Laura Andersen's (lauraandersen) Blog

Towne Lake Hills Home for Sale   Open House - Sunday 2pm to 5pm This is one of the last homes available in the area with the special financing for as little as 5% down for the Homepath government program. Call me for details - Laura Andersen 678-462-1191    The address is 2001 Towne Lake Hills We...

Does your real estate blog reveal any surprises?  I always take the time to look back at the stats from my real estate blogging to see what subject got the most attention for the viewers of my blog.  The #1 subject to my blog that has the highest amount of stats wasn't really a surprise; the Kitc...

According to the First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), North Atlanta real estate sales continue to be as hot as the weather!  The summer sunshine is bringing out the buyers.  Let's see what the North Metro Atlanta real estate stats for June 2014 reveal about Atlanta home sales. There were a tota...

Georgia Aquarium The Georgia Aquarium is one of the most popular attractions for visitors from out of state and locals in Atlanta.  Here are some secret tips from a local:  1.  Go Early -  Right now, you can get a discount by ordering online and selecting the first hour of the day.  The bonus for...

Atlanta's Fiesty Icon Atlanta is well known as the "birthplace" for the book called Gone with the Wind.  If the author, Margaret Mitchell, had her way, it would never have been published.    The fiesty 4'11 Margaret Mitchell wrote the book as a pet project in 1926 as she was recovering from a car...

Atlanta's Iconic Photo Landmark Many U.S. cities have an iconic landmark that immediately connects you to that city.  Some are more famous than others.   When we were in Seattle last year, we just got plain lucky to have a room that we just randomly booked that had a direct view of the Pike's Mar...

2014 CRCT Georgia School Report   This is the link for the Annual 2014 CRCT Georgia School Report that was just released:  www.myajc.com/news/crct-2014/ This is an important school report not just for families with kids in school, but for an even important reason to anyone that owns a home.  The ...

A serious real estate flip!   If you keep up with celebrity news, you may know that Ellen Degeneres purchased Ryan Seacrest's home at the end of 2013 for a cool 40 million!  Last month, Ellen, without even having the home on the market, was approached by Sean Parker, one of the original investors...

  Atlanta Homes for Sale  I had a buyer that lived in a neighborhood where there were larger homes available for a family to move up to.  They loved the community, their friends and the schools.  They only wanted to move up to a home in this specific community.    There were only a handful of hom...

Fireworks safety tips for all ages   I love fireworks!  Ever since I was a little girl, I looked forward to the 4th of July for the big event that highlighted the skys; FIREWORKS!   Unfortunately, as a little girl, I was watching a group firing off their personal fireworks as I stood close-by.  T...