2023 is upon us. A new year and new quarter, as usual we digest what transpired and look forward in anticipation of what is likely to happen. Despite the continued histrionics from the national media, the Greater Atlanta real estate market is not collapsing and isn’t likely to. This region did no
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01/03/2023
Brick is a beautiful siding material. It's durable, maintenance free and it doesn't lie. With zero flexibility, if something is out of whack, the brick will tell you. So what do we have here?What we have is something that's very common, a lintel that is sagging. Across that garage door opening, w
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01/03/2023
Cue Sinatra..."Regrets, I have a few...". Last survey taken (Q4 22), over 70% of home buyers had regrets about their purchase. Chalk it up to FOMO, the pandemic, the free money, the low rates...whatever. Experienced agents knew the last two years were a buyer minefield, most did what they could t
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01/02/2023
He loves me, he loves me not. Really, he doesn't care, he's just doing his job. Agents love the appraiser when they get the results they want. When they don't, appraisers are the source of agent temper tantrums. The love hate appraiser relationship.Home sellers have similar reactions to appraiser
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01/01/2023
Stucco should raise yellow flags with every agent. The experienced ones understand the inherent issues, the inexperienced ones need to learn about them. Moisture and termites can cause the home to rot from inside out, by the time the issue is noticed it's too late. Then there's the stigma from th
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12/31/2022
Yeah, I know, touchy subject. No one put a gun to a home buyer's head, but did anyone slow them down, have them take a minute to think? Did realtors get home buyers into trouble? Many, including the industry as a whole, certainly acted as enablers.Why so Many Agents?This is not a new question. Ov
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12/30/2022
The real estate market across the country continues to balance as it recovers from the idiocy of the pandemic nonsense. The tables flipped in mid 2022 when the Fed stepped in and ended the low interest rate gravy train.The greater Atlanta market is feeling the effects of all this, but the area is
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12/29/2022
Two key parts of most every real estate transaction, and often confused. Many buyers and sellers would do well to ask what's the difference between an appraisal and a home inspection. The short version of the explanation, What is a Home Inspection?Home inspections are not required for a transacti
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12/28/2022
For whatever reason, HGTV captures views like cheese captures rats. Everything looks dicey at first, then a bit better and down the trail they go. 22 minutes later, everything is wonderful...except when it's not. The flip home before the flip is certain to have a ton of issues that either won't b
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12/27/2022
"Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see". Edgar Allen Poe had no idea what the future held, this saying needs to be updated. Real estate is one of the most likely arenas to see "tweaks" and "Interpretations" when it comes to presenting homes, to the point that buyers need to ask,
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12/26/2022
