waterfront: Lake Martin Real Estate Sales - 2008 Year In Review
- 02/09/09 08:23 AM
The waterfront property sales in the Lake Martin MLS* ended the year by tying 2007’s December sales of 4. When we looked at November 2008 sales for Lake Martin, we saw that 2008 monthly sales were starting to beat 2007. How did we finish the year? To answer this question, and see a lot more graphs and analysis, CLICK HERE for my blog Lake Martin Voice
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waterfront: Richard Scrushy’s Lake Martin Home on CNBC - American Greed
- 01/23/09 02:17 PM
CNBC re-ran the story on HealthSouth founder and former CEO Richard Scrushy - On a show called “American Greed.” Not exactly the sort of bio that any businessman wants. Every story I have ever read or watched about Scrushy inevitably mentions his “Lake Martin mansion.” Don’t get me wrong, it is a mansion all right. By almost anyone’s standards. CLICK HERE to go to my lake martin blog to read more … (1 comments)
waterfront: Rare Auction For Lake Martin Waterfront Home on Jan. 23, 2009
- 01/15/09 12:50 PM
On Friday January 23, 2009 the Lake Martin waterfront home of 216 Harrison Road, Dadeville, Alabama (map here) will be auctioned off on the steps of the Tallapoosa County Courthouse, downtown Dadeville. This is a rare type of auction in that, as far as I can tell, it is NOT a property tax auction. It it NOT a home being auctioned by a private auctioneer, so therefore it has NOT been heavily promoted or advertised. The only promotion I could find has been the customary notification in the legal section of the Dadeville Record. Click here to go to my blog … (1 comments)
waterfront: 2 New Charts: Lake Martin Real Estate Sales 08-2008
- 10/23/08 08:49 AM
To respond to some readers’ comments, I thought I would publish a few more statistics from the Lake Martin MLS* waterfront home sales for August 2008. Before I get into it, let me first caution all readers not to draw broad conclusions about the Lake Martin real estate market from the following two graphs. I still maintain that looking too deeply into monthly sales statistics may be misleading, since we have such a very small market in terms of number of sales. It just doesn’t make for a very good sampling pool when there are only 20 sales. So again I … (0 comments)
waterfront: Lake Martin MLS Sales Results - August 2008
- 10/20/08 12:34 PM
Lake Martin MLS* waterfront home sales did not match the sun and fun for August 2008. July 2008 waterfront home sales turned in a winner, beating 2007’s mark and giving us hope of the start of a rally. To read the results and see my 3 charts, CLICK HERE TO GO TO MY BLOG LAKE MARTIN VOICE … (0 comments)
waterfront: Video Tour: Amenities Of The Preserve At Stoney Ridge, Lake Martin
- 10/15/08 08:39 AM
If you’re wanting to find out more about The Preserve at Stoney Ridge on Lake Martin, please see the below video I shot to show the amenities, just click the play arrow below: CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON MY BLOG LAKE MARTIN VOICE … (0 comments)
waterfront: Discover The Old Cemetery In The Pleasure Point Area
- 10/08/08 06:30 AM
I was over in the Pleasure Point area the other day, going by two homes for sale that I have listed over there. One is on Claytons Lane and the other in on Captains Road. If you are ever riding around in that section of Blue Creek, off of Tallapoosa County Road 34, you might find it interesting that there is an old cemetery off of, you guessed it, Old Cemetery Road. I snapped these pics: Click here for the pictures on my blog LAKE MARTIN VOICE. … (0 comments)
waterfront: Lake Martin Voice Announces Map Based MLS Search
- 09/29/08 04:11 PM
Lake Martin Voice readers have noticed this for a while now, but we have recently undergone a redesign. I did this to try and keep my blog on the positive tip of usability and reader friendliness, without indulging myself in a bunch of geeky add ons that distract. That being said, by far the most popular element of the redesign as been the new way to search the Lake Martin MLS. CLICK HERE TO READ THE POST ON MY BLOG LAKE MARTIN VOICE … (0 comments)
waterfront: Deadening Alpine Trail - Lake Martin
- 09/17/08 06:58 AM
Yesterday I was showing homes for sale in a Lake Martin neighborhood called The Harbor. It is a development that is about eight or nine years old. It is located off of Overlook Drive, just east of the Martin Dam, off of Highway 50. I was through around 6 PM, and the sun was starting to set. The air was cool, not very humid, basically it was perfect weather. As I was leaving, I decided to stop by the trailhead of the Deadening Alpine Trail. It is a 3.6 mile loop trail and part of the Cherokee Ridge trail system of … (0 comments)
waterfront: Lake Martin MLS Sales - Second Quarter 2008 Results
- 08/25/08 10:18 AM
The numbers confirm what we all felt in our guts - according to the Lake Martin Multiple Listing Service - in the second quarter of 2008, sales were down compared to 2007. Also, just as importantly, the number of active listings was up, therefore keeping a lot of pressure on sellers.
If you recall, in 2007 by June we really had a pretty good idea that we were in for a miserable drought. I would have thought that meant June 07 waterfront sales would be a lot lower than 2008 (drought tempered). But I was wrong. The year to date … (1 comments)
waterfront: Guess What? Nothing Happened At Lake Martin Auctions
- 07/29/08 07:37 AM
Recently two auctions were held at waterfront property on Lake Martin. A quick check with each of the auction companies revealed that neither homes sold for the reserved prices. Both remain unsold at post time.
