When someone buys a property, that person expects all forthcoming information is accurate. Everything the customer learns needs to be correct, whether from a brochure or the mouth of an agent. Unfortunately, mistakes happen. If a purchaser feels deception is present,...
How omnipotent is your homeowners’ association?
There is no question but that living in a community governed by a homeowners’ association can reap substantial benefits for you. Not the least among these is that most HOAs provide road maintenance and snow removal. Many others also provide lawn mowing, at least in...
What must sellers disclose to homebuyers?
If you are a first-time homebuyer, you are likely to experience some trepidation about purchasing your starter home. After all, you may not know much about building codes, structural integrity or usage restrictions. While there are ways to become an informed buyer,...
What should homebuyers know about party wall agreements?
Like many other states, Georgia has an extremely hot housing market. In fact, according to reporting from WXIA and the Atlanta Business Chronicle, home prices reached record highs in 2021. Real estate professionals expect the trend to continue, with prices jumping by...
Which red flags should you look for after a home inspection?
When purchasing a new property, there is always some amount of risk. In a competitive market, you may not have a lot of time to make a decision and if you do not see the property first, you could open yourself up to problems later. If you want to mitigate the risk,...
What kind of permits are necessary in planning and zoning in Georgia?
People working on a real estate development project in Marietta, Georgia, will need to understand the local planning and zoning laws. Project managers should be familiar with residential and commercial zoning and permits. Even if you're planning a small-scale...
What do you need to disclose when selling a house in Georgia?
Georgia doesn't require home sellers to provide a formal disclosure form, but it still requires that sellers disclose certain information. Although you don't have to fill out a formal disclosure, lawyers recommend it because written disclosures offer more protection....
What is an easement in gross and how does it affect homeowners?
When people in Georgia buy and sell real estate, they should be aware of covenants and easements that come along with the property. Easements are legal conditions as part of a real estate contract that give specified rights to people or entities aside from the...
How to get a special use permit
Real estate has been booming for quite some time, and that is true for both the residential and commercial sides of the industry. In Georgia, as in other parts of the country, some properties have had to make changes over the past year or so. For example, many...
How do real estate partition actions work?
There are times when owners of Georgia property simply cannot agree on what needs to be done. One may want to hold, while the other may want to sell. The problem is when they own the property jointly. They may need to file a partition action to decide how to deal with...
