Real Estate News

By Teresa Cowart • April 9th, 2013

If you know me, you know that I have very strong family values. That’s one of the reasons why I’m so proud to be a part of Richmond Hill‘s very own Homes of Integrity Construction; because they take pride in building the best designed new homes, with your family and community at the forefront of [...]

Living in Richmond Hill, Ga is appealing to people partly due to the area’s overall charm, atmosphere, and southern lifestyle. Today’s real estate market presents a great opportunity for the many buyers out there, with interest rates still near record lows! As an agent who has helped hundreds of families make their home in Georgia, [...]

The number of renters who plan to become home owners took a big leap in the past year. A survey by PulteGroup reports that about 6 in 10 renters plan on buying a home in the next two years. Housing affordability is at record levels and mortgage interest rates remain low, while rents, on the [...]

The final walk through is an important step in the overall transaction of buying a home; it’s the time when you literally walk through the home you’re about to sign on the dotted line for to make sure any and all negotiations during the process were carried out. If things needed to be fixed, replaced, [...]

No matter where you live, if you’re getting ready to put your home up for sale, there are things you can do that will increase the overall value of your home, which leads to a higher listing price. The key though is to do the work you are capable of on your own so the [...]

As a result of the way the recession has changed the real estate market and the economy overall, there are a few changes to what buyers are looking for, whether they are moving to another state or just across town. Today’s buyers are more focused on their ability to save money in the long run, [...]

So you’re ready to take advantage of all that the Savannah and Richmond Hill, Georgia area has to offer its residents and buy a home here…As a home buyer you’ll need to think about whether you should purchase an existing home or build a new one. How do you decide which is the better choice?   You’ll need to consider your budget, [...]

Among the many reasons why owning a home is a smart decision, the way it can affect your credit ranks right up there at the top.  Did you know that home ownership can actually help to make already good credit even better?  This is true when pay your mortgage payments on a timely and regular [...]

Sure, we’ve been hearing that the real estate market is on an upswing.  We’ve heard predictions and assurances, and now there is something more – for the first time in seven years since the housing boom fizzled, there is hard data to support the hype.  A recent Wall Street Journal article reports that S&P’s David [...]

Boasting more than 100 communities, Savannah, GA has an endless number of housing styles to chose from, ranging from traditional, historic to victorian and new construction. The ever-popular Buckhead community within Richmond Hill, features much smaller but very upscale neighborhoods including Buckhead Estates, Laurenburg, Princeton and Windsong. Savannah, the area’s largest city, is known for [...]

Not every Realtor is right for everyone and their situation. Choosing the Real Estate agent that will work best with you doesn’t have to be hard, you just need to ask the right questions. The first step is to talk to friends and family who will give you an honest recommendation about someone they’ve worked [...]

If you’re in the market for a new home or new home site, you just have to discover Dunham Marsh and everything this community has to offer.  Dunham Marsh, an ideal community just minutes from the heart of Richmond Hill, Ga, is being built to epitomize the ideal neighborhoods that America once knew.  Just a [...]

In a news conference on March 6, 2012, President Obama made an announcement concerning homeowners in the United States.  He unveiled two new housing initiatives intended to help with government-insured loans and members of the military.  This news is huge and could mean significant savings to the homeowners it applies to. The first program will [...]

As the 2011 year comes to a close, the third quarter statistics are already in for the Savannah area real estate market.  Tracking of the late summer and fall months have shown some good numbers for both buyers and sellers, as an overall sense of stability has seemed to purvey the area market.  Buyers can [...]

Today’s real estate market is much different than it was five years ago, or even last year at this time.  It is becoming increasingly more difficult for home buyers to make their dreams of home ownership come true, simply because of the changes made in trying to obtain a mortgage.  There are certain requirements now [...]

Once you have had a successful home buying or selling experience with your real estate agent, the next step is to start packing.  But who’s going to do it?  Do you take on the entire moving process yourself or do you hire a moving company to do it for you?  In order to help answer [...]

Making the decision to purchase a home of your own instead of renting is one of the biggest and exciting changes you will make in your lifetime.  There are a few things you should do in order to make the transition as easy as possible, starting with financial preparation, as well as mental preparation. It’s no [...]

Press Release – Homes of Integrity Construction, Inc Homes of Integrity is excited to announce their newest community, HEATHROW at Sterling Links, in Richmond Hill.  Join us for the ground breaking of our model home on August 24, 2011 at 10:00am. Heathrow at Sterling Links is a conveniently located, amenity rich golf course community unlike any [...]

Homeowners thinking about selling have to do whatever they can to set their home apart from the others that are on the market.  The experts call it “staging”.  Even small changes can make a big impact on the length of time your home will be on the market, as well as how much you will [...]

The square footage of a home, no matter how large, only matters if you’ve made the most of the space, especially when it comes time to put it up for sale.  Today’s buyers are looking for the absolute most for their money, and space is a number one commodity.  Even small homes can feel spacious by implementing a [...]

With the not so recent downward turn of the economy as a whole, many home owners have found it a necessity to put off minor home repairs, finding a way to just live with the issue at hand.  For example, a dripping faucet in the bathroom can be easily overlooked instead of repairing it, keeping [...]

If you are one of the many people selling a home in today’s economy, you know it is more important than ever to make sure you do everything you can to ensure you get the best possible price for your home.  The housing market has not yet rebounded to the pre-recession prices when buyers seemed to make [...]

Living in Savannah is appealing to people partly due to its overall charm, atmosphere, and southern lifestyle.  Today’s real estate market presents some very unique opportunities for the many newly qualified buyers out there, with interest rates near record lows and affordability near record highs.  As an agent who has helped hundreds of families make [...]

In a massive attempt to help the dreams of home ownership become a reality for families across the country, Quicken Loans Inc. announced they have reduced the minimum credit score to qualify for an FHA loan to 580, a significant reduction from the previous 620.  Quicken Loans Inc. is the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender and is [...]

New Construction Homes for Sale, Richmond Hill Homes of Integrity Construction is the southeast’s premiere new home builder. Our new construction homes are in new neighborhoods just outside of Savannah, Georgia in Richmond Hill, Townsend, and Hinesville (Bryan County, Liberty County, and McIntosh County.) Our new homes for sale utilize exceptional designs by fine architects. [...]