This Sunday 11/2/08 I am holding an open house in Alpharetta. The Alpahretta open house will be in the Greatwood Section of Windward - 1085 Greatwood Manor - call me from the gate at 770 722-7010 and I will let you in. This home has a finished basement - stunning bourmet kitchen w/ beautiful gr
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10/31/2008
In showing homes the past week I am happy to see other agents out showing homes - we currently have 3 homes under contact and I am planning on writing anohter offer tomorrow night. It looks like things could be loking up. Homes that are priced right & good show well are selling. I am amazed at
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10/15/2008
I am holding an open house in Olde Atlanta Club tomorrow, 10/12/08, from 2:00-5:00. This is a spacious home with a 3 car side entry Garage, Day light basement, master on the main in an outstanding Golf/Swim/Tennis community in Suwanee. Call me for directions at 770 722-7010. The address is: 694
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10/11/2008
I was showing a first time home buyer a home on Monday and told her about the $7,500 tax credit available to First time home buyers if they purchase a home beteen 4/9/08 and 6/30/09. She was very excited to learn of this benefit. I thought I would write a little about this to provide people wit
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09/24/2008
This weekend I had a buyer in from out of town and we looked at over 60 homes in 3 days. In looking at the 60 homes I am amazed at the number of homes that are in very poor condition. Homes that are vacant, that need to be painted, need carpet to be removed and need the A/C to run in order to se
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09/09/2008
Ga. States Rajeev Dhawan provided a forecast that in 2009 the Atlanta area is predicted to create 4,000 new jobs and then add 44,000 new jobs in 2010. He also notes a couple of items: 1. oil needs to come down in price and 2. the housing market needs to improve. (From the Forsyth County Herald
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09/09/2008
Early yesterday I received an email from a lender saying rates dropped to 6%, which I thought was good news, by the end of the day the 30 year fixed rate had dropped to 5.5% - this is very good news. Rates are one of the most important factors in determining the affordability of a home - a 1/2 p
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09/09/2008
Some good news on the real estate front is that consumers seem to be feeling better about the economy, which will definitely help the real estate markets throughout the country. Looks like gas prices falling have a large part to do this consumer sentiment. The Conference Board, which is a priv
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08/26/2008
Yesterday I went on a listing appointment with someone I met off a sign call. She needs to Sell her home in Alpharetta to purchase something a little smaller and closer to work - in researching her home she purchased the home a little over two years ago. As we walked through the home it is beaut
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08/14/2008
The John Foster Team with RE/MAX Greater Atlanta is offering a FREE Home buying seminary this Saturday from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Here are items that will be covered in the Seminar: 1. Where are the best deals right now for Home Buyers? What is the process for purchasing a home? 2. Should you h
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08/14/2008