Lilburn Category
Spring has Sprung in Lilburn, GA…
April 7th, 2010 Categories: Lilburn, Things to do
Spring is busting out all over Lilburn, GA. The usual signs are plain to see, and if you are missing them, the pine pollen will make sure you see spring everywhere…
Of course, there are a few things that you need to do in order to prepare for spring. Read the rest of this entry »
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Lilburn, GA, on FaceBook will be changing…
April 7th, 2010 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn, Things to do
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Still working on the details, but there are changes coming.
The end goal is to create more of a hyper-local news site. As we build towards that goal, we are inviting local businesses to post specials and information for Lilburn area residents. The real estate content is going to be ratcheted down as the other content is built up.
There will also be a few surprises coming… Read the rest of this entry »
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Another Community Improvement District Coming to Lilburn
March 31st, 2010 Categories: Lilburn
Lilburn is already kind of home to part of the Evermore CID running along US78 between Stone Mountain and Snellville. As an area resident, some of the improvements that are directly and indirectly a result of the CID are quite obvious. Read the rest of this entry »
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Lilburn Market Report, March, 2010
March 9th, 2010 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
Lilburn is in Gwinnett County, GA, just outside of Atlanta. As of the 2000 Census, there were 11,307 people in Lilburn, but that is only including people in the city limits, and there has been a lot of growth since 2000 in Gwinnett County. It was incorporated in 1910. Lilburn is home to Parkview High School, and also has students that the Brookwood, Berkmar and Meadowcreek clusters. It is also home to Killian Hill Christian School, Providence Chrisian Academy, St. John Neumann Catholic School and Parkview Christian School. Possibly the most famous resident of Lilburn is General Beauregard Lee, a groundhog with a better winter prediction record that Puxatawnee Phil up in PA. Dominique Wilkins, formerly of the Atlanta Hawks also lives in Lilburn.
Market stats for Lilburn, January, 2010, indicate that there are 359 (January 31st) properties on the market. Overall, there is about a 10 month supply of properties, with a slight acceleration in sales during October and November, but slowing in December and January. Read the rest of this entry »
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Gwinnett Market Reports from January…
March 2nd, 2010 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
The real estate market for Gwinnett County is in a state of flux. There are wide variations between different location throughout the county, as well as different price strata. There are a few themes that are readily apparent, but some locations and price ranges are standouts (good or bad)… Read the rest of this entry »
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Volunteer!
February 24th, 2010 Categories: Lilburn, Things to do
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During the month of February, as well as the end of January, I spent each Friday afternoon volunteering to talk about business and economics with a bunch of 4th Graders. This was in connection with Junior Achievement. Read the rest of this entry »
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Looking for a Deal on a New Home around Gwinnett County, GA?
February 11th, 2010 Categories: For Buyers, Lilburn
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I’m here for you. I have been getting these emails for years from builders promoting their inventory of homes. In some cases, they are offering incentives to agents to bring buyers to their communities. In other cases they are offing incentives to buyers. Sometimes, there are both… Read the rest of this entry »
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Say Goodbye to the Stone Mountain Super Target…
January 21st, 2010 Categories: Lilburn
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Originally built in 1999, the Super Target located in the shadow of Stone Mountain, next to the old Olympic Tennis Venue, will be closing as of January 30th, 2010. Faced with declining profits from the store, Target is pulling the plug. Read the rest of this entry »
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Lilburn Market Report for December 2009
January 12th, 2010 Categories: For Buyers, For Sellers, Lilburn
This has certainly been an interesting year in real estate. And we are still staring at the tea leaves trying to see the direction of the market and figure out what the future holds.
The biggest thing in housing in the last few months has been the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. It has had a GIANT pull on the market, and when it “expired” (it was renewed and expanded before it actually expired, but the effect seemed to expire) it altered the direction of the market… as it did when it was enacted.
Let’s get a few numbers for Lilburn out of the way… Read the rest of this entry »
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DR Horton has started building in Legends at Parkview
January 9th, 2010 Categories: For Buyers, Lilburn
I’ve written a couple of posts about the Legends at Parkview. Mayfield Homes was the original building in the community, but they ended up getting foreclosed. DR Horton picked up the remaining lots and have recently started construction. Read the rest of this entry »
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