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New Listing – 218 Wolf Creek View Blairsville GA
Great New Cabin For Sale in Blairsville Georgia on 7 Acres bordering the U.S.F.S with Incredible Long Range Mountain Views. You can just about throw a rock and hit Vogel State Park and it is just a few short miles from Brasstown Bald, the highest point in the state of Georgia.
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If you have any questions or concerns about this Mountain Cottage For Sale, please Contact The Mountain Life Team, or give us a call today at 877.633.8186 to arrange a Private Showing in Person or Virtually on the Internet!
Foreclosure For Sale – 318 Wilmot Fabus Mountain Blairsville, GA. 30512
1474 My Mountain Road Morganton Georgia 30560 – Foreclosure For Sale
Foreclosed Cabin For Sale in Morganton Georgia. This Bank-Owned Home For Sale has 2 Bedroom with Open Loft Upstairs and 3 Full Baths. It also features a Full Finished Basement. This REO Property was Built in 1992 and situated on 1.45 Acres. Click Here For More Information.
Top 10 Cities With The Most Sun In the United States
As compared to gloomy days, do “sunny days” put you in a good mood? If you’re like many people in Georgia , the answer is “yes”.
In a study of more than 1,200 people, researchers found that daily weather factors such as temperature, precipitation and length of day can alter a person’s emotional state. Of all the weather factors, however, “sunshine” can have the most profound effect.
The most likely reason is because sunshine affects people in a physiological manner.
When the human brain detects sunlight, our bodies produce serotonin, a chemical which promotes happiness and well-being. By contrast, when the brain detect darkness, our bodies produce melatonin, a chemical which promotes sleep cycles.
Sunlight — quite literally — leads to happiness.
Understanding the effect of sunlight on human mood, therefore, we must consider the nation’s “sunniest cities” as more than just a novelty list. It may be a link to personal well-being, too.
From the National Climactic Data Center, these are the Top 10 Sunniest Cities in the United States : Read the rest of this entry »
Could Friday’s Jobs Report Threaten Home Affordability?

This week, once more, we find mortgage rates are on a downward trajectory. Conforming mortgage rates have returned to near all-time lows. After Friday morning’s Non-Farm Payrolls report, however, those low rates may come to an end.
It’s a risky time for North Georgia Home Buyers and would-be refinancers to be without a locked rate.
Each month, on the first Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases itsĀ Non-Farm Payrolls report for the month prior. More commonly called the “jobs report”, Non-Farm Payrolls provides a sector-by-sector employment breakdown, and the nation’s Unemployment Rate. In December 2011, the government reported 200,000 net new jobs created, and an Unemployment Rate of 8.5%.
For January 2012, economists project 135,000 net new jobs with no change in the Unemployment Rate and, depending on how accurate those predictions are proved, FHA and conforming mortgage rates for homes in Blue Ridge Mountains are subject to change. The monthly jobs reports tends to have an out-sized influence on the direction of daily mortgage rates.
The connection between jobs and mortgage rates is fairly direct.
Job growth is a key cog in the economic growth engine and mortgage rates change daily based on short- and long-term economic expectation. As more people join the workforce, economic expectations change; the economy tends to expand, breeding optimism among investment. When this occurs, it often spurs investment in the stock market, which tends to leads mortgage rates up. Read the rest of this entry »











