a href="http://www.CovingtonLivingToday.com" title="CovingtonLivingToday Blogsite"&gt;www.CovingtonLivingToday.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 15:29:25 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://covingtonlivingtoday.com/post/1655067/home-for-sale-in-oxford-georgia-historic-district</link>
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      <title>Home For Sale in Covington, Georgia - Myrtle Grove</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale in Covington, Georgia - Myrtle Grove&lt;/strong&gt;&#160;&#160; GAMLS# 02816267&lt;/big&gt;&#160; &lt;big&gt;$69,900&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; For more information, call my mobile phone 770-337-5262, or visit my website www.CovingtonLivingHomes.com&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; in Covington, Georgia - Myrtle Grove - 3 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="65 Myrtle Grove Lane" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/3/0/6/1/ar126627482816033.jpg" height="206" alt="Covington Home For Sale Front Elevation" width="275"&gt;&lt;img title="Myrtle Grove Home For Sale in Covington" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/7/1/8/ar126627524981753.jpg" height="206" alt="Covington Home For Sale Great Room" width="275"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Myrtle Grove Home For Sale in Covington" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/5/6/8/ar126627543286556.jpg" height="206" alt="Covington Home For Sale Kitchen" width="275"&gt;&lt;img title="Myrtle Grove Home For Sale in Covington" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/5/6/9/7/ar126627553179651.jpg" height="206" alt="Covington Home For Sale Dining Area" width="275"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;What a price!&#160; What a value!&#160; For this solid 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; on a large 1.17-acre lot.&lt;br&gt; This &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale &lt;/strong&gt;offers comfort and the convenience of having all your living space on one floor!&#160; A fireside Great Room, open Kitchen, lovely bay-windowed Dining area anchor the home.&#160; And a huge Rec Room to the side of this &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; is a great place for kids to play.&#160; Or let the kids outside into the private backyard via the access door from the Kitchen dining area.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Currently being renovated with fresh paint and new carpet throughout, this great little &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; in the quiet neighborhood of Myrtle Grove will go quickly at this great price.&#160; You won't find a better value than this&lt;strong&gt; Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; in Covington, so you'd better see it today!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Myrtle Grove is located off GA. Hwy 36, southwest of the city square.&#160; View the location of this Myrtle Grove &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; on the map below.&#160; And be sure to watch the virtual tour located just below the map.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;For more information regarding this property, call my mobile phone at 770-337-5262.&#160; For information on other Homes for Sale in Covington and the surrounding areas, visit my website at &lt;a href="http://www.covingtonlivinghomes.com" title="Covington Real Estate Website"&gt;www.CovingtonLivingHomes.com&lt;/a&gt;.&#160; And to keep up with what's happening in Covington community news, events and real estate market, visit my blog at &lt;a href="http://covingtonlivingtoday.com" title="Covington Real Estate Blog"&gt;www.CovingtonLivingToday.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Be sure to visit my website at &lt;a href="http://www.covingtonlivinghomes.com/" title="Covington Living Homes Website"&gt;&lt;big&gt;www.CovingtonLivingHomes.com&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To &lt;strong&gt;keep up to date&lt;/strong&gt; on community news, events and real estate in Covington, Georgia and the surrounding area, &lt;small&gt;&lt;big&gt;subscribe to my blog&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/small&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;CovingtonLivingToday.com&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:02:44 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Home For Sale in Covington, Georgia - Lakeside</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale in Covington, Georgia - Lakeside&lt;/strong&gt;&#160; GAMLS# 02816280&#160; $99,000&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;For more information, call my mobile phone 770-337-5262, or visit my website &lt;a href="http://www.covingtonlivinghomes.com" title="CovingtonLivingHomes Real Estate Website"&gt;www.CovingtonLivingHomes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; in Covington, Georgia - Lakeside - 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="110 Lakeside Drive Home for Sale" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/2/1/8/ar12660926981297.jpg" height="213" alt="Lakeside Drive Front Elevation" width="275"&gt;&lt;img title="Covington Home for Sale Deck" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/3/0/5/5/ar126609319455036.jpg" height="206" alt="Lakeside Drive Deck" width="275"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="110 Lakeside Backyard" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/7/2/8/9/ar126627011298271.jpg" height="206" alt="Covington Home For Sale Backyard" width="275"&gt;&lt;img title="110 Lakeside Rear Elevation" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/3/7/4/6/ar126627033364736.jpg" height="206" alt="Covington Home For Sale Rear elevation" width="275"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;small&gt;If you're looking for a &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; in one of Covington's wooded, quiet neighborhoods as a first-time buyer, to downsize, or as an investor, this &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; is a great value!&#160; Set on a beautiful lake-view lot of almost an acre, this Ranch-style &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; has everything you need for comfortable living, including a fenced backyard for kids, extra storage space in youe outside building, and huge two-level deck for entertaining family and friends.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Located conveniently just outside Covington and Porterdale off Hwy 81, this &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; has been totally renovated with new appliances and fresh paint and carpet throughout.&#160; Even the double, side-entry garage floor in this Lakeside &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; has been sealed and painted for your comfort and convenience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; interior features include Great Room with stacked-stone fireplace, bright, open Kitchen with Breakfast Area, separate formal Dining Room with chair-rail trim, and large Master Bedroom all on a single level.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Value like this is hard to find!&#160; This beautiful &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; is ready for you now.&#160; Just bring the family and move right in to enjoy the Spring on your lovely Deck.&#160; Contact me today to view this move-in-ready &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; property.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;View the location of this Lakeside &lt;strong&gt;Home for Sale&lt;/strong&gt; on the map below.