Atlanta continues to get pummeled by Case-Shiller and similar reporting outlets. While the area continues to bleed and prices drop, several areas on the north side are finding solid ground. Parts of Alpharetta, Roswell, Marietta and other north metro areas are actually doing better than most thin
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03/28/2012
The "Chicken Man" in Roswell, GA blew up his home Monday as Marshals attempted to serve him notice of foreclosure. After the fire was extinguished, fireman found his body. There was a news crew on site and moments before initiating the explosion he called the reporter to tell the Marshals to leav
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03/28/2012
A huge THANKS to all agents that don’t answer the phone when it rings or feel the need to return calls the following day…or between the hours of blah blah. I appreciate the business that you send me – keep it up. Over the weekend I had two solid buyers and a renter tell me that they called two to
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03/26/2012
That agent sitting in the model home is not the home buyer’s friend, in fact that smiling helpful face can cost the naïve unrepresented buyer huge. Home buyers have to understand that going in and not telling that agent that they are represented is essentially sleeping with the enemy. Do you trus
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03/22/2012
Nearly half of home owners recently polled in an online survey said they would walk away from their mortgage if home prices continued to fall. The poll included 1,000 visitors to HousingPredictor, a real estate Web site. While the poll is unscientific, some housing experts have questioned whethe
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03/21/2012
This is a good news – bad news post. The amount of government foreclosure inventory was cut about in half in 2011 but repossessions are expected to jump up in 2012 to pre-robo signing levels. Georgia remains in the top tier nationally for distressed inventory, driven hard by Atlanta foreclosures
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03/21/2012
It is quickly becoming clear that like everything else that has occurred during this "economic slowdown" big business is more likely to land on it's feet than "Joe Citizen". The recent foreclosure settlement stinks a lot like the big bailout, it's a literal slap on the wrist to the very organizat
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03/19/2012
Yeah, I know, you don’t need an agent. They’re overpaid, do nothing and you can save yourself money not using one. Anyway, the other agent is great…very helpful, just like when the cops “just want to ask you a few questions”. I'm fascinated by unrepresented buyers; I’m very helpful and more than
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03/12/2012
Room count and room designation is as confusing a topic as calculating living area. Both play such a vital role and yet both remain a continuous source of confusion. Agents often work listings to make them as attractive as possible to a potential buyer – which is what they should do. However, th
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03/09/2012
I fired a buyer today, told her to find another agent. After about seven months and three offers, after hours of research, hundreds of emails, calls and texts…I happily walked away. I figure this was about an $11K walk but I’m not losing a wink of sleep. This “buyer” suffers from a disease that’s
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03/09/2012
