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Where?s The Bottom? Market Update
CNN Money shares with us that the US has seen it’s first overall price increase in over 3 years based on a 20 major city analysis! Atlanta’s average home prices report to have increased .03% from April ‘09 to May ‘09 after a 15% overall drop in prices since this time last year. [...]
It seems the market is really picking up, in my opinion, as I hear the “celebration bell” ring in my office on a hourly basis from excited colleagues closing a deal or writing a contract. But what does this ‘picking up’ really mean for Atlanta? As I compare Q1 2009 to last year’s Q1, it [...]
It?s Good to Be the King (or a home buyer)
It is getting more and more exciting for our housing industry! The incentives that are pouring in for buyers in Georgia (and even more so for 1st time home buyers) are INSANE on top of the fantastic interest rates! A total of $9800 in tax incentives ($8K for first time home buyers & [...]
Oooooo Pretty.
Watch out! I just bought my new Nikon D80 with a wide angle lense for my listings (among many other things). Photography has always been a balancing hobby of mine and I finally am making amends that I can have both my digital SLR and film SLR – although I have to say I love(d) [...]
?Life Happens in Hapeville? : Jacoby?s New Brownfield Redevelopment
Improved environments, bushels of new jobs, developing communities & an “aerotropolis”? That’s something I can get excited about. Following the infill success of developing Atlanta’s Atlantic Steel mill in the Midtown area to ‘Atlantic Station – Life Happens Here’, The Jacoby Group just closed on 122 acres with plans to redevelop Hapeville’s [...]
Radon ? Doesn?t have to be a deal breaker?But How?
What IS Radon? – Simply put… It’s the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer in the United States – A “Class A” Carcinogen determined by the EPA and the Surgeon General. It is also the leading of lung cancer in non-smokers. Have I gotten your attention yet? You can’t smell it, see it, feel it, taste [...]
Neighborhood Newsies : 4th & Swift
Yum Yum Yum in my TUM! For all you foodies that love the city approving restaurants, coffee shops and little walk-to bistros in the heart of our in-town neighborhoods, I’m in your boat! Please welcome 4th & Swift, a seasonal sophisticated comfort food joint, to the corner of North Ave & Glen Iris. Chef Jay Swift [...]
To condo or not to condo? That is the question.
Buyers are smart: Q: I want to own something because it makes much more economic/tax sense, but I’m single and really like living in Midtown because I can walk to work and the park and restaurants and such. I know buying a single family detached house is the best bet from an economic perspective, [...]
Eco Broker : Changing the way you buy and sell real estate
It’s time consumers make a conscious change. We hear it on the news every morning. Change, in my opinion, is a byproduct of adversity and uncomfortableness. Well, we, as consumers, are there. Eco-Friendly, Green Housing, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)®, Earth Craft Homes?…all great buzz words that are becoming [...]
