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I am an Atlanta native and made the decision in 2007 to leave my job as an architect/urban planner to get my real estate license. This was a difficult decision but has been great since my very first day in my new career and I am really enjoying it! It is so rewarding helping people find that perfect home, and it allows me to continue to satiate my love of good architecture and great neighborhoods!

I attended Georgia Tech (GO JACKETS!!!!) which is where I met my husband. For almost a decade we lived in one of Atlanta's fabulous in-town neighborhoods in a great 1920's Craftsman bungalow with our two dogs and two cats. Following the birth of our first child, we bought a foreclosure in the west Buckhead area and fully renovated it using an FHA 203k loan, which was a fun and sometimes daunting process. And just prior to the birth of our second child, we purchased and renovated a home in downtown Historic Roswell, completing our personal tour of some of Atlanta's best neighborhoods to live in!

I decided to create this blog in order to share useful information and resources about the real estate market and home buying process, as well as hopefully bring some humor and levity to what is often a complex and intimidating process. Enjoy!!!

Friday, May 11, 2012

Rates at an all-time low! Now is the time to BUY!

30YF Rates are down to 3.5%!  It's a great time to save on a mortgage. With mortgage rates on a 15-month slide, the cost of homeownership has, truly, dropped to its lowest point in history. You'll never pay less mortgage interest in the process of paying down your home that you will right now.




What you save on mortgage interest, you can spend on other things.

The amount by which monthly payments have been cut should not be underestimated. Falling mortgage rates shift the principal-interest balance of a monthly mortgage payment, dramatically increasing the portion of each payment directed toward the original loan balance. In doing so, it also reduces the mortgage payment's interest portion.

Sometimes we forget that "mortgage rates" are mortgage interest rates. As interest rates fall, so do interest payments.

There has never been a better time to buy!  Prices are still at historic lows, there is a ton of inventory out there, and a mortgage has never been cheaper.  Contact me today to get into your dream home tomorrow!!!
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