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KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY FIRST ATLANTA MARKS 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY  Office Earns Number One Position in Georgia for Real Estate Sales Production  For Immediate Release - Keller Williams Realty First Atlanta in Sandy Springs will roll out the red carpet on Wednesday, January 20th to celebrate the 10 ...

We have experienced positive trends again in the Atlanta market. Inflation is beginning to raise it's ugly head. So if you are thinking of buying, moving up or investing in real estate, or have clients thinking, don't think do!!!!  The positive trends that were experienced in October continued in...

Keller Williams Realty and the PGA Tour tee up together   Keller Williams Realty International and the PGA TOUR have "teed-up" discussions to bring an Agent Certification program to Keller Williams' national network of associates. The objective of the project is to provide qualifying Keller Willi...

Important change that will affect your Sale Contract is: Page 3 - once the lender provides the customer with a Good Faith Estimate, the customer has 10 days to "shop" the estimate, or it expires.  If your customer elects to shop, this could use up any financing contingency that you may have incl...

ATL home prices off 8.1 percent   According to the Standard & Poors/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, the price of a home in Atlanta declined 0.2 percent in October from the previous month following rebounds in price over the summer months. Still, prices overall are off 8.1 percent from October 200...

For too long agents ave relied on the 3 p's of listing real estate. 1. Put the sign in the yard. 2. Put it in the major listing service. 3. Pray some other agent sells it. The successfulagents don't rely on just blind faith, they employ 2 more P's 4. Prospect for there sellers to find buyers, usi...

HAMP UPDATE November 30, 2009 HAMP Update - New Program Offers Borrowers Foreclosure Alternatives Today, November 30, 2009, Supplemental Directive 09-09: Introduction of Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives - Short Sale and Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure was published. Overview Supplemental Dir...

  December 23, 2009 Want to Live in Cobb County? Not Sure You Can Afford the Cost? Then you might want to consider purchasing a home through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). Designed to help stabilize neighborhoods and stern the decline of home values, this program provides assistanc...

Treasury sets guidance to simplify "short sales" Al Yoon NEW YORK NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Monday set long-awaited guidance on a plan for mortgage companies to speed "short sales" of homes and other loan modification alternatives to stem a rising tide of foreclosures. Read More a...

The frustrating part of this experience was the reminder that - statistically - most agents won't or can't, and therefore certainly don't make an irresistible presentation on pricing.  90% (9 out of 10) listings are listed too high.  In the third quarter of this year, the median Days on Market f...