Jennifer Aylward, Realtor Better Homes and Gardens RE Metro Brokers

01/04/2026

For all Fulton County seniors 65+ or older:

📣 New Senior Homestead Exemptions for 2026 — Apply by April 1, 2026

If you’re a senior homeowner in Fulton County, there’s a new opportunity to reduce the school portion of your property taxes beginning with tax year 2026. Fulton County is now accepting applications for new senior homestead exemptions that apply to Fulton County Schools (FCS).

What to know (and why this matters):
-No income requirement for these new exemptions.
-You must apply even if you already have other homestead exemptions.
-For age-based exemptions, at least one owner must meet the age requirement by January 1 of the tax year.
-Deadline to apply for 2026: April 1, 2026.

What could the savings look like? (Fulton County Schools)
Age 65+: exemption equal to 25% of the property’s assessed value
Age 70+: exemption equal to 50% of the property’s assessed value
Note: The FCS exemption requires having a basic homestead exemption for 5 of the last 6 years.

How to apply

You can apply:

Online via the Fulton County Tax Assessors portal: https://fultoncountygasf.atent.tylerapp.com/smartfile
In person at any Fulton County Tax Assessor office (bring required documents).

☎️ Questions? Fulton County Board of Assessors: 404-612-6440

References
Fulton County Tax Assessor Webpage: https://fultonassessor.org/
Frequently Asked Questions about the New Exemptions:https://fultonassessor.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2025/12/New-Senior-Exemptions-FAQs-FINAL.pdf
Exemptions Webpage: https://fultonassessor.org/exemptions

HomeExemptions Exemptions HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION A homestead exemption is a legal provision that helps to reduce the amount of property taxes on owner-occupied homes. The home must be your primary residence. Applications can be filed year round, but must be submitted on or before April 1st in order to....

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Longing for North GA vistas?

The recently completed new trail in Sandy Springs is just what you need! It is paved, well marked and only a few slight inclinations so nothing too challenging for a stroller. Dogs are welcome; there is even a large fenced dog park across from the dam. So bring the whole family!

Morgan Falls Park has public restrooms, children's play area and loads of parking.

With the cooler weather, changing leaf color and great vistas, it felt like being in the North GA mountains.

You could be calling Sandy Springs home, too!

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How Many Sandy Springs Town Turtles Can You Find?

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75 Town Turtles were sponsored. Proceeds from the auction where the Town Turtles were sold netted $750,000. These funds were used to purchase city parks from Fulton County for the newly incorporated city of Sandy Springs plus develop the Heritage Green Amphitheatre and start the long-term growth endowment, Sandy Springs Society Foundation.

As part of the 20 year celebration of Sandy Springs celebration, the
many Town Turtles are on display around the City Green. All the Town Turtles were refurbished for this 20 year celebration. Many are owned privately and not on public display.

The Sandy Springs Conservancy sponsored a special Trail Blazer walk celebrating the 20 year history of Sandy Springs.

You could be calling Sandy Springs home, too!

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Fall means a trip to Oakland Cemetery. Have you been?

Visitors leave rocks on/at the headstones that mean "you are remembered". LOL, at Bobby Jones headstone, the visitors leave golf balls, gloves, flags and more. The guide stated that around the Masters, Bobby Jones' grave is swamped with visitors and leaving mementos in the hope for Good Luck in their golf game. Great History!

And don't forget their Halloween events going on now at night.

While visiting Oakland Cemetery take time for a cocktail, brunch or dinner at the Birdcage on Memorial. Their banana bread French toast was incredible!

10/20/2025

Market Brief August 2025

The Atlanta REALTORS® Market Brief is designed to offer an overview of the Atlanta residential market by providing a synopsis of sales and home prices, and covers 11 counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Paulding, and Rockdale.

10/18/2025

How to stream the televised Sandy Springs Mayor debate by WSBTV and the City Council district candidates forum sponsored by Rough Draft. Be an informed voter. 11/4 is Election Day.

https://www.wsbtv.com/video/wsb-tv-hosts-sandy-springs-mayoral-forum-partnership-with-rough-draft-atlanta/f78feb87-7bac-46f4-af3a-8b41980cc771/

https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/10/09/sandy-springs-city-council-forums/

08/28/2025

Today we honor the hard work, dedication, and hustle that keeps our communities moving forward. Whether you're enjoying a well-earned day off or still grinding, here's to every hand that builds, serves, teaches, sells, and supports.

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The living room color that pays: Charcoal gray could deliver $2,593 in higher offers! 📈 This bold neutral is backed by real buyer behavior. Colors to get you started: Sherman Williams CYBERSPACE, Iron Ore, or Peppercorn.

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Are You Getting Your Fruits and Veggies?
Visit Sandy Springs Farmers Market on Saturday mornings now thru November.

08/14/2025

Keep North Fulton Beautiful recycling center

is currently in a donation campaign to purchase a Styrofoam densifier -an advanced machine that compactly turns Styrofoam into dense, reusable blocks- helping to reduce waste and expand their recycling capabilities to keep this waste out of our community's landfills. Think packing foam and food containers such as takeout boxes and foam cups. The goal is to raise $25,000
to enable Keep North Fulton Beautiful to purchase the machine.

Interested in donating:
https://www.zeffy.com/.../styrofoam-recycling-campaign

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Are you on Pause? Now might be the right time to get back out there. As a REALTOR®, I have the expertise and insights to help you develop a smart strategy.

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