SUWANEE TALK!: June 2010

Suwanee GA's very own - North Gwinnett High School - made Newsweek Magazines's 2010 list of the nation's best high schools.  The list is comprised of a total of 1600 schools - only  6% of all high school's made this year's prestigious list.

Congratulations NORTH GWINNETT HIGH SCHOOL!!!!

Read more:  America's Best High Schools:  The List

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Anyone involved in the real estate market in Atlanta had reason to smile as April 2010 closed out. While lag reporting is still coming in, the closings thus far in the month of April for  the metro Atlanta market was sporting a year-to-year double digit increase at 12.2% for all single family closings (stats provided by SmartNumbers/Steve Palm).

So far it all looks good!  And there are some making the prediction that Atlanta has seen the bottom. And, I surely hope that is true. However, one compelling factor remains - our unemployment remains at over 10%. That doesn't bode well, in my opinion, for our real estate market.

The First Time Home Buyer Credit has come to a close. So it has been no surprise to see the first quarter of this year......and, April begin to hit positive increases as everyone scrambled to the finish line. I speculate that the TRUE numbers will begin to show themselves throughout the second quarter and into the third. I, for one, truly hope those predicting better days ahead for the metro Atlanta housing market are right.

Here is April 2010 Market Report:

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Gwinnett County currently has over 17,000 undeveloped residential lots sitting vacant. 

Gwinnett County business and government leaders have put together a stimulus package offering up to $5,000 in down payment assistance plus extremely low mortgage rates.  Funding for this program is made possible through federal, state and local tax funds issued through Gwinnett County Community Development.

For more infomation visit:

GWINNETT COUNTY OFFERS SWEET DEAL