State law provides that every new home owner is eligible to claim
Homestead Exemption as a tax benefit amounting to considerable annual savings.
To qualify for the property tax exemption, the home owner must occupy the residence and file for Homestead Exemption at the county court house or tax office depending on the county in which you reside. (One Time Filing Only)
County Deadline to File Phone Number
Fulton County April 1, 2011 404-612-6440
DeKalb County March 1, 2011 404-298-4000
Gwinnett County March 1, 2011 770-822-8800
Cobb County April 1, 2011 770-528-8600
Clayton County April 1, 2011 770-477-3311
Cherokee County April 1, 2011 678-493-6122
Henry County April 1, 2011 770-288-8180
Forsyth County April 1, 2011 770-781-2106
Douglas County April 1, 2011 770-920-7272
Fayette County April 1, 2011 770-461-3652
Paulding County April 1, 2011 770-443-7606
To file for exemption, most counties require you to provide the following documents:
Driver's license or ID card, Deed, Proof of Residency,
Social Security # for each owner, voter and vehicle registration.
Please call your specific county to verify required documents and office location.
Should you have any questions please contact us.
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December's Job Report : Good For Home Affordability
On the first Friday of each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its Non-Farm Payrolls report. More commonly called "the jobs report", the government's data include raw employment figures and the Unemployment Rate.
For this month, and for the rest of 2011, employment data will figure big in mortgage markets.
7 million jobs were lost in 2008 and 2009. Fewer than one million jobs were recovered in 2010. For the economy to fully recover, analysts believe that jobs growth is paramount.
Consider how job creation influences the economy:
1. More jobs means more income and more spending
2. More spending means more business growth
3. More business growth means more job creation
It's a self-reinforcing cycle and, as business grows, the economy expands, pushing stock markets higher. This tends to lead mortgage rates higher, too, because bonds can lose their appeal when stock markets gain.
According to the government, 103,000 jobs were created in December, and October's and November's figures were revised higher by a net 50,000 jobs for a total of 153,000 new jobs created. Economists expected a net gain of 135,000.
The Unemployment rate fell to 9.4, its lowest level since mid-2009. The December jobs report was "average", and home affordability is improving.
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A local upscale builder is trying to unload a million dollars worth of unused furnishings from their model homes. And they're going to do it with rock bottom prices. They'll have refrigerators for $250, mattresses, couches, washers and dryers, media centers, and dozens and dozens of other items. The sale will start August 4th and will go for three weeks, but only Wednesday through Sunday. If you would like to go, it is at the old Walmart in Cumming on highway 9. And you can preview the sale at www.atl-estates.com
Every week the prices will be lowered, so if you're willing to gamble a little bit you might get an incredible bargain. But everything will start at about 25% of what it was originally worth.
If you need a bigger home to put all these great bargins call Mike and Melody Vanderhoff
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Forsyth County Property Tax Increase Approved at Lower Than Proposed RateThe Forsyth County Board of Commissioners adopted an increase in the county's millage rate during a special called meeting Thursday, July 22, at a rate lower than the advertised, proposed increase. The vote followed the third of three public hearings held regarding the millage rate.
The approved Maintenance and Operation rate is 4.734 mills, up from 3.834 mills in 2009. The approved Fire rate is 1.975 mills, up from 1.841 mills in 2009. The increase in these rates was approved to help offset projected deficits in the county's 2011 preliminary budget and the Fire Department's 2011 preliminary budget.
The approved Bond rate is 0.947 mills, down from 1.196 mills in 2009. The reduced Bond millage rate reflects the debt service requirements for bonds in 2011.
These approved rates represent a total county millage increase of 0.785 mills, compared to the advertised, proposed total increase of 1.48 mills.
The millage rates adopted July 22 will fund the county's 2011 budget, which will be adopted toward the end of 2010.
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