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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.
originally posted to LaneBailey.com
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Misconceived Pricing Strategies?
January 19th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers
These kind of stray away from blanket misconceptions and are more opinion… based, I feel, in observed circumstance… It is also a two-fer. One for sellers and one for buyers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Location, Location, Location… or so it is said.
January 17th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
There is no older, more often stated and generally accepted “truth” in real estate than “Location, Location, Location.” The say is that “the three most important things in real estate…”, well, you’ve heard it I’m sure.
As with most misconceptions, it is based in truth. Read the rest of this entry »
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I should get a Listing Specialist!… but…
January 15th, 2009 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
I run across this a lot. I am NOT a super lister, listing every house I can for sale. I just want to make sure that you know that up front. In fact, I don’t list every house I can. I turn down listings. And what I am about the say is going to make some agents unhappy… Read the rest of this entry »
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All real estate agents are the same… really?
January 14th, 2009 Categories: For Sellers, Lilburn
Continuing on my series of common misconceptions of, about and regarding real estate and the real estate industry, let’s talk about real estate agents…
I hear this one a LOT.
It is a common misconception that all real estate agents are effectively the same. And it couldn’t be further from the truth. Let’s start with some very basic differences:
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