September 2009
4 posts
RSS Links Widget →
The Happiness Engineers had a great time in London last week. We worked on some cool projects and came up with a lot of great ideas. We’ll bring more updates to you over the coming weeks…
After the Deadline Live for WP.com →
Last week you guys published 1.4 million new blog posts, but you only ran the spell checker about 204 thousand times. Ahem. The two possible explanations for this are that we’re all…
RSS in the Clouds →
Clouds from my trip to WordCamp Dallas
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it’s a way for people to subscribe to updates to your blog using a client like Google Reader…
August Wrap-Up →
I’m back in San Francisco after a trip to London for the Happiness Engineer meetup. It’s serious business, but the group has managed to have a little fun along the way.
Our…
August 2009
6 posts
Support Hours and Updates →
In the coming week, the Support crew (seen among the lovely faces here) will be meeting in London to brainstorm new ways of providing you with the resources you need. While us Happiness…
New Theme: Sandbox 1.6.1 →
Sandbox 1.6.1 is now available to all WordPress.com blogs.
Alongside Sandbox 1.6.1 you’ll also find the older Sandbox versions. We’ve left them intact. If you’ve been using them, don’t worry,…
WP.me — shorten your links →
Check out this address:
http://wp.me/sf2B5-shorten
If you visit it, you’ll end up right back here. The nice thing about it is that it’s a short link, about 70% smaller than the …
SoundCloud →
We are big fans of SoundCloud, a really useful service that is part Flickr for music, part professional music collaboration hub. Artists such as Beck, Moby and Sonic Youth now use the…
New Theme: iNove →
iNove by mg12 is one of the top themes used for self-hosted WordPress blogs, and a commonly requested addition to our offerings here on WordPress.com. We’re always doing what we can to…
July Wrap-Up →
We kicked off July with an open vote on new media features. Thanks to all of you who voted and submitted comments. Your feedback determines the future of WordPress.
Later in the month we…
July 2009
6 posts
Archives Shortcode →
You publish a lot of quality content (trust us, we know). And so we understand that making it easily accessible to your faithful readers is very important for you as a blogger. Sure, our …
Gravatar Widget →
Say goodbye to messing around with HTML in a Text widget just to get an “About Me” in your sidebar. With the new Gravatar widget it only takes a few seconds to achieve this and stamp…
PollDaddy ratings and polls →
PollDaddy joined the Automattic team last year, and we have been working on adding some of our great features directly into the WordPress platform ever since.
Ratings
The PollDaddy rating…
Vote for Media Features →
Here at WordPress.com, we always run the most recent version of the WordPress open source software. In addition, we do custom development so that we can offer features not included in the open…
June Wrap-Up →
Last month we launched the Yahoo! App and 360 importer so you can migrate your content to WordPress.com quickly and easily. And we introduced the SocialVibe widget, which helps you earn…
National Blog Posting Month →
Remember National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) back in November? You all used the opportunity to take a swing at churning out a 50,000-word novel on your blogs in only one month — some with…
June 2009
14 posts
SocialVibe →
You spend a lot of time creating great content and attracting an audience for your blog. What if you could use that influence to make a positive social impact? Now you can.
We’ve teamed up with…
May Wrap-Up →
Sorry for this being the latest wrap-up ever.
May was a fun month for us. We rolled out a ton of new features: the ability to add YouTube videos and polls to comments, stats in your time…
Jackson County, GA Real Estate Market and Trends →
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Oconee County, GA Real Estate Trends and Market... →
In this post I will be dealing with West Oconee, GA specifically. This area of the county includes Ashland, Bear Creek, Bogart, Cobblestone Park, Deerwood Estates, Lane Creek Plantation, Mallard…
Winder, GA Real Estate Trends →
Winder Recently Sold Homes
Winder Recently Sold Homes
According to Trulia, “The median sales price for homes in Winder GA for Mar 09 to May 09 was $123,497. This…
Should we Buy Real Estate Now? →
“From Ann, Mary on More Athens, GA Housing Trends # Should we buy real estate at this time? or just wait and see what will happend next? Then make decision.“
This is a recent comment…
More Athens, GA Housing Trends →
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Athens, GA Homes for Sale and More Market Trends →
According to the Athens MLS, if we look at a previous 12 months of residential home sales from June 1, 2007-June 1, 2008 and compare to the most recent 12 months from June 1, 2008-June 1, 2009,…
Bond Yields send Mortgage Rates Higher →
According to results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), Freddie Mac noted that in the most recent week the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.29 percent, up from last week…
Selling your Home in Athens, GA; Staging Myths vs.... →
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Athens, Ga Real Estate Market according to Trulia →
According to real estate search engine Trulia, “There are currently 2,070 resale and new homes in Athens on Trulia, including 205 homes in the pre-foreclosure, auction, or bank-owned…
Open Houses in Athens Georgia; Where to Spend that... →
Trulia, “the best place to start a real estate search,” released results from a recent survey in which home buyers said they were two times as likely to use the Web rather than print media to…
“Pending Home Sales” Show an Increase; Housing... →
The Pending Home Sales Index, an index based upone properties under contract for sale in April rose almost seven percent to 90.3 from March says the NAR.
