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2011
Ivy Cottage in historic Madison Georgia is under contract! Madison has the second largest protected Historic District in the state of Georgia, attracting thousands of visitors every year to our popular home tours. Ivy Cottage is a 3,200sf C.1853 home has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, with a gorgeous kit...
01/27/2011
Sold - 23+ acre horse farm land on Plantation Road, Madison,Georgia Another family joined the horse-friendly community on Plantation Road today, purchasing 23 beautiful acres with established pasture, towering hardwoods, and a beautiful creek flowing along the back property line. As I mentioned h...
01/21/2011
Power lines affect property value certainly, but just how do you measure the impact? I came across a beautiful small land tract recently - it appeared to have everything my buyers typically seek: established level pasture towering hardwoods and pines healthy spring fed stocked pond viewshed - vie...
01/19/2011
Are there any cheap homes available on Lake Oconee? buyers ask me occasionally? My recent post about the 9 homes that sold below $250,000 in 2010 reminded me to let you know that there are still just a few good deals left. How rare are they? Well my survey of the 207 Lake Oconee private lakefr...
01/15/2011
Are there any cheap homes on Lake Oconee, buyers often ask. The average sales price in 2010 for a single family home with private lake frontage on Lake Oconee was a whopping $700,000 - so you may be surprised to discover that nine families were able to buy lakefront homes below $250,000 last ye...
01/15/2011
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Life is all about choices. People considering relocation to the Madison Georgia nd Lake Oconee area are often choosing rural life for the first time in their lives - and an important part of my job is to help them determine what matters most to their new lives. My most important job is helping p...
01/15/2011
Like Lenn, I represent buyers frequently in the Lake Oconee and Madison Georgia area. Here's what Miriam-Webster's dictionary has to say about fair: a : marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism I promise you -...
01/15/2011
Do you require my Buyer's Agent to be there when I look at your Lake Oconee home? was the question asked recently by a prospective buyer planning to come home shopping this weekend at Lake Oconee. He had seen this beautiful 3 bedroom/2 bath lakefront home priced at just $249,000 on one of the sp...
01/14/2011
Richard provides a succinct explanation of the issues dealt with in the recent Massachusetts decision striking down a US Bank foreclosure. If you have buyer or seller clients with short sale properties, this is an important read.The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s U.S. Bank v. Ibanez fore...
01/12/2011
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Big hurrah to all Auburn fans! Cam leads the Tigers to the BCS Championship - their first in half a century. War Eagle! Toomers Corner comes alive. Big shout out to my darling daughter, my favorite Auburn alumn. Its true that I live in (University of Georgia) Bulldog territory - we're just 1/2 ...
01/10/2011
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Thoughts and news from Georgia's Lake Country, featuring Madison and Lakes Oconee and Sinclair, from the perspective of a land-focused Realtor, horse mom, and farm owner.