Now quench the drought of melodyWith babbling, gurgling harmony,And hearken to the ancient chorusPerformed each day and set before us!  (R Weisser 2014) It seems that everything is changing rapidly these days. Our immersion in technology infiltrates every facet of our existence. But there are things that are pretty much the same as they were a thousand years ago. The sound of a river crashing over rocks. The stars in the night sky. A gentle breeze on a sultry day. Now I might use technology to record these examples. But they exist independently without any intervention from me or technology!   And will continue to do so long after we are gone! 08/31/2014

As a REALTOR, I am frequently asked the question these days: “How’s the real estate market?”REALTORs are in a precarious position when asked about the condition of our local real estate market. After all, REALTORs are salespeople. For the most part, REALTORs are paid on commission. REALTORs get paid for their work  only when they bring a buyer and seller together and “close the deal”.If the REALTOR is working for a Buyer, then there is plenty of home inventory to choose from at a great price, and loans are available at historically low interest rates. Lately the glass is more than half-full. It’s running over.Conversely, if a REALTOR represents a seller with a property listing who, despite market conditions cannot or will not lower the price of their property to sell it, then the glass ... 09/25/2010

Christmas is coming...and Eclectic Elegance is here to help with all your holiday gift giving. Friday, 11/20 and Saturday, 11/21 Downtown Cornelia is having their Open House. To help kick off the season, all gourmet food is 20% off & all Christmas gift sets are 10% off during the Open House. Come sample some of the yummy fancy food we have for the season. Eclectic Elegance will also have a booth at the Holiday Bazaar at the Aquatic Center on Saturday 11/21. Stop by our booth as you enjoy your day in "Whoville". We will even have Grinch ornaments! Shop locally this year...it saves gas, time, and a trip to the mall in all theholiday madness. Happy Shopping!Cathy and Kimberly P.S. Due to tough economic times, as of 12/1/09 Eclectic Elegance will no longer be able to honor Frequent Shopper ... 11/16/2009

Come enjoy the 22nd Annual Big Red Apple Festival this Saturday 10/3/08 from 10:00am -5:00pm in Downtown Cornelia, and shop at Eclectic Elegance. Eclectic Elegance will have specials throughout the store, including new additions to our sale area, fancy food samples, and 30% OFF STOREWIDE! (on regular priced items and excludes consignment) Stop in and see all the new gift items we have; from new initial totes and travel mugs, to children's items, to scarves, to jewelry... The list goes on and on. We can't wait to see you Saturday during the festival and throughout the fall. Remember, shop locally and support your local economy.Happy Fall, Cathy and Kimberly Stop by and see my mom and sister during the Big Red Apple Festival this Saturday 10/03/2009 from 10am-3pm. 09/30/2009

New home w/ basement on one acre with wood floors, cathedral and tray ceilings, Palladian window.  Huge walk-in closet, oak cabinets and solid counters.  Secluded yet close to town.  Fireplace, heat pump, no homeowner's assc. To directly access this property, use this shortcut: http://www.fizber.com/georgia-buy-new-construction-home-11648403.html   09/29/2009

DON'T FORGET MOM 5/10 !!! Eclectic Elegance is honoring Moms this week 5/5 - 5/9 with 25% off all Jewelry, Purses, Totes & Wallets! All OKAb shoes are $4.00 off. Plus, get a FREE extra set of ribbons with every pair of Madison OKAb shoes purchased. As always, we are happy to gift wrap your purchases. As an extra way to spoil Mom this Sunday, we are giving away a cello bag of Nan's Bits Cookies with every gift purchased for Mom this week! Shop with Eclectic Elegance and let us help you put together the perfect Mother's Day gift this year. Happy Shopping, Cathy & Kimberly Stop in and say hello to my mom and my sister.  Remember shop local to save gas and to help a great LOCAL business! 05/08/2009

DON'T FORGET MOM 5/10 !!!Eclectic Elegance is honoring Moms this week 5/5 - 5/9 with 25% off allJewelry, Purses, Totes & Wallets! All OKAb shoes are $4.00 off. Plus, geta FREE extra set of ribbons with every pair of Madison OKAb shoes purchased.As always, we are happy to gift wrap your purchases.As an extra way to spoil Mom this Sunday, we are giving away a cello bag ofNan's Bits Cookies with every gift purchased for Mom this week!Shop with Eclectic Elegance and let us help you put together the perfectMother's Day gift this year.Happy Shopping,Cathy & Kimberly Stop in and say hello to my mom and my sister.  Remember to save gas shop local and support a great local business! 05/06/2009

