It’s back-to-school time and a good time to save money on a home purchase in the CSRA. In today’s real estate roundup, Broker John DeFoor from DeFoor Realty in Appling explains why there is more room to negotiate. https://d4realty.com/back-to-school-home-hunting-navigating-the-late-summer-real-estate-market-in-columbia-county-ga/
Here they grow again. An Augusta-based realtor with offices in 9 other major cities is expanding more into a nearby market. Auben Realty just acquired Peach State Property Management, a Metro Atlanta-based property management company. Auben will take over the management of more than 150 residential units. The acquisition expands Auben’s growing presence in Georgia and strengthens its ability to serve real estate investors throughout the Atlanta market. “This acquisition represents another important step in Auben’s strategic growth across high-opportunity markets,” said Tyson Schuetze, Founder & CEO of Auben Realty
Sometime in the next few days, developers for the new Highland Springs neighborhood will put a sign in the ground letting drivers along Pleasant Home Road know what is happening. ABD has all of the key details. The subdivision is between Davis Road and Washington Road on the 400 block of Pleasant Home Road, next to Lakemont Presbyterian Church and Place at Martinez, a local nursing home. There has been no new residential construction in the Pleasant Home corridor since the 1990’s. Developers hope to pour slabs by the end
This weekend, we all got a taste of Augusta in the summertime—100 + degrees with humidity. Your air conditioning will be working overtime. Today, Joseph Galpin has some preventative tips for hidden water damage, indoor air quality, repairs, and especially MOLD!
No one knows the local land landscape better than the DeFoor family, based in Appling and covering the CSRA. Christie DeFoor has information on why now is a good time to buy, along with key day-to-day considerations, and a buyer’s checklist.
A panel discussion sponsored by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce highlighted the ongoing need for new housing units. Called the Real Estate Reality Check, it featured experts in real estate, insurance, and mortgages. Although designed to help homeowners understand what to expect in the coming year, the presentation began with a slide directly connecting housing to workforce development. “It’s a total partnership,” Andrea Bowles, Sales Manager and Relocation Director with Blanchard and Calhoun, told ABD. “In order to attract vibrant businesses, successful businesses, you’ve got to have housing. In
In the last month of February, the interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages dipped below 6% for the first time since fall of 2022. That, coupled with a key affordability study, is providing some good news to potential homebuyers. This decline in interest rates should provide some relief to potential homebuyers who have found housing increasingly unaffordable over the last three to four years. Housing is defined as unaffordable if housing costs (principal, interest, tax, and insurance) are greater than 30% of median income. The graph below, which comes from
The Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives has thrown his support behind legislation eliminating homestead property taxes. Called the Georgia HOME (Home Ownership and Market Equalization) Act, it would eliminate property taxes on homesteads by 2032. It would preserve property tax exemptions currently in place. “This landmark legislation will not only mandate the elimination of property taxes on primary residences by 2032 but will also provide immediate relief for homeowners by doubling, or more than doubling, the state homestead exemption every year until the mandate takes effect, and providing
On Nov. 1st, newly approved impact fees took effect in North Augusta. It means that in the future, new developments are subject to fees from $2,315 for residential customers with the smallest meter and up to $90,000 for a new commercial building. Funds raised will go toward parks and recreation, sanitation, and water. A developer of “The Hive” was candid with business leaders at a recent North Augusta Chamber event. Lauren McCarthy, Division Vice President for Stanley Homes, provided the renderings. She told ABD that the new fees will influence
A $62 million budget vote is coming tonight in North Augusta, with property tax adjustments and fees for water getting discussed. (For more info, read more at the end of our story.) This is on the heels of new impact fees that took effect on Saturday, November 1. These fees impact developers and homeowners. Tiffany Heitzman (pictured above), Executive Officer of the Home Builders Association Greater Aiken-Augusta Region, told ABD she sees the potential for a negative effect on growth. These impact fees will be charged on new commercial, residential,