&#160; And be sure to watch the virtual tour located just below the map.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;View &lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=embed&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=110+Lakeside+Drive,+Covington,+Georgia&amp;amp;sll=33.569255,-83.896279&amp;amp;sspn=0.022814,0.038238&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;hq=&amp;amp;hnear=110+Lakeside+Dr,+Covington,+Newton,+Georgia+30016&amp;amp;ll=33.553194,-83.928603&amp;amp;spn=0.002852,0.00478&amp;amp;t=h&amp;amp;z=18"&gt;110 Lakeside Drive&lt;/a&gt; in a larger map&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For more information regarding this property, call my mobile phone at 770-337-5262.&#160; For information on other &lt;strong&gt;Homes for&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Sale&lt;/strong&gt; in Covington and the surrounding areas, visit my website at &lt;a href="http://www.covingtonlivinghomes.com" title="CovingtonLivingHomes Real Estate Website"&gt;www.CovingtonLivingHomes.com&lt;/a&gt;.&#160; And to keep up with what's happening in Covington community news, events and real estate market, visit my blog at &lt;a href="http://www.CovingtonLivingToday.com" title="CovingtonLivingToday Blog "&gt;www.CovingtonLivingToday.com.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:12:47 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Bite Into Your "15 Minutes of Fame!"</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Now you can bite into your &lt;strong&gt;15 minutes of fame!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;img title='"Vampire Diaries" Extra' src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/6/1/7/4/ar126409868547166.jpg" height="155" alt="A Vampire Rises" width="250"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; The CW Network's &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Vampire Diaries"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; TV show has put out a call for paid extras as they continue to film the popular series in &lt;strong&gt;Covington&lt;/strong&gt;.&#160; The show held an open casting call last July in &lt;strong&gt;Covington&lt;/strong&gt;, but is still looking for extras of all types and ages.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; To bite into this opportunity, all you have to do is send an email to the extras casting director at &lt;strong&gt;vampirediariescasting@gmail.com&lt;/strong&gt;.&#160; Send along a recent photo, along with your name, age, height, weight, clothing size, and phone number&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; The pay?... $7.25 per hour, plus overtime if you work more than eight hours.&#160; And I've noticed that the crew films all hours of the day and night.&#160; I guess that's what it takes to be a good vampire.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; The show's website says that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;"Vampire Diaries"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; was the best premiere ever for The CW network, and averages 4.5 million viewers, making it the &lt;strong&gt;network's most-watched show&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:33:35 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Roll Me Over In The Clover</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;Roll Me Over In The Clover...&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&#160; words to an old ditty I was reminded of when I read the latest &lt;strong&gt;FHA rules&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;waiver&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; On January 15, the Federal Housing Commissioner signed a waiver of Section 203-37a(b)(2) of FHA regulations which essentially state that you cannot get an FHA loan for a property which has been purchased &lt;img title="House Flipping" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/5/8/3/4/ar126392412643858.jpg" height="200" alt="Spinning House" width="166"&gt;by the seller within the past 90 days.&#160; The waiver takes effect on February 1, and will be in effect for one year from that date.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does this mean?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&#160; &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; The FHA decided that waiving the 90-day sale rule will offer &lt;strong&gt;a multitude of advantages&lt;/strong&gt; to both the agency and the US housing market:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;It will help address the foreclosure crisis;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give FHA a "greater opportunity to dispose of its single family REO properties in a way that maximizes return to the FHA;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Permit buyers to use FHA loans to purchase other bank-owned property;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Create market conditions allowing homes to resell as quickly as possible;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Help stabilize resale prices; and &lt;br&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Help stabilize neighborhoods and communities where foreclosures have been high.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, let the "flipping" begin!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There's Always A Catch...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Naturally, there are a &lt;strong&gt;few restrictions to applying the waiver&lt;/strong&gt;.&#160; But they're not so bad for transactions on the up-and-up.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;All transactions must be "arms-length" between the buyer and seller;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Seller must hold title to the property;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;No pattern of previous flipping associated with the property;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Property must be marketed "openly and fairly" via MLS, FSBO, auction, etc.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;And in cases where the sales price of the property is 20 percent or more over the seller's purchase cost, the lender must justify and document the reason for the increase in value with the seller or through an appraiser, and must have an inspection done and provide a copy to the purchaser.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Will It Help?...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;img title="House Flipping" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/4/9/7/ar126392432479454.jpg" height="200" alt="Upside-down House" width="199"&gt;In part of the waiver order, the&#160; FHA says,&lt;em&gt; "As a result of the currently tightened credit market, FHA-insured mortgage financing is often the only means of financing available to potential homebuyers.&#160; FHA has an unprecedented opportunity to fulfill its mission by helping many homebuyers find affordable housing while contributing to the stabilization or neighborhoods and communities."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; This could actually be as good or better an effort as the homebuyer tax credits which expire this April.&#160; We'll have to wait ans see.&#160; But, let's hope so!&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;big&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roll me over...&lt;br&gt; In the clover...&lt;br&gt; Roll me over in the clover,&lt;br&gt; And do it again!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Bill Blair Covington Georgia Realtor Covington Living Homes (RE/MAX Agents Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:06:40 -0500</pubDate>
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