    There are a lot of ways to get foreclosure info but they all want you to subscribe and pay them for detailed information beyond a price and a street name and Not Even A House Number!  We are offering on this blog more detail and with an email or phone call we will research all the information on the listing and it won't cost you a dime!               Status Bed Ba   Price 440 SHOALS RIDGE ACTIVE 5 3.5 CLARKESVILLE $359,000 LT3 SWEETGRASS SUBDIV ACTIVE 3 3.5 DEMOREST $335,000 222 HISTORIC HWY 441 ACTIVE 3 2.5 CLARKESVILLE $304,900 224 LAUREL PLACE DR. ACTIVE 4 2.5 CORNELIA $303,900 359 LAKEWOOD COVE ACTIVE 3 2.0 DEMOREST $245,000 1925 STONEPILE RD ACTIVE 2 2.0 CLARKESVILLE $229,000 269 HONEYSUCKLE TRAIL ACTIVE 3 3.0 DEMOREST $219,000 121 LONE WOLF ACTIVE 3 2.0 CLARKESVILLE $209,900 3... 04/10/2009

 Not only are you choosing your dwelling place, and the place in which you will bring up your family, you are most likely investing a large portion of your assets into this venture. The more prepared you are at the outset, the less overwhelming and chaotic the buying process will be. The goal of this page is to provide you with detailed information to assist you in making an intelligent and informed decision. Remember, if you have any questions about the process, I'm only a phone call or email away!  04/07/2009

Senate Unanimously Approves Isakson Amendment to Stimulate Housing Market                                                                                                                      WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate today unanimously approved an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., that seeks to stimulate the nations declining housing market by providing for a $15,000 tax credit to individuals who purchase a home in the next year.                                                  Our economic crisis started with housing, and our economy will continue to suffer unless we do something now to immediately fix the housing problem, Isakson said. Im pleased my colleagues in the Senate understand the importance of creating targeted incentiv... 04/06/2009

APRIL EVENTSApril 7 - 11 HAPPY EASTER SALE - Select a plastic egg and see what Tues. - Sat. % discount you'll receive on your entire purchase. (Eventhe already low priced marked-down items.)April 18th BASKET PEDDLER TAPAS PARTY & Beer and Wine Tasting.Saturday Call 706-778-4869 for reservations - $20 per person, 6 to 9 pm.(Receive a COUPON for 50% off one item at ECLECTIC ELEGANCE through the end of April with your reservation)April 22nd ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY - Remember those Wednesday special people in your life with a gift from ECLECTIC ELEGANCE.April 25th BULLDOGS ARE BEAUTIFUL DAY - 50% off all UGA items in theSaturday store. ONE DAY ONLY! While supplies last.APPLE BLOSSOM TREASURE SALE - Depot 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.MT. AIRY DAYS - City Hall 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Fun, food,cr... 04/04/2009

The homebuyer tax credit is one of 10 key provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama into law on Feb. 17, 2009.The bill provides for a $8,000 tax credit that would be available to first-time home buyers for the purchase of a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009.  The credit does not require repayment.  Most of the mechanics of the credit will be the same as under the 2008 rules:  the credit will be claimed on a tax return to reduce the purchaser's income tax liability.  If any credit amount remains unused, then the unused amount will be refunded as a check to the purchaser.   04/01/2009

I will be pulling the foreclosure data from even more sources in the next few days to update the blogs postings I did earlier in the week for both Habersham and White Counties! I have noticed that some foreclosure listings go pending/under contract at the  time of listing. I will be adding the present status to the posted information! If you are not familiar with the blog you can see the title of all the blog posts if you click on the month to the right side of the blog! 03/27/2009

Both the Habersham County and White County posts on this Blog will be up dated weekly some of the homes may be under contract, but so many pending contracts are not going to closing, so I have opted to only note the ones that have actually gone to closing and SOLD! 03/23/2009

