Fall in Georgia 2010

October 17, 2010

Fall 2010 What a perfect day it was today! Sun was shining and it was about 78 degrees with no humidity. Stunning! It is hard to think about freezing weather right around the corner, but it will come. I took advantage of the day and took a few photos from my Mom’s house in LaGrange. [...]

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A Spa-Like Bathroom

October 11, 2010

A Spa-Like Bathroom Bathrooms are important rooms to enhance when you are staging a home to sell. Along with the kitchen and master bath, they are the most important rooms to give those extra touches. If your bathroom has colored counters and fixtures, you might want to work at de-emphasizing those with more neutral colors. [...]

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Statistics in Atlanta Zip Code 30305

October 8, 2010

Statistics for Atlanta Zip Code 30305 Atlanta zip code 30305 is home of the Buckhead area of Atlanta. This year has seen prices increasing steadily from January to April then dipping to a median low price of $670,000. Prices have been increasing August with a current median price around $700,000. Days on market have been [...]

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Statistics for Snellville 30039

October 8, 2010

Statistics for Snellville 30039 August through October has brought a leveling of prices in zip code 30039 which is a good sign. Sales prices from April through August were steadily going down so the stabilization of prices has been a good indicator. Hopefully prices will begin to rise near future. Another good market indicator has [...]

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How Do Your Floors Look?

September 27, 2010

How Do Your Floors Look? When potential buyers enter your home, they look at everything. Their eyes go all around and up and down. So, how do your floors look? While buyers look at everything in the home, they will look at the carpet and other flooring. How the carpeting looks is a big indicator [...]

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Homeowners Insurance-Things to Know

September 23, 2010

Homeowners Insurance-Things to Know We are all trying to save money in today’s economy. One area you might want to investigate is your homeowners insurance. Here are some things you need to know: 1. With many of the national insurers suffering losses in this economy, you might want to check around on the prices you [...]

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Statistics for Atlanta Zip Code 30306

September 22, 2010

  It looks like a roller coaster ride on pricing for zip code 30306 in the past 6 months. Prices rose steadily from April through August and have flattened out since then. Days on market have decreased during the same time period which is very optimistic news for the area. Although these are the statistics [...]

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Room by Room-Light and Spacious

September 16, 2010

Room by Room-Light and Spacious Several years ago there was a program on HGTV called Room by Room. They would take a room on each program and change the appearance mostly by DIY jobs and with very little cost involved. I liked watching this program because it was practical and they did things that most [...]

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Staging a Vacant Home

September 7, 2010

Staging a Vacant Home We’ve been seeing a lot of posts lately about the benefits of staging. There is no doubt that a home that is staged is much more appealing than one that is not. Even with a vacant home, if you add  a little furniture and some art on the walls, buyers will [...]

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Can We Start At A Higher Price?

September 5, 2010

Can We Start At A Higher Price? Our real estate market has changed. It is proven every day with the way buyers and sellers interact. Selling listings in this market is becoming more and more challenging. With the inventory of bank owned properties and short sales, you find that pricing is the most important key to [...]

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