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Happy Leap Day Everyone! - 02/29/12 06:41 AM
It's February 29th! A rare day, indeed. We get one extra day every four years--and today's that day! I'm going to split mine half-and-half: Half to catch up on a project in my business that I've put on the back burner until I could find some "extra" time. Well, I just found it! The other half, I'm going to spend being good to myself, starting with a visit with my daughter, followed by a visit to my favorite masseuse, and a take out dinner. Yay! I'll probably wrap it up with a mid-week movie-night. Whoa, I'm living on the edge … (4 comments)
Following several consecutive years of slow sales combined with a continual glut of unsold properties putting downward pressure on prices, the Clayton County GA real estate market welcomes some good real estate news.
Well, here it is:
A look at the year-over-year new listing inventory numbers reveals that this market may finally moving toward normalization – at least as to the number of houses coming onto the market for sale each month.
With one exception, today’s chart shows that the number of … (6 comments)
Ellenwood GA Real Estate Sales - Trending Toward Affordability in 2012 - 02/27/12 05:00 PM
Ellenwood GA Real Estate Sales - Trending Toward Affordability in 2012 Based on information from the Georgia MLS, today’s Market Snapshot of Ellenwood GA real estate market shows a definite trend towards affordability in single family housing. In the past six months, the vast majority of sales in the metro Atlanta east suburban city have been single family homes which sold for less than $100,000 -- incredibly low prices compared to recent years. One hundred and eighty-five homes sold in this price range since August of 2011, and there are an additional 163 homes currently available at these fire-sale prices. These … (2 comments)
Henry County Real Estate - Market Trends for Monarch Village in Stockbridge GA - 02/25/12 11:34 AM
Henry County Real Estate - Market Trends for Monarch Village in Stockbridge GA Prices are trending down and sales are ratcheting up. That’s what is happening now with homes for sale in Henry County real estate subdivision of Monarch Village in Stockbridge GA. From a foreclosure-priced $79,900 for a cute 3 bedroom/2 bath cottage on the green to $349,900 for a luxury 6-bedroom/5 full bathDavid Weekly custom water view home in the Lakeside Estates section, Monarch Village real estate is on sale now. The good news for buyers is that prices are right for nabbing a bargain in this … (2 comments)
The average price coming onto the market for homes for sale in Stockbridge GA took a tremendous dip during the last 12 months, from an average high of $225,428 in January 2011 to a low of $112,021 in October. But with the spring selling season in view, prices are once again trending upward, averaging about $214,820 last month.
Stockbridge GA Pre-foreclosure home prices remained relatively flat, coming on the market at an average price of $154,337 for the year. However, the average market sale price ( … (3 comments)
Under the Cloud of an Unmanageable Mortgage? Avoid Georgia Foreclosure with Help From This Report - 02/20/12 08:18 PM
An Unmanageable Mortgage Clouds Everything When Atlanta GA area families are tapped out financially and faced with the uncertainty of not knowing how much longer they'll be able to stay in their home, the prospect of planning or having a positive outlook on the future seems out of the question. Many financially strapped homeowners feel frozen in action and it's no wonder, but here's the most important point that you need to know: Even though millions of homes have been lost to foreclosure, you and those you care about absolutely do not need to add to that statistic. Avoid Georgia Foreclosure … (2 comments)
Google-Juicy Tip: How I Post Hyper-Local Content on my Ellenwood GA real estate blog - 02/03/12 05:40 PM
For Newbies: How I post hyper-local content on my Ellenwood GA real estate blog: When I'm writing for hyper-local search engine juice, I start by choosing a good long-tail keyword phrase to build your blog around. You can use Google’s free keyword tool to help you get started. Don't worry if you've never tried this before. Google provides all the instruction you need to use their keyword tool. A good example of a long-tail hyper-local keyword phrase might start with "City-State-Subdivision" and then something specific to that community or its housing. For instance, since I'm a Georgia short sales specialist, I … (1 comments)
Author Bio: Elva Branson-Lee, CDPE, CIAS, IMSD, is the Executive Team Leader of the Best Atlanta Short Sales Team, Atlanta's premier short sales specialists. She is also the author of "Avoid Georgia Foreclosure."
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