Archive for December, 2009
New Homes Around Gwinnett County
December 19th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, Lilburn
There are still some new home developments going up around Gwinnett County, GA. Even though we keep hearing on the TV and radio that new construction has all but stalled, it hasn’t completely stopped.
And, December is traditionally the slowest month of the year for homes to go under contract (January is the slowest for closings…). So, there are a number of builders that are offering incentives for buyers during this time of year. Read the rest of this entry »
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Try the LOCAL guy… HL Computers in Lilburn
December 15th, 2009 Categories: Lilburn
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This morning my wife woke me up to tell me that her desktop computer wouldn’t turn over. She pushed the button, and nothin’…
It is old, and although it has had a little bit of updating, it isn’t going to get much money input because it just isn’t worth it. We knew it was likely a power supply. They don’t cost much, but sometimes when you have to get something quickly, and local is the only option… prices seem to get a little higher. Read the rest of this entry »
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Where in the World is Lilburn, GA?
December 12th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, Lilburn
And more importantly, why does it matter?
A little about Lilburn…
Lilburn is a little city in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA, in southern Gwinnett County. It is the home of Parkview High School and Berkmar High School. And while the City of Lilburn has about 11,000 people (as of the 2000 Census… it has grown since then), there are a couple time that many people with a Lilburn mailing address. In fact, the most recent numbers show over 53,000 people residing in 30047, Lilburn’s ZIP code.
The City of Lilburn was founded by the Seabord Airline Railway in 1890, but it was previously called McDaniel (until around 1900). It was renamed in honor of Lilburn Trigg Myers, a Superintendent of the railroad, and incorporated on July 27th, 1910. In the 1920s, Lilburn suffered a devastating fire, then the boll weevil killed the cotton crop in the area. The result was that shortly after the stock market cresh of 1929, the government “ceased to exist”. It wasn’t until a new water line was needed in 1955 that the city government was re-organized. Read the rest of this entry »
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Absorption Rate? What is this about?
December 7th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers
There are some terms that we toss around in the real estate industry as if people knew what we were talking about… Absorption Rate is one of those terms.
It isn’t complicated, but if you are unfamiliar with the term, if can be confusing. And unlike “Bacon Double Cheeseburger”, it isn’t really self explanatory.
What is Absorption Rate? Read the rest of this entry »
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