  There are a lot of ways to get foreclosure info but they all want you to subscribe and pay them for detailed information beyond a price and a street name and Not Even A House Number!  We are offering on this blog more detail and with an email or phone call we will research all the information on the listing and it won't cost you a dime!     Bedrooms FullBaths PartialBaths     440 SHOALS RIDGE 5 3 1 CLARKESVILLE $359,000 LT 3 SWEETGRASS SUBDIV. 3 3 1 DEMOREST $335,000 222 HISTORIC HWY 441 3 2 1 CLARKESVILLE $325,900 224 LAUREL PLACE DR. 4 2 1 CORNELIA $319,900 269 HONEYSUCKLE TRAIL 3 3 0 DEMOREST $254,900 1925 STONEPILE RD 2 2 0 CLARKESVILLE $229,000 121 LONE WOLF 3 2 0 CLARKESVILLE $209,900 329 TOWERVIEW CIRCLE 3 2 1 MT AIRY $191,900 348 HABERSHAM TERRACE 3 2 1 CORNELIA $164,000 168 S... 03/21/2009

There are a lot of ways to get foreclosure info but they all want you to subscribe and pay them for detailed information beyond a price and a street name and Not Even A House Number!  We are offering on this blog more detail and with an email or phone call we will research all the information on the listing and it won't cost you a dime! 224 Laurel Place Drive, Cornelia...357.900 456 Wynn Shoals Road, Alto... 349,000 329 Towerview Circle, Mt Airy... 191,900 348 Habersham Terrace, Cornelia ...164,000 168 Stonebrook  Dr, Cornelia...134,900 451 Hidden Valley, Demorest ...126,900 125 Glory Lane, Mt Airy...119,000 380 New Hope Lane, Cornelia...109,900 450 Homer Stephens Road, Cornelia ...89,500 154 Carriage Lane, Clarkesville ...84,900 487 Banks Street, Cornelia ...82,650 4633 Camp Creek Road... 03/20/2009

Sidewalk Sale! Eclectic Elegance is having an "INDOOR SIDEWALK SALE" all week. We have bargains throughout the store: - Select Collegiate Items 30% off - Ladies UGA t-shirts $25.00 - Kids UGA t-shirts $7.50 - All Initial items 30% off - Fashion Jewelry 10% off - UGA Clogs $20.00 - Magnets ALL $1.00 - Frames 40% off - ALL Purses and Totes 40% off - Scarves 40% off - etc., etc., etc. The list goes on and on, even including an additional 20% off all previous mark downs -- Yes, that means all remaining Crocs are 60% off! Come in and take advantage of the store wide savings now through Sat. 3/21. Happy Shopping, Stop in and see Cathy (my mom) and Kimberly (my sister) today!  Remember to shop local to save gas and support a GREAT local business! 03/19/2009

The Moonshine HighwayWallace Wenn             The making of moonshine, or unlicensed liquor distilled from corn, was a common business throughout the South, particularly during the tough years of the Great Depression.  It was a business that required little in the way of capital, and the production center needed only a bit of privacy and distance from centers of legal activity, otherwise known as police stations.  It was also a help if the neighbors could be trusted not to pry into matters of no concern to them.  The climate for such a business was perfect in the lonely, northern regions of mountainous Habersham County.              Of course, a product must be able to reach a market, so transport of the distilled moonshine became almost an art form, and gave birth to a major national s... 03/16/2009

Forclosures are on everyones mind for those of you with questions I will be happy to help you get your questions answered......here is a link to foreclosures in Habersham County! Please allow enough time for the listings to down load from the Multiple Listin Service! It took me using my medium speed Internet (The fastest I can get) about 25 seconds for all the listings to load! 02/24/2009

Year Over Year 2005 to 2006Average Sale Price +8.14%Median Price +9.70% Units Sold 521 (+0.39%) Year Over Year 2006 to 2007Average Sale Price -4.77% Median Price -1.08% Units Sold 437(-16.12%) Year Over Year 2007 to 2008Average Sale Price -6.31%Median Price -5.56% Units Sold 322 (-26.32%) Median Price Definied as:The price at which half the homes sold above the price and half the homes sold below the price - the midpoint price of home sales in each year.  According to most experts, this is the most accurate measure of home sales price growth or decline in a given year. The data was extracted from the major MLS (CTI Navigator) for Habersham, White, Stephens Board of Realtors 02/23/2009