Atlanta Real Estate Market Summary 2007

December 27, 2007

What The Experts Say
Long recognized as one of the industry leaders in the following and reporting of home prices in the United States, Standard & Poors Case-Schiller Home Price Index sheds an interesting light on the Atlanta Real Estate market. The Index, while showing statistics back to January of 1987, has each of it’s [...]

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Atlanta Buyer Seminar

December 15, 2007

After writing the article on new home buyer beware yesterday I began thinking why and how this could happen. Why would 50% of all new home buyers’ elect to buy directly from the builder or the builder’s agent? Several thoughts came to mind and I want to share them with you.
My first thought was [...]

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New Home Buyer Beware

December 14, 2007

Recently I attended a meeting where part of the discussion was about a study done by The National Association of REALTORS®. This particular study is titled "2007 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers" and contains one set of statistics that quite frankly is scary. I hate to think how much money buyers have lost nationally [...]

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Bank of America Mortgage Fees

December 6, 2007

At the end of October the was an article published in a San Diego Real Estate Blog about Bank of America doing away with their wholesale mortgage division. The article quoted officials at Bank of America saying that they would be concentrating on direct-to-consumer lending. The article went on to state that Bank of America [...]

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Beautiful Trey Ceiling and Kitchen

December 6, 2007

Every now and then as I am traveling around showing property to buyers, I come across a feature or two in a home that just makes me go WOW. In this case the buyer went WOW also and I just couldn’t resist taking a couple of pictures in this home. Without a doubt this is [...]

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Low Interest Rates in Atlanta

December 3, 2007

WOW…5.5% interest rate on 30 years fixed mortgages in Atlanta. Two different investors each announced 5.5% interest rates  today. Of course we don’t know how long they will last. So if you are thinking of buying a home in the Greater Atlanta area, now is the time to act. Take advantage of this low rate [...]

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Desirable Home Features

November 12, 2007

Recently I have been showing quite a few homes to buyers relocating locally and from out of state. During these showings we have commented on some of the really updated features incorporated into the homes as well as some of the features that just seem to make a home more desirable. Of course location and [...]

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Marketing Atlanta New Homes

November 10, 2007

Have we reached the time in the real estate when the rich get richer and the poor get poorer? For the larger builders who have the capital to invest in websites, marketing departments and IT directors this is probably true. What about the smaller and shall we say the more technology challenged builders? I know [...]

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Cresswell Subdivision

February 8, 2007

Conveniently located in historic Duluth, GA, Cresswell Subdivision in one of Centex Homes newest communities. A wide selection of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom floorplans are available with pricing in the mid $300’s to mid $400’s. This 99 home community features a pool, cabana and a Village Green with a Private Amphitheater. All Creswell homes [...]

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Ashmore Subdivision

December 21, 2006

Bowen Family Homes is proud to present Ashmore. Located in the prestigious Peachtree Ridge High School district of Duluth, Ashmore features stunning brick and stone exteriors with carriage garage doors. The exteriors are just the start of the many appointments for the homes in this community. Perhaps the best was saved for the interiors. Granite countertops, a tile backsplash, [...]

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