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Archive for September, 2008

36th Annual Dunwoody Tour of Homes - tomorrow!

Categories: Atlanta Real Estate News, Dunwoody

I am very excited to be going on the Dunwoody Tour of Homes tomorrow, Wednesday, October 1st! I am going with my friend Kathy and her mom and mom’s friend. They have all been going for years but this will be my first time. The Dunwoody Tour of Homes is put on by the Dunwoody Woman’s Club as a fundraiser for community service projects and programs. The tour begins at 9:30 am and includes four fabulous homes all of which are in Dunwoody. If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, they are still on sale for $25. See you tomorrow!

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Question - how’s the real estate market?

Categories: Atlanta Real Estate News, Buying, Market Conditions

How is the real estate market is the number one question we are asked, whether we are at the grocery store, at a party, at the ball fields, the tennis courts, the pool, on the phone with a friend or relative, or just walking down our very own street chatting with our neighbors. It’s a question that everyone wants to know the answer…even if they are not currently selling or buying a home, they still want to know. Perhaps it is to estimate their home’s current value. Or, perhaps it is wanting to have some real world interpretation of what the real estate market is doing in their own backyard vs the media’s broad range of coverage through out the US.

SO…how IS the real estate market in Atlanta?

Real estate is dynamic. Two years ago was different than today. Two years from now promises to be different from today. What do I mean by this? In any real estate market, it is important to recognize the market trends. AND how to best take advantage of these trends. In every Real Estate market, there is opportunity.

Today’s current market presents many opportunities for Atlanta buyers: historically low interest rates - currently 5.5 30 year fixed, large selection of available homes to choose from for both resale and new construction, and most sellers are willing to compromise to facilitate the sale.

Buyers today have the opportunity to afford a home or neighborhood that they previously may not have been able to afford. Buyers today have the opportunity to diversify their portfolio by buying properties as investments. Additionally, 1st Time Buyers today have the opportunity to take a $7500 federal tax credit. 

Interested in creating your own opportunity? We’d love to help make it happen…contact us.     

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What makes my day as an Atlanta Realtor

Categories: Atlanta Real Estate News, Buying, What makes my day

In any line of work, I would imagine that there are definite highs and lows…for me, being a Realtor, there are definite highs and definite lows.  Some days are filled with a lot of stress.  Those days would be the lows. I could go on about what those stresses are, but I would prefer to write this article about ‘what makes my day’…We have a client that recently purchased a home in Dunwoody, in fact she is still finishing up her unpacking and painting…making it just right for her and her family. Anyway, she emailed me to let me know she was very excited that she had just ordered a ‘lil giant ladder’ (on my recommendation from one of the conversations we had had while searching for her perfect new home). And that was nice to hear, but, what was even nicer to hear was that she LOVES her new home! Well, that just made my day!

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Dunwoody Open Houses this Sunday, Sept. 7th 2- 4

Categories: Atlanta Real Estate News, Buying, Dunwoody, Open House

We are featuring two of our listings as Open Houses this Sunday! These homes for sale are both located in Dunwoody, just one turn off of Mt. Vernon. The addresses are 5163 Vernon Ridge and 5348 Northchester Court.

Why visit an Open House… here’s some answers that have made it to my top 9!

1. Easy &  casual way to see the inside of a home
2. Helps determine how you feel about the neighborhood - might even meet some potential neighbors…
3. Opportunity to see a wide range of homes 
4. Educate yourself on the current market in terms of price, condition & location
5. Just want to see the neighbor’s house
6. Help with friends search for homes that want to live near you
7. Get home improvement ideas
8. Opportunity to meet real estate professional
9. Enjoy a sweet lemonade & cookies

See you this Sunday!

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Atlanta Realtor narrowly escapes car fire on 285

Categories: Atlanta Real Estate News, Dunwoody

Ever drive down the highway and witnessed a car on fire and wondered ‘what happened?’ or ‘gosh, bet they’re  not having a good day’ and hope that everyone is ok…

I bet a lot of people were wondering just that when they passed by Greg a few weeks ago. The good news is that no one was hurt! The bad news is that the car is history! While driving on 285, his car caught on fire - seems there was an electrical problem. The fire engines extinguished the fire, however, the car was totaled.

So here’s the dilemma… now that we are in the market for a car, what should we buy? I have been thinking that what we really need to do is just go green. By this I mean, why not just use our bikes as transportation - save on the environment and on gas. We could be the ‘go green real estate team’.

The reality of sharing one car for business and the whole family can at times be a logistical challenge. We have been managing, well I should say, I have been managing… Greg has taken over my car, even though it’s a minivan.  And I am the one taking the bike rides and walks. One day, the kids and I made it somewhat of an adventure…we walked from our house to the Dunwoody Library…then to the shopping center and grabbed lunch. We had so much fun! And probably never would have even thought of doing that had it not been that Greg had the car all day and we wanted to get out of the house.

Greg’s been looking through all the car ads and classifieds, etc, so we’ll see what he comes up with…keep you posted!

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