Real Life in Real Estate

All of us in Gwinnett County have probably heard of Meredith Emerson and her kidnapping and death just over a year ago. Meredith was hiking alone on Blood Mountain and was abducted and unfortunately killed doing what she loved. Walking her dog in the mountains of North Georgia.  Right to Hike, a...

One of the things I love about the South is that we are if nothing else, we are creative. My wife Carmen and I have lived in Dacula, Georgia and we love living in our community of Hamilton Mill . The South has a slower pace of life than any other area of the country I have lived in and I have sp...

In the past month or so we have seen a number of homes go into foreclosure in Hamilton Mill which are now being marketed for sale in the local listing systems. What is going on here? Life, that is what is going on. As the United States economy struggles to gain its footing and jobs are being eli...

When is enough, enough? In the past several months I have had a number of investors looking at some of our properties and the first question I always get it "How motivated are your clients". How motivated are my clients you ask? Well, obviously they are looking to sell their home that is why it ...

Hey Gwinnett County, with attendance limited to only 2,000 guests, Château Élan Winery & Resort’s annual Vineyard Fest celebration scheduled for Sunday, August 24th, 2008 has been one of the hottest ticket items around for the past few years. Tickets for the event are $75 per person and include ...

Have you been by the new Gwinnett Braves stadium lately? I drove by today and things are starting to come together. If you are not aware, the Richmond Braves, the AAA farm team of the Atlanta Braves is moving to Gwinnett County to open play on April 15, 2009. This is a very exciting time for bas...

Gwinnett County Public Schools students have set a record for the system's highest-ever composite score on the ACT. The ACT is a curriculum-based test designed to measure college preparedness.  The Counties average composite score of 22.2 out of a possible 36 points is also higher than the state'...

Cirque du Soleil is coming to the Gwinnett County area early in the New Year with a new show called “Kooza.” The signature blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) will be erected at Atlantic Station from Jan. 2-Jan. 18. If you did not get a chance to see the show last time, (I did not) this yea...

Home sales contracts signed in June unexpectedly rose across the country, but still were well below year-earlier levels, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. The trade group for Realtors said its Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in June, was up 5.3% to 89.0 from...

In celebration of the Braves bringing professional baseball to Gwinnett County, Aurora Theatre, Gwinnett's professional theatre, opens the 2008-2009 season with the home-run hit, Damn Yankees. The most beloved baseball musical of all time, Damn Yankees, is a show for the ages with Tony award-winn...