Artisan Custom Estates Blog

Perhaps no word has been diluted to mean less in the real estate industry than "custom".  What is a "custom" home?  So many residential construction projects carry the "custom" marketing tagline that, for the sake of brevity, one might better ask what isn't a custom home?How can a home be a custo...

While the recent credit crunch has certainly extend the nationwide downturn in housing, the much needed correction in unscrupulous lending programs and practices should set the stage for a much healthier and sustainable growth trajectory in residential real estate over the long term.   The painfu...

While the spring season has seen an uptick in sales activity in luxury homes for our Atlanta / North Georgia niche market the negative after-effects on the home buyer's confidence from negative media coverage, tightening credit standards, and general pessimism in the residential real estate indus...

While the spring season has seen an uptick in sales activity in luxury homes for our Atlanta / North Georgia niche market the negative after-effects on the home buyer's confidence from negative media coverage, tightening credit standards, and general pessimism in the residential real estate indus...

A recent development from the real estate swoon in North Atlanta has been an increase in the availability of quality land available for purchase - whether it be through the combination of multiple lots in an "in-progress" developments, or privately owned land that is now available for sale.  Beca...

While many ask, "Have we reached the bottom in the current national decline in residential real estate pricing", the answer may very well be supported by the developing momentum in distressed asset funds that continue to draw significant investment interest.   Much of the investment in these fund...

While still fairly new to AR and the web 2.0 scene, I've been impressed with the depth of the AR network.  It's amazing to spend a few minutes scanning all the groups that cover subjects from technology, to local events and listings, to policital views or to more laid back social topics in the AR...

One ongoing trend we continue to see in luxury custom homes in Alpharetta / North Atlanta is the desire for homes with the highest level of quality and craftmanship, but smaller, more manageable footprints.  The primary demographic driving this trend seems to be empty nestor's who are now in a po...