Atlantic Southern Bank Failed And Has Been Acquired By certus Bank

May 25, 2011
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InvestingAnswers.com published and has updated a list of banks that are in danger of failing.  They compiled the list using fourth-quarter data reported by all 7,657 of the nation’s banking institutions. We first blogged about it on 03/04/2011 and noted that there were 80 banks in Georgia on the list. Since then, Atlantic Southern Bank, [...]

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A Storm Is Coming, Warner Robins, GA. Photos From The Field

May 16, 2011
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There is not much that keeps  real estate appraisers from their scheduled appraisal appointments. I have appraised homes in the rain, snow, heat and humidity. In the past 5 years I can only think of 2 times I have had to reschedule an appraisal appointment due to severe weather. While the United States Postal Service does [...]

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Claritin. The Newest Addition To My Appraisal Tool Belt

April 19, 2011
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I have many gadgets in my appraisal tool belt including an iPhone, an electronic tape measurer, and a tablet PC. I recently added Claritin due to the high pollen count. I suffer from allergies and you can see from the chart above that today and tomorrow have a very high allergy level. Does a high [...]

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Is Your Bank One of the 80 GA Banks in Danger of Failure?

March 4, 2011
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InvestingAnswers.com has published a list of banks that are in danger of failing.  They compiled the list using fourth-quarter data reported by all 7,657 of the nation’s banking institutions. According to the article, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said that there are 884 “problem banks”.  In normal times there are fewer than 100 problem [...]

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Groupon Finally Comes to Middle GA!

January 24, 2011
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Groupon, the money saving website, has finally come to Macon, GA.  Groupon leverages group buying to provide you with big discounts all across the county. Groupon’s inaugural Middle GA deal will get you $15 worth of Pizza at Ingleside Village Pizza for only $7!  You should definitely take advantage of this deal if you have [...]

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Warner Robins, GA Named One Of The 10 Places To Buy A Home In 2011

January 7, 2011
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Warner Robins, GA was named as the best military town for the buck by WalletPop.com! But let’s ring in the new decade optimistically, with Walletpop’s Top 10 List of the Best Places to Buy a Home in 2011. This mostly unscientific and partially biased list is based on a grab-bag of lifestyle priorities and, yes, [...]

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Should I Rent Or Buy? Freddie Mac’s Calculator Allows For Home Depreciation

December 16, 2010
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Freddie Mac has a calculator that helps potential home owners decide if they should continue to rent or buy a house.  Unfortunately, the calculator had a major flaw until now. Until now, the calculator had a fundamental (and revealing) flaw: It assumed home prices could never fall. via NPR The Rent vs. Buy calculator is [...]

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Bibb County Taxes Could Go Up As Tax Assessments Go Down In 2011

December 12, 2010
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The Bibb county tax assessor office is working on the county’s 2011 property values. Most of the county’s property values in 2011 will be the same or go down due to a state moratorium that is blocking properties from increasing in value unless there is an improvement to the property. Even though the assessed value [...]

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Middle Georgia Appraisal Blog officially launches!

December 11, 2010

Hello and welcome to MiddleGAAppraisals.com.  Let me quickly introduce myself. My name is Bryan McDonald.  I am a certified residential real estate appraiser in Warner Robins, GA and owner of Property Value Appraisals. Inc. I graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1994 and Georgia Tech in 1999 with a Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering. [...]

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