Here's the lowdown: 1. 284 Lakeview Drive - The "Waterfall House" at Willow Point - This auction was held on July 20, 2008. I wrote this post before the auction to spread the word. I haven't talked to anyone that attended, but I spoke to a representative at Albert Burney Auction Company. He said that neither the lot nor the home met the reserved price that day … (0 comments)
waterfront: 4 Ways Lake Martin Realtors Are Like Power Steering
- 07/27/08 09:59 AM
Is driving all about the steering? No. Then why should Lake Martin real estate agents think that a transaction is all about him or her? It always puzzles me when real estate agents let their egos become part of the buying and selling process. It happens all of the time at Lake Martin, as I am sure it happens everywhere. Now, I am not talking about good ole competitive spirit or clean hustle. I am talking about the instances where the agents seem to think that if wasn't for them, the whole transaction wouldn't happen at all.Here are 4 ways Lake … (0 comments)
waterfront: An Ode In Praise of the Window Unit Air Conditioner
- 07/15/08 04:41 PM
Lake Magazine - Lake Martin Edition - has a section called "My Lake Martin" where (apparently) they allow just about anybody to submit an article about the lake. They were kind enough to print one I submitted. I was inspired to write an ode about a window unit air conditioner that we used to have in our cabin. Judging by its girth and sound, it had to have been made in the 1940s. Its brand name was "Kelvinator." That's what we called it, as in "it's hot in here, turn on the Kelvinator." When things are around that long, they deserve … (0 comments)
waterfront: Video Tour of the Amenities of The Ridge, Lake Martin
- 07/09/08 03:59 AM
I am working with a couple of buyers in The Ridge, a Russell Lands development in Lake Martin. I always get asked lots of questions about the amenities at the Ridge, so I thought I would shoot a video to show some of them. Click here to go to my blog and view the video... … (0 comments)
waterfront: Interested In Building A RV Park On Lake Martin?
- 06/26/08 06:40 AM
Lots of people enjoy Lake Martin by taking their RV to or camping in Wind Creek State Park. It has lots of sites on the waterfront, and is really a pretty park. As you can imagine, it can get crowded on the summer weekends with camping spots in high demand. Recently this was a topic of discussion on the Lakes Online forum that is dedicated to Lake Martin. You can read the posts' thread here. The general consensus was one of wishing for more options to RV or camp on the water, and why there aren't more places like that around Lake … (2 comments)
waterfront: 5 Questions and Answers: Leased Lot Homes on Lake Martin
- 06/22/08 07:38 AM
These questions were submitted to me from a Lake Martin Voice reader needing more info on Alabama Power leased lots on Lake Martin. If you have more questions on this or another subject, please email me or call me (info at top of page) and let me know. Who knows, maybe your questions will inspire a post like this.
1. Are Lake Martin lot leases standardized? If so, where can I get a copy of the lease to preview? Yes in that most all leases on Lake Martin are with Alabama Power. A lease they did 15 years ago might differ very … (0 comments)
waterfront: Lake Martin And The New F Word
- 06/09/08 11:00 AM
You may have heard the new F word that is seeping through the real estate industry and trickling down to Lake Martin – Foreclosures! A lot of folks ask me if Lake Martin has as high a foreclosure rate as the rest of the nation. First of all, I must give a huge hat tip to Kevin Warmath on his blog LiveInAlpharetta. I read this post on Alpharetta Foreclosures of his a few weeks ago and I loved his “new F word” phrase I had to use it: “While a lot of sellers want to use the real ‘F’ word for … (0 comments)
waterfront: Clean Lake Martin And Get A T Shirt To Prove It
- 06/04/08 05:08 PM
The Annual Lake Martin Cleanup portion of the Renew Our Rivers program will be held this Saturday, June 7, 2008. Renew Our Rivers is a joint effort between Alabama Power and the Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership. If you pitch in and help, you'll get a free T shirt and all sorts of other cool swag. Plus you get the satisfaction of helping keep Lake Martin clean.
How long have you just ridden by that old air conditioner that's laying in the woods just off the road to your cabin? Click here for more... … (0 comments)
In April 2008, there were 18 waterfront homes and condos and 1 lot sold through the Lake Martin MLS.* Compare that to 2007 when 17 homes and condos were sold and 2 lots. Combine them together, and you're at a dead heat of 19 properties in each year CLICK HERE FOR THE GRAPH AND MORE STATS … (0 comments)
waterfront: Lake Martin Tour Of Fine Homes in Trillium
- 05/15/08 09:21 AM
Saturday May 17 you will have another chance to tour some really nice homes in Trillium on Lake Martin while benefiting the Children's Harbor. This is not your average Lake Martin home tour, where they are all for sale and realtors are there breathing on you while you try and eat those weenies in BBQ sauce. These homes are not (to my knowledge) for sale, they are just opening them up to tour. Click here for more.. … (0 comments)
The waterfront property sales in the Lake Martin MLS* ended the year by tying 2007’s December sales of 4.
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