In December in the Atlanta FMLS there were 622 closings for single family attached homes (Condos, townhomes, lofts etc) in December 2009 a 20.3% increase over December 2008. Out of the last 5 months we've had monthly year-to-year increases in closings. However when you look over the last few yea
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01/31/2010
Since our currency is no longer on the gold or silver standard it is backed with nothing but 'Fiat!" "Fiat' could be translated as "It is what it is!" However, a literal translation from the latin is "Let it be done!" Merriam-Webster Dictionary online defines "Fiat" as: 1 : a command or act of
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01/31/2010
A while ago, I signed up on the FDIC website to receive notifications of press releases as they occur. We've had so many bank failures in GA I thought it a wise thing to do. This evening we have has two sets of banks fail in GA. One had 11 branches and the other had over 36 branches. So this
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01/29/2010
Who's Going to the RE/MAX Convention? When: Sunday, Feb. 28 – Wednesday, March 3 Where: Orlando World Center Marriott Orlando, Florida Music by: The Beach Boys! Wed night Fun Night! The economy was so bad last year I did attend the RE/MAX Convention. This year, but the grace of God...Ellen, m
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01/29/2010
Over the years in real estate business we have to learn something. If not we are fools making hte same mistakes over and over again. We all must acknowldge that some homes will sell, and others will not! When you see and sell a lot of homes each year you cannot help but to start connecting the
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01/28/2010
Thinking of selling your home in Atlanta? Face it, now more than ever it takes a lot of planning, knowledge, and nail biting to sell a home in Atlanta. Price is critical and so is the appearance. We've actually been blessed this last year in real estate to see some stabilization of prices and
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01/27/2010
Home Sellers Falsely Believe They Know Better! There are always choices in life and solutions to almost every problem or situation…unless the door to dialogue and reason are closed by those we hope to enlighten. As real estate agents, and brokers we do not own the goods we buy or sell. The natu
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01/26/2010
The most recent numbers for closed December detached single family Atlanta homes were just released from our Atlanta MLS this past week. I decided to compare this average sales pricing to the same time-frame in preceding years. It was interesting to note that the peak in price was $261,023 for
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01/26/2010
The most recent sales numbers for Atlanta real estate for December 2009 were just released this weekend from our MLS. I thought I would share them with you, and in subsequent blogs try to make some sense out of them for a perspective. DETACHED HOMES 3,357 Single family detached Atlanta homes clo
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01/25/2010
Agents Must Avoid Becoming Emotionally Involved in the Deal. I think one of the least talked about things in real estate, yet it’s probably one of the more common occurrences are agents that become emotionally involved in the deal. In their own zeal to assist the buyer or sellers - the agent sta
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01/25/2010
