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Spring is here, and with it comes the beginning of peak season for real estate sales in Canton, Woodstock, Ball Ground, Milton Roswell and Alpharetta in North Metro Atlanta. Currently, supplies are low and demand is high, so sellers are getting top dollar for their homes with favorable terms. ...
03/19/2014
I love luxury properties. Actually, I love luxury properties in Milton, Crabapple, and Alpharetta. Some agents prefer to focus on properties that they can "turn" very quickly. In our North Atlanta market, homes under $200,000 (when priced right) will sell in less than a week. They are listi...
01/26/2014
Every day it seems that my email in-box is full of contradicting reports about the economy and the housing market. Are we in a recovery? Are we not in a recovery? I guess that depends upon who you ask. In north metro Atlanta we seem to be experiencing a shortage of non-distressed properties f...
08/06/2012
This very thing happened on my street as well. A foreclosure went for nearly HALF of what the non-distressed properties have been selling for. The house was a mess - a disgusting mess. Only a flipper could see the potential value. They invested nearly $50,000 - painting, replacing carpet, res...
07/23/2012
Canton, Georgia, just north of Altanta in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains is a hot bed of real estate activity. During the "boom" Canton was billed as a lovely bedroom community for commuters, sales executives and anybody who wanted "more for their money." As you may well im...
06/21/2012
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What does your listing say to passers by? Does it shout, "Hey - Look at ME!!"? or does it say, "Don't bother..I'm not worth it."? It all boils down to presentation and curb appeal. Adding curb appeal to a home doesn't have to be hard or expensive. There are many things you can do to add curb...
04/24/2012
Wow! These are all great blog entries and posts on 'Trust"! I am not surprised that they won the top 11!! I have voted for my favorite.......!!To start off the new year, Beth and the team at Adobe EchoSign hosted a contest on ActiveRain that forced us to look at our feelings on trust. There were...
02/17/2012
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For the past several months I've kept hearing over and over again, "Guess what I saw on Pinterest?!" or "I just love Pinterest" and "I can't believe you aren't on Pinterest - you would love it!" I put it off. I wasn't interested. I was already active on Facebook, Linkedin, Houzz and Active Ra...
02/17/2012
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With so many distressed and vacant homes on the Atlanta market one would think that the FHA 203K is a great solution for buyers who need (or simply want) special financing that includes fixer upper funding. Agents may use it as a tool to place buyers in affordable homes and contractors see it as...
02/07/2012
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Another day, another bargain! We all love a good bargain. And most of us can appreciate good design. Is it possible to have both? Absolutely! Especially today. Many retailers are slashing prices to move inventory. And great finds of previously-owned furniture are plentiful. Personally, I...
11/03/2009