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Home Buyers Seeking Dunwoody Club Forest

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It’s great when we have Buyers that know exactly what they want…because its so much easier to find something when you know what you are looking for…makes sense, right? Until you consider that sometimes, in real estate, there is just not enough inventory, or the right inventory, for your Buyers to select from…

Most ’stores’ always carry a full inventory of their entire product line. In the real estate market,  inventory is never the same from day to day. And sometimes, while your Buyers know exactly what they want to buy, a property like the one they want is simply just not for sale, at least right now. Sometimes, it’s just about ‘timing’…

Well, we can’t sit around and just wait for ‘timing’. Sometimes we need to create our own ‘timing’. So today, I picked up the phone and started calling home owners that live in the subdivision that our clients want to move into … Dunwoody Club Forest. In case  you aren’t familiar with Dunwoody Club Forest… its only one of the very best neighborhoods in all of Dunwoody, Georgia - located just off of Mt. Vernon Road, its convenient to everything….its well established - built as one of the premier subdivisions of Dunwoody in the 70’s… and who could argue with its walking distance to Dunwoody Country Club? Not to mention its award winning school system: Vanderlyn Elementary, Peachtree Charter Middle School, Dunwoody Elementary and Dunwoody High School. Tree lined streets, large homes, and just a friendly Southern charm, Dunwoody Club Forest residents enjoy a lifestyle others dream about…simply put - a very nice place to live!

Anyhow… I asked these home owners that I called if they were considering selling … or if they knew of any of their neighbors that were considering selling. At the end of the day, I talked with lots of nice people, but none of whom are planning to move in the near future… although they all did say they’d keep an eye open for me and call me if they heard of anyone thinking of selling…Some laughed and said they were never moving! They love their neighborhood and home that much!

So, if you hear of anyone that’s planning on selling their Dunwoody Club Forest home, call me at 770-676-9158 - it is much appreciated!!

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Dunwoody Home Sales for October 2008

Categories: Atlanta Real Estate News, Dunwoody, KELLER WILLIAMS Realty, Recent Home Sales

Dunwoody real estate offered 33 sales in the month of October ‘2008.

These single family homes ranged from a high of $1,175,000 to a low of $199,000 with the average sale price of $482,495. The minimum days on the market were 3 while the maximum was 264 days.

In comparison to a year ago, the number of homes that sold in Dunwoody during the month of October ‘2007 was 27. This shows a growth of 12% in regard to the amount of homes sold year over year.

Should you like to know more details about Atlanta Real Estate, please contact your Dunwoody Keller Williams Realtors   - we are happy to answer any questions!

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Grinch photo ops in Dunwoody’s North Pole Nov. 23rd

Categories: Atlanta Attractions, Atlanta Real Estate News, Dunwoody, KELLER WILLIAMS Realty, Light Up Dunwoody

Light Up Dunwoody, an annual holiday tradition held at the Dunwoody Farmhouse, is scheduled for Sunday, November 23 from 4 - 7 pm. The Grinch will be making a special guest appearance at the Keller Williams Realty booth! The Grinch is feeling generous this season and will be giving free  photo ops for you and your family!

• Light Up Dunwoody 

• Sunday, November 23

• 4 - 7 pm

• Chamblee Dunwoody and Mt. Vernon Road

This Dunwoody event is organized by The Dunwoody Home Owners Association and will be featuring a parade, a North Pole Playground at the Shops of Dunwoody and Burger King parking lots as well as live entertainment by: Chesnut Singers, Vanderlyn Singers & Dancers, Kingsley Singers, Peachtree Charter Majorettes & Color Guard, Dunwoody High School Marching Band, DHS Steppin Wilcats and Stage Door Players!

Mark your calendars! And I’ll see you behind the lens (I will be one of the photographers at the Keller Williams Atlanta Perimeter Realty booth snapping your photo with the Grinch!)

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Recent Home Sales in Dunwoody, GA 30338

Categories: Atlanta Real Estate News, Dunwoody, Market Conditions

20 homes sold in Dunwoody (zip code 30338) during the month of September 2008.

They ranged in price from $1,275,000 on Hidden Branches Drive to $229,391 on N Peachtree Road.  The average sales price  - or price point at which homes are selling, is about $366,000.  (Just as an appraiser will typically throw out the highest and lowest priced home sale, or doesn’t count in their price analysis,  I did the same by not counting  the highest or lowest sale to find the average).

The subdivision with the most sales was Withmere totaling 3. Woodsong and Dunwoody North tied for second place each with 2 home sales.

Comparing year over year, month over month,  September 2007, 18 homes sold in Dunwoody (zip code 30338).

