Real Estate News

December 2nd is a very important day in this year’s election. There is a runoff between Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin due to neither candidate obtaining a majority of 50% plus 1 vote to win in the general election on November 4th.

Statistics for single family detached homes in the North Fulton County real estate market for the month of October 2008 are in. North Fulton County is divided into two different areas and we will examine each area and then look at North Fulton County as a whole.

Statistics for single family detached homes in the Forsyth County real estate market for the month of October 2008 are in. Forsyth County is divided into three different areas and we will examine each area and then look at the county as a whole.

Statistics for single family detached homes in the Gwinnett County real estate market for the month of October 2008 are in. Gwinnett County is divided into six different areas and we will examine each area and then look at the county as a whole.

Disclosure in Real Estate Sales - What can be kept confidential?

In 2004 Gwinnett County charged Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, along with it’s Citizens Solid Waste Advisory Board, to develope a solid waste management plan as

Memo

To: Democratic and Republican Senatorial Committees and All Political Candidates
From: Residents of The State of Georgia
Date: November 5, 2008
Subject: Your Recent TV and Radio Ads in Our State

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There has been a long time ongoing discussion about whether appraisal is an art or a science. I think most people assume that it is a science, but is it? Think about what a residential appraiser does. He (or she) is asked to find the value of a home.

For everyone who hasn’t heard, the time change will occur this Sunday morning. I was in a meeting this morning with Ginny Staib, a fellow REALTOR in my office. In our conversation, we thought — what are the top five things that home owners need to do that would coincide with the time change? We came up with these:

Replace the batteries in your smoke detectors.

Winterize hose bibs.

Re-program your thermostats.

Shut down your irrigation system for the winter.

Recently I received an email inviting me to an educational meeting at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce this

Located in Creekside at Pinecrest subdivision in Sugar Hill is this wonderful 4 Bedroom 2-1/2 bath home that is barely a year old. It is only available because of a new job in Maryland. The open floor plan is wonderful for entertaining. The kitchen features stained cabinets, a gas range/oven and the refrigerator remains with the home.

About two years ago my son and I undertook the project of customizing my soon to be born grandson Lincoln’s room. Well here we go again. In December we are expecting Tessa Camille Perry to come join us and in keeping with the tradition of each grandchild having their own room with it’s own identity we customized her room.

At a meeting this past
Tuesday one of the speakers commented that some of the people who were helping
to stock the Gwinnett County Food Bank last year are in the line seeking food

So you are tired of paying some one else’s mortgage and you want to buy a home but you have been told your credit just won’t allow you to. Let me see if I can guess the way the conversation went. You filled out a mortgage application and the person electronically accessed your credit report.

Five Star Mortgage of Duluth has announced a no down payment conventional home loan with a credit score as low as 620.

Located in Suwanee’s Richland Subdivision and the award winning Collins Hill School District of Gwinnett County is 1898 Lake Shadow Way.

John Wieland Homes has recently been awarded the J D Power New Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Award for Atlanta.

Located in the Peachtree Ridge School District of Gwinnett County, 1600 Swan Valley Ct. has a lot to offer. Coming in from the 2 car garage you enter into the spacious kitchen.

Long lines form quickly around any gas station that is receiving fuel. Over the weekend my wife and I observed a tanker pulling into a gas station only to be followed by numerous cars. It was as though the cars had been following the tanker to see where it was going.

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of meeting with a young couple who were being transferred to Ohio. Both are very well educated as she is in the education field and he has an engineering degree. I had them show me their home from top to bottom and point out all the upgrades they had done, we then reviewed the marketing plan in depth and then we came to the market analysis. Here is where the rubber meets the road. I asked what knowledge they had of other properties in the neighborhood from a sale standpoint.

Work is on schedule for a winter, 2009 opening of phase 1 of Alexander Park.