NAR chief economist Lawrence…
Mortgage Rates Surge; 30-Year Fixed Rates Peak... →
Real Estate powerhouse Zillow.com released the results of its weekly average rates borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace today. The 30-year mortgage escalated last week to 5.25…
May 2009
41 posts
First Time Buyers in Athens, GA; Can Tax Credit Be... →
According to Realtor.org last Friday, “FHA-approved lenders received the go-ahead to develop bridge-loan products that enable first-time buyers to use the benefits of the federal tax credit…
Athens, Ga MLS; Now Foreclosure Searches Easier... →
Keller Williams Realty and WOLFNET® Technologies are Pleased to Announce the Addition of Foreclosure Search!
The IDX solution powered by WolfNet Technologies located at …
Athens, Ga May ‘09 Real Estate Sales Figures;... →
As we move deeper into Spring of 2009 I thought it might be useful, as the NAR discusses April sales figures nationally, to jump ahead on this last business day in May and take a look at May…
Athens, GA Home Values and House Prices →
According to Zillow.com, the median priced home in Athens, GA is at $154,661 as of May 29, 2009. The one year change in median home value in the Athens area is up 12.5%. If you are…
Athens Georgia (Ga) Networking, Small Business... →
What do these Athens, GA companies and organizations have in common? They are all represented in a Linkedin.com networking group called the Athens Networking InGroup. Please note, this is…
Is your Athens, Ga Realtor or Broker an All-Star? →
According to real estate powerhouse Zillow.com, “the All-Star badge is given to top contributors of the Zillow community. These are active Zillow users who share their real estate knowledge and…
First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit;Married, Singles... →
Who says Twitter is a waste of time? Note the tweet received from taxrascal. “@hankbailey if not married, you can assign the first-time homebuyer credit as applicable to each co-buyer.” This…
Multiple Tax Credits for First Time Home Buyer... →
Who says Twitter is a waste of time? Note the tweet received from taxrascal. “@hankbailey if not married, you can assign the first-time homebuyer credit as applicable to each co-buyer.” This…
Beechwood of Athens, setting a standard in... →
Beechwood “Hills” is one of those “Classic” neighborhoods in Athens, Georgia. Classified as being located in the “Five Points/University” section of town, Beechwood is bordered by Alps…
Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly Nationally; GA still... →
According to real estate Web site Zillow.com, “The weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for 30-year fixed mortgages increased last week to 5.02 percent, up…
Georgia Homebuyer Tax Credit Signed into law! →
The GAR reports, “HB 261 was signed into law on May 11, 2009 by Governor Sonny Perdue! GAR applauds House Sponsor Ron Stephens (Savannah), House Ways and Means Chairman Larry O’Neal (Warner…
2009 Best Cities; Athens Georgia #5 →
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance wrote a piece today entitled, “2009 Best Cities: It’s all about the Jobs,” where they examined cities around the country to determine which offered stable levels of…
Athens Home Values & Prices; According to Zillow,... →
One of the biggest soapbox issues I have is that “real estate is local” not a national market. Information from Zillow.com shows the one year change on Athens, GA home prices is up a whopping…
Buying Foreclosures in Athens, Ga or your Town →
Trulia.com and RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released results of a study conducted on their behalf showing gains in consumers’ willingness to buy…
Athens Georgia Homes for Sale; Trulia Reports and... →
According to Top #10 real estate and business search Web site Trulia.com, there are currently 2,070 resale and new homes in Athens on Trulia, including 195 homes in the pre-foreclosure,…
Trulia Reports on Athens GA Homes for Sale and... →
According to Top #10 real estate and business search Web site Trulia.com, there are currently 2,070 resale and new homes in Athens on Trulia, including 195 homes in the pre-foreclosure,…
Is Your Athens GA Home for Sale? More Staging Tips →
Before putting your home on the market for sale, here are a few tips to stage your home and set it apart from your competition;
Make your Front Door Inviting; Stain it, paint it, put new…
Latest Videos from Real Estate Experts and More →
Here are the newest videos located at AthensGaHomesForSale.com and AthensProperties.wordpress.com;
New Videos from ExpertRealEstateTips
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Earning First Time Tax Credit with a Co-Borrower... →
written by Tom Harper and Turner Williams
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Southern Lending Consultants, LLC
In an effort to stabilize the ailing housing market, the Federal…
Sunset Drive for Sale in Athens, Ga →
The Sunset Drive area of Athens, Ga is comprised of the Talmadge Heights subdivision. It is conveniently situated between Hawthorne and Prince Avenue. It is also the location of some of the…