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        <title>Atlanta Real Estate Blog</title>
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        <description>Atlanta real estate blog with advice, tips, and news for buyers and sellers in metro Atlanta Georgia. Tina Fountain Broker /  Owner of Tina Fountain Realtors</description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:54:47 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>Avoid Buyers Remorse When Buying Atlanta Real Estate</title>
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The process to buy a home can be anything but short and sweet. It seems like there is an opportunity at every turn for something to go wrong with the volumes of paperwork to sign and documentation to review. When you get worn down, it can get confusing to figure out which steps are necessary to take and which ones can be avoided. Here are some important considerations to keep in mind that you’l...<br /><br /><a href='avoid-buyers-remorse-when-buying-atlanta-real-estate'>Read More &#187;</a> ]]> </description>
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            <author>customerservice@tinafountainrealtors.com (Tina Fountain)</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:59:11 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>992,925 Visitors to tinafountain.com in 2011</title>
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If you’ve been a regular visitor to tinafountain.com then you’ve noticed the design and functionality upgrades that we recently launched. Thank you for the many compliments as we continue to tweak and make adjustments.


Customers First



As a boutique Atlanta real estate company our primary focus has always been and will always be our customers, we’re honored to represent a wonderful g...<br /><br /><a href='992925-visitors-to-tinafountaincom-in-2011'>Read More &#187;</a> ]]> </description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:27:49 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>Five Home Flaws You Can’t Ignore When Buying Atlanta Real Estate</title>
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Certainly, there are things about any home you can look past: the stain on the carpet, the peeling wallpaper in the kitchen, or the outdated bathroom sink. But there are five areas of a home that simply can’t be overlooked in terms of damage or flaws. They are:


• Foundation problems – A home’s foundation, and the integrity of it, is of extreme importance because if the foundation is co...<br /><br /><a href='five-home-flaws-you-cant-ignore-when-buying-atlanta-real-estate'>Read More &#187;</a> ]]> </description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:40:16 -0500</pubDate>
            <title>What Does a Buyer’s Market Really Mean?</title>
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You may have heard about today’s market being a buyer’s market. But what exactly does this mean?


In general, a buyer’s market refers to a real estate market that is beneficial to buyers. A buyer’s market means that a number of factors are in the buyer’s favor creating buying opportunities. This usually means the following:


• There is a larger inventory of homes – In ...<br /><br /><a href='what-does-a-buyers-market-really-mean'>Read More &#187;</a> ]]> </description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:17:02 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Staging Your Atlanta Home to Sell</title>
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Home staging is an important step in the successful sale of your home. Sprucing up your house inside and out can pay off big dividends in your final sale price. The art of home staging is often best left to Atlanta real estate professionals, but there are a number of steps you can take to get your house market-ready as well. We have four steps to home staging to help you attract buyers and a high...<br /><br /><a href='staging-your-atlanta-home-to-sale'>Read More &#187;</a> ]]> </description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:56:40 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Loan Approval Factors Considered by Lenders</title>
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If you are nervous about the home loan process of today, youre not alone. Most consumers understand that banks are decidedly more particular when it comes to lending money to home buyers, but not many people thoroughly understand all of the factors that go into the process of determining whether an individual is qualified to borrow money from the lender.


Here is a list of the main factors consi...<br /><br /><a href='loan-approval-factors-considered-by-lenders'>Read More &#187;</a> ]]> </description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:05:17 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Home Inspection Issues: How to Handle Them</title>
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Most Atlanta real estate buyers know a home inspection is good protection against purchasing a piece of property with significant problems. But what if issues arise during the home inspection? Sometimes it can be difficult to know when to ask for repairs, a home allowance  or simply walk away from the deal. Check out these tips for taking home inspection problems in stride.

Reading the Report

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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:13:46 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Steps to Grabbing a Mortgage Loan at a Low and Affordable Rate</title>
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Nothing can be worse than settling on a wrong mortgage loan and suffering throughout the repayment term. Shopping around for the best mortgage loan is a necessity if youre keen on saving your dollars on the outrageously high interest rates. 


As you place your home as collateral, you must make sure that you make timely payments on the loans so that the lenders cant think of foreclosing your hous...<br /><br /><a href='steps-to-grabbing-a-mortgage-loan-at-a-low-and-affordable-rate'>Read More &#187;</a> ]]> </description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:41:27 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>The Impact of Short Sales on the Atlanta Real Estate Market</title>
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Atlanta Short Sales



The abundance of short sales across the country has made for affordable Atlanta real estate for buyers, but it has also had a direct impact on the housing market overall. Whether you are in the market for cheap Atlanta real estate, or thinking about selling your own home, it is important to know what a short sale is and how it can affect your own real estate transaction...<br /><br /><a href='the-impact-of-short-sales-on-the-atlanta-real-estate-market'>Read More &#187;</a> ]]> </description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:31:22 -0400</pubDate>
            <title>Factors Which Determine Interest Rates</title>
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The world of mortgage is indeed complicated. And the sudden rise and the fall in the rate of interest in mortgage loans have added more complexity to it. In fact it is because of extremely complicated series of relationships between several factors which determine the mortgage rate. The Fed, the market, the inter bank rate of interest and of course, peoples willingness to spend money, determine t...<br /><br /><a href='factors-which-determine-interest-rates'>Read More &#187;</a> ]]> </description>
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