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Check out this weekend's mortgage rates provided by Covenant Mortgage Corporation:

Conforming Loans: Loan amounts $417,000 & under
30 Year Fixed - 6.25%
30 Year Fixed NO MI - 6.625% @ 95% LTV , 6.50% @ 90% LTV
15 Year Fixed - 5.75%
5/1 ARM - 5.75%

Jumbo Loans: Loan amounts over $417,000
30 Year Fixed - 7.50%

SPECIAL JUMBO OFFERING: 7/1 ARM - 6.375%

FHA Rates
30-yr Fixed = Range 6.25% - 6.875%

If you would like help with your next real estate transaction, please contact our team at Vanderhoff Real Estate today. We can be your bridge to success!

Labels: 30 year fixed, covenant mortgage, FHA, labor day weekend, mortgage rates, vanderhoff real estate

Georgia DOT will continue work on the 14th Street Bridge Improvement Project in Atlanta during the Labor Day holiday weekend with multiple lane closures on I-85 and I-75 southbound resulting in significant traffic delays where the two interstates merge (The Brookwood Split). Lane closures will be in place beginning 9 p.m. on Friday, August 29th until 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 2nd.

During the three-day Labor Day weekend crews will tear out and rebuild sections of I-85 and I-75/I-85 Downtown Connector.
• I-85 southbound reduced to two lanes at the I-75 merge
• I-75 southbound reduced to one lane at the I-85 merge

All six lanes of the Downtown Connector will reopen south of 10th Street.

The lane closures are part of an $88.5 million reconstruction project at 14th Street in Midtown Atlanta which began in spring 2007 and is expected to be completed in spring 2010. The Labor Day weekend work will improve safety, sight distance and shift travel lanes for a new 10th Street exit ramp. There will also be an open area between the Downtown Connector’s northbound and southbound lanes under the old 14th Street Bridge. This will allow crews to place equipment and materials to finish removing the east side of the bridge and then begin rebuilding the supports for a new, taller and longer replacement bridge.

Georgia DOT anticipates 383,000 motorists (average holiday weekend total number of vehicles) and 150,000 event goers. An average non-holiday weekend averages 437,000 vehicles.

Georgia DOT urges travelers to call 511 for updated information about this or any other construction project on our state highway system. Georgia 511 is a free phone service that provides real-time traffic and travel information statewide, such as traffic conditions, incidents, lane closures, and delays due to inclement weather. Callers also can transfer to operators to request assistance or report incidents 24 hours a day, seven days a week. More information is available at www.511ga.org.

Labels: 14th Street Bridge Improvement Project, Georgia DOT, labor day weekend, lane closures, Traffic, Travel

With a new name, new venue and a newly created city, Johns Creek will proudly present Arts on the Creek, a music and arts festival Labor Day Weekend -- Saturday, Aug. 30 and Sunday, Aug. 31 at Johns Creek United Methodist Church.

The Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce Arts and Culture Committee will host another weekend of great art, music and family entertainment. Last year's arts festival was the city's first and this second annual event remains Georgia's ten largest city's only-arts festival. The event is free and open to the public.

This year's festival will kick-off with a new name, logo and venue. Arts on the Creek -- the newly coined title -- captures the excitement and energy that is Johns Creek. A new logo was created based on a painting Johns Creek resident and committee member Ann Marie Noyman. Johns Creek United Methodist Church, the new venue for this wonderful event, was selected for its visibility, expanse and beauty.

With a larger venue, Arts on the Creek will utilize 30,000 square feet for up to 150 commercial artists from Georgia and neighboring states as well as for sponsors, food vendors, children's entertainment and more.

This year the Johns Creek Children's Museum will provide a variety of children's activities, while Tropical Breeze Shaved Ice and other local and area vendors and sponsors will be on hand to provide food and beverages during the event. Lawn seating will accommodate more than 2,000.

Musicians and dancers will also entertain festival guests on the main stage throughout the two-day event. Last year's performers included Atlanta Chinese Dance Company, Atlanta Jazz Syndicate, Lindsay Appel, Jazzmatic, Red, Eve Hao Dance Studio, Fleetwood Dance Studio and DJ Mitch and Chinese Zheng.

Additionally, there will be a private reception and juried fine art show on Friday, Aug. 29. Jurors Dr. Pam Sachant, assistant professor of North Georgia College & State University and Mark Karelson, director of Mason Murer Fine Art will select the winners and present cash prizes first, second and third place winners along with a first-place prize for the top student work. The fine arts exhibition will remain on site for viewing throughout the event in the church's main foyer.

For more information regarding this event please email info@artsonthecreek.org.

Labels: arts on the creek, festival, johns creek, labor day weekend

With a new name, new venue and a newly created city, Johns Creek will proudly present Arts on the Creek, a music and arts festival Labor Day Weekend -- Saturday, Aug. 30 and Sunday, Aug. 31 at Johns Creek United Methodist Church.

The Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce Arts and Culture Committee will host another weekend of great art, music and family entertainment. Last year's arts festival was the city's first and this second annual event remains Georgia's ten largest city's only-arts festival. The event is free and open to the public.

This year's festival will kick-off with a new name, logo and venue. Arts on the Creek -- the newly coined title -- captures the excitement and energy that is Johns Creek. A new logo was created based on a painting Johns Creek resident and committee member Ann Marie Noyman. Johns Creek United Methodist Church, the new venue for this wonderful event, was selected for its visibility, expanse and beauty.

With a larger venue, Arts on the Creek will utilize 30,000 square feet for up to 150 commercial artists from Georgia and neighboring states as well as for sponsors, food vendors, children's entertainment and more.

This year the Johns Creek Children's Museum will provide a variety of children's activities, while Tropical Breeze Shaved Ice and other local and area vendors and sponsors will be on hand to provide food and beverages during the event. Lawn seating will accommodate more than 2,000.

Musicians and dancers will also entertain festival guests on the main stage throughout the two-day event. Last year's performers included Atlanta Chinese Dance Company, Atlanta Jazz Syndicate, Lindsay Appel, Jazzmatic, Red, Eve Hao Dance Studio, Fleetwood Dance Studio and DJ Mitch and Chinese Zheng.

Additionally, there will be a private reception and juried fine art show on Friday, Aug. 29. Jurors Dr. Pam Sachant, assistant professor of North Georgia College & State University and Mark Karelson, director of Mason Murer Fine Art will select the winners and present cash prizes first, second and third place winners along with a first-place prize for the top student work. The fine arts exhibition will remain on site for viewing throughout the event in the church's main foyer.

For more information regarding this event please contact Cherie.Neal@gmail.com or info@artsonthecreek.org.

Labels: arts on the creek, johns creek, labor day weekend