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Market Statistics for Snellville, GASales in the Snellville, GA area have declined from January 2010 to January 2011. In January 2010 there were 49 closed sales where in January 2011 there were 39. That is a decrease of 20.4%. The closed dollar volume also decreased from $5,959.169 to $3,984,273 ...
02/08/2011
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Buyer AgencyGeorgia has Buyer Agency. It is a choice a buyer can make on how he wants to be represented by the agent. In an agency agreement, the buyer must sign the agreement saying, among other things, that he will be loyal to the agent and use them to make their purchase. In return for that, t...
01/28/2011
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Buyers-Are You Ready?The media blasts us with information on how buyers can purchase a home at half price. What does that really mean? Half price from the highest time it was on the market or half the price it is listed for sale now. Buyers need to be realistic and discuss the market with their r...
01/26/2011
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What a Day This Has Been!When you have a birthday and you are "older" it doesn't have quite the sparkle it used to have. I spent the day at home with my Mom and ate the wonderful birthday cake she made me. That is so special to be able to share your birthday with your Mom at my age. We both enjo...
01/24/2011
This was a very good post by Pat Hiddad about title insurance. It is a very important part of the sale and buyers should understand why they need it. Thanks Pat.When you’re buying a Hamilton County home it’s easy to get frustrated by all the little expenses that add up to one big chunk out of you...
01/23/2011
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Selling Your Home with a Home Office?So many people are working from home now, it is almost a necessity to have a home office. But the problems with having a home office is that it is also a place to work. And with work, comes clutter and mess. So what do you do if you want to sell your home? Mak...
01/22/2011
Third Quarter of 2010 saw a steady rise in days on market from 150 to 220 in January for zip code 30305. Price were steadily moving down until December and January where we started seeing a slight increase in prices. We still have a buyers market in Atlanta and buyers can get better deals than a...
01/20/2011
Tips for Making the Bedroom Become A Buyer's DreamWhen we live in a home, we forget that everyone might not like the same things we do. Now is the time to take a good look at your home and your bedrooms to see how you can make it more dream-like.Here are a few areas to consider: Lighting-it is am...
01/16/2011
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Are You Going to Remodel?Atlanta sellers have a lot of competition in today's market. Only the best houses that are priced right and in good condition, are the ones that sell. There is an abundance of foreclosed properties and short sales that regular sellers have to compete with. So the conversa...
01/15/2011
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Do You Really Want the House?Buyers can sometimes be very frustrating and it feels like you want the house for them, more than they do. I have a buyer that looked at home, fell in love with it, qualifies for the loan, has to move from his current residence and still will not make up his mind abo...
01/13/2011