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My House is Worth What?
May 9th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers
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I can’t think of a question that I am asked more…
What is my home worth?
And there as many answers as there are times the question is asked. There are a lot of sources for the information… Read the rest of this entry »
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March Gwinnett Market Report
March 9th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
It’s that time again… time to look back at the sales numbers for January and February in Gwinnett County real estate.
We live in interesting times. Take a look at the slide show.
I think that the best news right now is the decrease in listings. The number of new listings is down 31% from February of 2008. And the number of listings on the market is down 16% from February of last year as well.
March through May will be very telling in regards to the near term future of the atlanta area and Gwinnett County real estate markets. If the provisions of the stimulus package get buyers into the mood, we could see a recovery. If not… then it will be late in the year if not next year.
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Survey of Listings, III
February 21st, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
If you want to follow along, here are parts I and II.
Once again, I took a meandering walk through the new listings in Lilburn for the last 30days. As I wandered through, I was particularly looking for quantity of pictures and virtual tours. The reason I was concentrating on those items was all about research that EVERY real estate agent should be familiar with regarding buyer behavior. Read the rest of this entry »
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Atlanta, 3rd most vacant city?
February 17th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
I just ran across a story from Forbes and Yahoo about America’s Most Vacant Cities. The list is this… Read the rest of this entry »
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Gwinnett Real Estate Town Hall Meeting… UPDATED
February 12th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers
I posted a couple of weeks ago about Diamond Dwellings sponsoring a Town Hall meeting about real estate in Gwinnett County. Well… we have upgraded the status of the meeting.
It was just announced today that Lt. Governor Casey Cagle will be at the meeting. This is the first of a series of meetings in Gwinnett County to talk about real estate and the general economy in 2009.
Meeting details are available here. The meeting will be at Hamilton Mill on Tuesday, February 17th, from 6pm to 8pm.
Of course I will be there…
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Gwinnett County Market Report for February
February 10th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
It has taken me a few extra days, but here it is… the market report for Gwinnett County covering December and January.
As always, stay tuned for more interpretation after the slideshow. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thank you all…
February 3rd, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
It has been pretty busy here the last couple of days.
The AJC (Atlanta Journal – Constitution) did a feature on me 
in the business section Sunday. The online version actually was visible on Friday, and I started getting emails and tweets and messages on FaceBook from folks around the country that know me through social networking.
On Saturday, word had gotten out, though FaceBook especially (I posted a link… after I got it from a vendor in Seattle) and my local friends started responding.
Sunday morning I woke up to several emails, some phone calls and more social network messages. And it has continued today.
I would like to thank everyone.
I have spent a good portion of the day looking at listings that sellers (and a few agents) have sent me from around Atlanta of their multi-car garage homes. I have kept a pretty close eye on Gwinnett County for a few years, but many of these were outside of my normal search parameters. And it is always fun to look…
If you missed it, here is a link to the article.
I guess I do need to toot my horn… I can’t expect everyone to have seen it already. And I AM very pleased and flattered that Michael Pearson decided I would be a good subject.
More importantly, the reaction to the article has shown me the power of social networking and internet marketing and reputation management. My name travelled far and fast. As did the names of companies/networks I mentioned.
It is important to know that is being said in order to apologize, thank or correct the person saying it.
Thanks again, and feel free to give me a shout if you have questions or comments… or if you are looking for a “garage home”. And the home in the picture IS available.
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Any Real Estate Agent can list MY house.. or write MY contract…
January 31st, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
This post takes off on a theme introduced here. It is also the final planned post in the Misconception series.
It doesn’t matter if the agent is from Valdosta…
I commonly hear this one when Read the rest of this entry »
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The best agent to use is the one that tells me the highest price…
January 22nd, 2009 Categories: For Sellers
This is one that really chaps my hide. I understand it from the consumer perspective, but at the same time, it is still a giant misconception.
As a consumer, it is always a good idea to talk with a couple of agents before selecting the one to list with. But the purpose of the talk isn’t to see who promises the highest price… unless they are buying it themselves. The purpose is to find out about their marketing ability and how they are going to best present your home to get it sold.
But the burning question is…
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Gwinnett Town Hall
January 22nd, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
2008 Real Estate Report & 2009 Outlook
We’ll be delivering our 2008 market data report as well as a 2009 outlook with in-depth insight into specific hyper-local markets. Wanna know more about the current real estate climate? This is it!
The Diamond Dwellings crew will be talking about the Gwinnett Real Estate market and how we think it might be shaping up for 2009. If you are a seller, a buyer or investor, this would be a good event to attend.
The Gwinnett Town Hall meeting will be on February 17th at the Hamilton Mill Golf Club. It will run from 6:00 to 8:00pm.
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