They ranged in price from $925,349 on Mill Trace Drive to $295,000 on Stonington Road. The average price of the homes sold was $509,00 (using the same method as described to find the average of homes sold in 2008).

The subdivision with the most homes sold in September 2007 was Dunwoody Club Forest with 4.  The second place taken by Oxford Chase with 2. There was no clear 3rd spot.

What can we take from this? The good news is we had more homes that sold in September 2008 than we did in September 2007 - up about 9%. 

Where shall we keep a closer watch? Even though we topped September 2008 with a millionaire dollar sale whereas September 2007 high was just below a million, we also lost some grounding on the average sales price in Dunwoody - dropping from 599k to 366k - something to keep an eye on …

I will continue to follow the statistics of the market for our clients. If you’d like a more in-depth analysis, please call or write me - especially if you are considering selling your home. Now more than ever, accurate pricing could mean the difference of having your home on the market vs getting your from the market to the closing table.

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Price is Right Real Estate

Categories: Atlanta Neighborhoods, Buying, Buying Your Home, Dunwoody, Price is Right

We have searched for the top “Price is Right” Real Estate deals of the week. This week we have scoured some of the best Dunwoody neighborhoods.  The following single family homes for sale have made it to our Top 3.

1. Dunwoody Club Forest homes typically sell around 600k with the highest topping in at 1.8 million. We have found a home that is currently for sale priced at 375k!

2. Mill Glen homes typically sell between 400k and 550k with the highest topping in at 1 million 38 thousand. We have found a home that is currently for sale priced at 339k!

3. Mt. Vernon Springs homes typically sell around 500k with the highest topping in at 590k. We have found a home that is currently for sale priced at 399k!

Today’s real estate market in Dunwoody affords a plentiful selection of homes, low interest rates, and motivated SELLERS…what a great position for BUYERS to enjoy!

If you’d like to see any of these home, email us or just pick up the phone and call us - you’ll be glad you did!

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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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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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Village Mill in Dunwoody, Georgia

Categories: Atlanta Real Estate News, Dunwoody

I haven’t written exactly about where we live…I know I have said we live in Dunwoody, GA…and just wanted to share with you that we live in Village Mill, the best neighborhood EVER!  I know everyone has a certain degree of neighborhood pride…

From the time you move in to Village Mill, brownies, cupcakes, specialty breads, come pouring in from all your new neighbors - a very hospitable and Southern thing…and the VMNA rep brings you a welcome basket! that is, at some point…some new homeowners seem to get theirs later than sooner (and if Erin is by chance reading my little ol’ blog, I know my phone is about to ring) hahahah! but really, this a neighborhood that is just what you are looking for in terms of “Mayberry”, as termed by across the street neighbor, Kitty.  It’s like a shrangrila of neighborhoods…it offers all that is important, magical almost…friendships, community, support, social, athletics, swim & tennis ~ what better place to live!

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Lunch at Los Rancheros

Categories: Dunwoody, Dunwoody Dish

Besides Real Estate, one of my very favorite things is food. I like both to cook and to eat great food. I think I have always secretly wanted to be a food critic - you know, have my own column in the the newspaper reviewing restaurants. Being that I am Realtor, and the likelihood of me being approached by the Food Network to have my own show, or even writing for The Dunwoody Crier is slim, so I have decided that I am going to do the next best thing. And that is to devote a section of this site for reviews on local restaurants.

So here is my first entry for the category, DUNWOODY DISH.

Restaurant: Los Rancheros, a Mexican restaurant located on Dunwoody Club Drive at the Kroger Shopping Center

My husband and I just ate Los Rancheros this afternoon for lunch. We looked over the very large menu while we munched on the complimentary chips and salsa. I loved the salsa - just the right amount of heat and not too chunky. We ordered the steak fajitas. It was my suggestion and Greg even said how long it had been since he’s had fajitas so he agreed. And Greg had to order the beef soft taco, too. It seemed within minutes our lunch arrived. It looked so good and we were so hungry that we forgot to take the picture of our dish before we started eating it! So please forgive the photo. The atmosphere was casual with lots of bright paints and textures on the walls, the service terrific - Tony was our waiter, and the food tasted great. The portions were large. I definitely over ate. Los Rancheros is one of only a few restaurants in Dunwoody that has an outdoor patio. I can imagine it being a great place to enjoy some margaritas so next time I go there, it will have to be after work.

If you have a favorite restaurant dining experience you’d like to share, just send me an email and I will post as an article under ‘Dunwoody Dish’ with your byline, or tag line - thanks!

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