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Waycross, Georgia – Real Estate Market
January – September 2022 & 2023 The information in this report is compiled from data obtained from the Southeast Georgia Multiple Listing Service (SEGA MLS). The purpose of this report is to compare homes in the City of Waycross and … Continue reading →
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Waycross-Ware County Comparative Sales Report: July 2023 compared to July 2022
The information in this report is compiled from data obtained from the Southeast Georgia Multiple Listing Service (SEGA MLS). The purpose of this report is to compare homes in the City of Waycross and Ware County, Georgia, that were sold … Continue reading →
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Waycross-Ware Real Estate Market – 2022 vs 2023
January – June 2022 & 2023 The information in this report is compiled from data obtained from the Southeast Georgia Multiple Listing Service (SEGA MLS). The purpose of this report is to compare homes in the City of Waycross and … Continue reading →
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Technology Criminals Are After Your Money
There are those who have jobs as scammers. They are located all over the world…..It is an international business. And if they can’t get your money one way, they will try to get it in another way. In an attempt … Continue reading →
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Does America really have a shortage of homes?
Whether or not America really has a shortage of homes is debatable. It is all about how you count the homes. In the article Analysis: U.S. Needs More than 4M Homes by Adam Barnes in Florida REALTORS® on June 26, … Continue reading →
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Difference: Discount v full service real estate brokers
“If you are considering selling your home, you have likely seen ads forbrokerages who will list your home for a discounted commission — or evena flat fee — but provide minimal services in return. What does this look likeduring the … Continue reading →
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HUD is going to update disabled access regulations but is asking for public input first
However, on APRIL 26, 2023, in the article titled HUD to Update Disabled Access Regulations published on the Florida Realtors website, Kerry Smith states that “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says federal fair-housing regulations about access … Continue reading →
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Fair Housing Month – Appropriate Advertising
Whether you are a landlord, a property manager, or a REALTOR®, it is important to properly word your advertising so that you are in compliance with Fair Housing Advertising laws and ethical guidelines. To be in compliance, you need to … Continue reading →
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Land 4 Sale – Interlachen, Florida…some under $5,000
One of the places that you can still buy land that is not in a flood zone and is still under $5,000 is Interlachen, Florida. The town is centrally located in northeast Florida within a commute of 45 to 75 … Continue reading →
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Update on my REALTOR status
I have closed Kelly Property Expert, Inc., my own company where I worked full-time from 2017-2022. I am now working under the name of Mary Kelly MBA, my new company, as a REALTOR® and a licensed real estate broker. My … Continue reading →
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Mortgage rates up – what does that mean?
Mortgage rates have gone up again. (See Here Are Today’s Mortgage Rates on March 3, 2023: Rates Tick Up written by Justin Jaffe (CNET) at https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/here-are-todays-mortgage-rates-on-march-3-2023-rates-tick-up/). Normally when mortgage interest rates go up, home prices decline. However, right now we … Continue reading →
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3 Reasons Why You Should Get Pre-Approved for a mortgage first before you shop for a home to buy
Flyer by Georgia REALTORS® may be downloaded and printed If you are pre-approved for a mortgage when you plan to finance the purchase of a home, you have a better chance of a seller accepting an offer to buy a … Continue reading →
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Home buying contract contingencies (real estate)
Contingencies are provisions that must be met for the home sale transaction to go through, or the buyer is entitled to walk away from the deal with their earnest money. Both buyers and seller should understand how contingencies work. Here … Continue reading →
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Florida’s Property Insurance Rates
“The report notes one of the big historical problems in Florida: In 2021, Florida had 6.91% of all U.S. insurance claims in the U.S. – but three out of four property insurance lawsuits (76%) were in Florida (from Fla. Releases … Continue reading →
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Home sales in Ware County, Georgia in 2022
I compiled this report from information taken taken from qpublic.net, which is where Ware County Property Appraiser posts all of Ware County, Georgia, property sales information for public viewing. The file embedded below (which you can download) shows only the … Continue reading →
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Florida – unaffordability & foreclosures
See the video: Foreclosure WAVE in Florida Getting BAD I have been saying over the past year (in 2022) that I was feeling like I was back in 2005 selling real estate. Back then, prices were going up by the … Continue reading →
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Politics & Real Estate come together….
DECEMBER 29, 2022 What Does the U.S. 2023 Appropriations Bill Do for RE? By Kerry Smith The $1.7T spending bill that funds the federal government through Sept. covers a number of RE priorities, such as buyer assistance, fair housing and … Continue reading →
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Scams hit real estate…Sellers & Landlords need to know this….
DECEMBER 1, 2022 Fake Sellers, Fake Landlords: What’s Real Anymore? By Meredith Caruso “The advice for anyone you meet in real estate? Trust but verify – which means don’t fully trust anyone who isn’t your mother. Scammers continually find new … Continue reading →
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Welcome to my website!
A special note to you from Mary Kelly Welcome! This website is a work in process….and it will frequently be updated with fresh and new content. So, I hope you will come back to it often to see what I … Continue reading →
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The ABC’s of Home Buying & Selling
Whether your are buying or selling your home, there is a whole world of real estate lingo to learn. In the flyer posted below are a few of the more common real estate abbreviations spelled out to give you a … Continue reading →
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