peter den boer: What's up Atlanta?
- 04/20/16 05:11 AM
Well, I will tell you what's up, Pending sales or homes that have a contract on them but not yet closed was up 10 percent from same time last year. Also up? Median and average sales prices. The median sales price increased to $179,000 and the average sales price to $221,670.
Sounds good huh? Well, these numbers indicated that the market for homes in the Atlanta metropolitan area is heating up. The next numbers complete this picture.
So, what's down? Everything else. Inventory for our metro area is down 15% from last year this time. New listings coming on the market are down … (1 comments)
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peter den boer: 820 Durham Court, Canton, Ga. 30115
- 04/18/16 02:23 AM
Ever wanted to live in a community which offered pools, tennis, hiking, play grounds, lakes, fishing and much more? Now is your chance!
This 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath home will be available for showings this Thursday. New paint and carpet make this home move in ready.
This home boasts a top floor bonus room as well as a finished man cave in the basement. In between, is a spacious living area. Check out this home in detail by visiting the single page website www.820Durham.info.
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peter den boer: Did I do that?
- 04/15/16 01:23 AM
Did I do that? Remember the TV show with the little nerdy guy that would exclaim in a high pitched whinny voice, Did I do that?
I was thinking about all I have done this week and realized why I am so tired! In these parts, this is the very busiest time of year for real estate agents. I had a buyer send me thirty homes to go see. by the time I had researched them all, we were down to 4. As I called to make appointments, I was continuously told, Oh sorry, we just went binding! Homes are selling so … (1 comments)
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peter den boer: Architecturally Speaking....
- 04/04/16 12:34 AM
When we list homes for sellers, we as agents try to make sure we get all the details right. Is it 4 bedrooms or 5? Is that a partial basement or crawl space? Will those bedrooms in the basement appraise? These are all items we as agents deal with every day. But what about the style of the home?
Around here agents love to call a home a craftsman style home. Sometimes they even are! Others call the home traditional. Seems to me that is what is used when the agent can't think of anything else.
Does it really matter? Yes, it does. … (0 comments)
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peter den boer: Oops.
- 03/31/16 11:25 PM
Good intentions. Aren't they wonderful? At my house my wife and I have a saying when the other asks if we accomplished some agreed to task. It is, Well, I thought about it, as if this makes it all OK that just by thinking about the task it is just as good as doing it. Well, I just realized that it's been 2 weeks since my last blog post. Well, I know I thought about it.
I suppose the remedy to the situation is to actually DO the task. Thinking about it is all well and good, but it does not move … (0 comments)
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peter den boer: Ok, who stole my Hour?
- 03/13/16 11:09 PM
The local news this morning reported that the day after Daylight Savings Time starts is one of the worst for traffic accidents. I don't doubt it. Everyone is seriously ticked that someone stole their hour!
I want to know who I should blame. Believe it or not, it might be the Germans. Yep, they started this mess. Right after the war, they switched to this evil time to try and conserve energy. Funny how that works. It seems to drain everyone of energy instead.
I am missing my hour today. There were all sorts of things I was going to do with that … (4 comments)
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peter den boer: A new home for den Boer Homes!
- 03/10/16 09:27 PM
We work with people all the time who are looking to sell and find a new home. How often do we find a new home for ourselves? Not just a place to live, but a new place to work.
den Boer Homes is pleased to announce it's new affiliation with Atlanta Communities. We made the move this week and could not be happier. Atlanta Communities is a fast growing brokerage who hires only seasoned professionals.
With an in-house broker and assistant broker, staff to help with all the details, and a great new physical space to work in, we feel that we … (0 comments)
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peter den boer: 20 Oak Grove Lane, Adairsville, Ga.
- 03/06/16 12:05 AM
This 3 bedroom 2 bath, newly renovated home in the Oak Grove subdivision has just come available, offering an inexpensive living experience in the beautiful Adairsville area. Not far from the North Georgia Mountains, Barnsley Gardens, Tellus Nature Museum, dining and shopping, this ideal location is perfect for the family on the go!
This split foyer home has undergone a renovation including new air and heating units, upgraded bathroom fixtures and floors, Updated kitchen cabinets, Paint and more.
The large back yard is open for play along with a wooded section for privacy. Maintenance free vinyl siding keeps this home looking good for … (4 comments)
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peter den boer: More Awards
- 03/05/16 11:47 PM
March is awards season for real estate companies. They throw big bashes for their agents who rank as high achievers. Last Friday was my office turn to hand out awards.
Once again, I was awarded #29 out of 250+ agents with regard to Gross Commission Income. And for those who might wonder, nope, I don't get all that. I provide my broker with their share. Also awarded was a "Capper" award. This means that I cleared the hurdle where in I get to keep 100% commission. There were many more agents in this category winning than I expected. Looks like last year … (5 comments)
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peter den boer: Turret or Tower?
- 03/01/16 10:05 PM
We don't have a ton of homes in the Metro Atlanta area with turrets or towers, but there are some in the older parts of the city. Would you know the difference between the two? If you are leaning out of a window, tossing your golden locks to the ground in hopes some knight will climb to your rescue, you may be in a tower. Or drinking too much.
