Real estate is about buying and selling homes. And with that process comes several parts. One of the important parts is information and/or knowledge. Today's real estate consumer has access to way more information than Buyer's and Seller's of times past. Heck, I remember when I bought my home, my
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02/26/2013
This will be our first Market report for 1280 West Condominiums. We had not had this building on our list, for numerous reasons. 1280 West is a conversion for a former corporate apartment building, and as such, homes do not have washer/dryer connections in them. Some owners have "tossed" the dish
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02/25/2013
This month, we'd like to "officially welcome" Windsor Over Peachtree to our Monthly Midtown Atlanta Market Report. Nothing personal about the building, it just take time to get all these reports out each month! Yikes! Windsor Over Peachtree is an apartment conversion, similar to 1280 West Condomi
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02/25/2013
Earlier this week, I attended the Design Review Committee (DRC) Meeting of the Midtown Alliance. This group is the first stopping point for developers looking to bring new projects or make major modifications to existing ones. In my past involvement with the Midtown Neighbors' Association Board (
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02/22/2013
Last night, I attended the Design Review Committee (DRC) Meeting of the Midtown Alliance. This is one of the many steps developers go through as they announce, develop, and seek community approval of new projects in the Midtown Atlanta area. Most of these projects fall into two areas that the Mid
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02/17/2013
In the state of Georgia, owners of real property are allowed to file for a homestead exemptionon their property taxes. In Fulton County (and if you live in the city limits of Atlanta) this can save you anywhere from $600-1200 per year on your property taxes. AWESOME! Fulton County has made the
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02/17/2013
Metropolis Midtown Atlanta Condominiums | Midtown Atlanta GA Why Do People Live Here? Metropolis Midtown Atlanta is one of the first high-rise condo buildings in Midtown Atlanta. When it was first opened in 2002, the plan was for one tower to be condominiums and the second tower to be apartments.
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02/14/2013
Where To Buy Girl Scout Cookies in Midtown Atlanta Come on....who does NOT love some Girl Scout Cookies??? And what's your favorite? Mine, hands down are the Thin Mints. But, I've got a secret that makes them even better, and I'm going to share. Take a tube of them (they come two tubes per box) a
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02/12/2013
I asked myself this very same question after I found these private remarks on a rental listing for a Midtown Atlanta Condominium: "READ: Tenant will take fractional ownership of property via quit claim deed at time of and in conjunction with lease. Tenant subject to all condominium rules/bylaws
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02/11/2013
A wonderful sign of how some of the "bandaids" they have tried to put on this mess simply do not work. Loan modifications SHOULD be done. But they should include a principle reduction to the value of the home, and then reset payment based on that value and length of time. It's a win-win, whether
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02/11/2013