The difference between the tower and a turret? The turret juts out from the house. It does not go all the way to the ground. Its a bit like what you might see … (3 comments)
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peter den boer: Window terms, Foot problems?
- 02/29/16 10:21 PM
I attended a class yesterday that tried to cram a college semester worth of information into 3 hours. Wow! I learned much, but I will be reviewing my notes for weeks. From time to time, I will post information about architectural and stylistic differences in homes. I think buyers like to know more about the homes they are buying than just bedrooms and baths.
Windows. Here in the South we see deterioration to window sills and sashes due to moisture. When I speak with my buyer clients about these things, it helps if everyone knows what the basic parts of a window are … (4 comments)
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peter den boer: The ole' switcheroo!
- 02/25/16 04:24 AM
Well this one has never happened to me before. I have a client getting ready to klist their home. They are finishing up getting the home ready, and we decided to go out and look for their next home. Within a few days we had found "The One".
Now we are faced with trying to submit an offer contingent on the sale of a home that is not yet listed. So, I spoke with the listing agent and found out her clients are looking in the area for a smaller home, coincidentally, just like the home my clients have.
Long story short, … (0 comments)
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peter den boer: Sometimes things move too fast, and that's good!
- 02/22/16 10:49 PM
I have a great marketing plan for selling homes. It is chocked full of great materials, ideas, and strategies. When I go on listing appointments it's fun to talk about home books, single property websites and the like. Sometimes I don't even get to use any of it.
We have an agent here in the office that uses many of the same marketing items as I do. She listed a home this past Friday, and before she even had a chance to implement her great marketing, the house sold.
When this happens to me, I go ahead and set up the rest of … (3 comments)
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peter den boer: FSBO Surprise!
- 02/21/16 09:47 PM
I showed a For Sale by Owner home this past weekend. I think it is only the second time in 10 years that I have done so. The owners were very nice, had a beautiful home, and were very gracious allowing us time to look and to answer our questions. The owner even called me to follow up the next day.
The surprise of the day was when, during our phone call, the owner expressed his gratitude to me for being a professional and seemingly doing a great job for my clients while showing his home, and in my interactions with him. … (4 comments)
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peter den boer: Friday! Only 2 more days to work this week!
- 02/18/16 10:33 PM
My wife has a habit of saying before she leaves the house on Friday mornings to go to work, yay it's Friday! I usually respond, Only 2 more days to work this week! You see, my wife has a job that requires her to work only on weekdays. Her husband's schedule, Me, has a slightly different schedule.
Most working real estate agents work when there is business. Sometimes this means working on the weekends as this is when many buyers are out looking for a new home. You see, they too work jobs that do not require them to be at work … (2 comments)
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peter den boer: Wow, you know a lot of people!
- 02/18/16 03:14 AM
When you hire an agent to help you buy or sell a home, you should be getting more than the agent. I don't really mean the agent's team members like their administration people, or buyer agents working with the agent. No, I mean you should be getting a whole phone book full of people to help you.
I recently spoke with a client whose home we are getting ready to list. He said, I don't know what to do about our old carpet. I told him, don't worry I will get my carpet guy out in the next 2 days to give … (5 comments)
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peter den boer: That's all folks!
- 02/14/16 09:47 PM
Ok, stop those rumors that I am out of the business! I am very much in the business, but something is causing an issue. There just are not enough homes for sale right now. Typically, this time of year has the lowest number of homes for sale. For buyers looking this time of year it can be frustrating to not find many homes that meet their needs.
For sellers it is just the opposite. There is less competition and the buyers that are out looking now are serious. The Spring market generally relieves this inventory issue as folks decide to list their homes.
Along … (3 comments)
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peter den boer: Contingencies
- 02/11/16 10:17 PM
A contingency in a contract means something has to happen for the contract to move forward. Some are financial, appraisal related, and some have to do with factors outside the actual contracted property. For instance, maybe your offer on a new home is contingent on selling your current home. Makes perfect sense for you but what about the seller of the new home you want?
The seller may have plenty of people looking at his home. Why would he tie it up in a contract with someone with a contingency? Maybe the seller has plenty of time and the offer is a … (1 comments)
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peter den boer: Rental Properties
- 02/09/16 10:54 PM
I own a condo in the Smyrna area, just to the west of Atlanta. Its a nice 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath condo that my younger daughter is living in while finishing up her degree in college. Come May (Hopefully) she will graduate and move to wherever life takes her. This is all great, but what do I do with the condo?
Rent it of course. Rental properties are returning much higher returns on investment these days than most any other investment around. Too much work you think and don't really want to be a landlord? There are plenty of professional companies … (1 comments)
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peter den boer: Short Sales
- 01/21/16 09:55 PM
A Short Sale is when a home is sold for less than the amount to cover the existing loan. Why would a bank allow such a thing to occur? It is usually less expensive to do this than for the bank to foreclose on the property and market it for sale.
There are some interesting twists in the Short Sale process. First of all, the name. I believe these sales should be referred to as "Long" sales. They usually take much, much longer to close than an ordinary resale. I have seen a short sale close in as little as 6 weeks … (2 comments)
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Well, I will tell you what's up, Pending sales or homes that have a contract on them but not yet closed was up 10 percent from same time last year. Also up? Median and average sales prices. The median sales price increased to $179,000 and the average sales price to $221,670.
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