In the rush to buy homes, many home buyers left their common sense on the curb. Many errors were made, adverse exterior/locational issues being one of the most common. It's called external obsolescence; what is external obsolescence? This short video provides a real world example.External obsoles
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02/09/2023
The 2022 seller's housing market it gone and isn't likely to return. Sellers still enjoy an advantage but some will wonder, should I rent my home if it doesn't sell? That decision is not entirely up the seller...Renting a Home That Doesn't SellWhile the owner has obvious control over a home, it's
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02/08/2023
Would love opinions on something like this and the impact on future home sellers here. Hell, even the impact on residents that have appraisals completed for refis, divorce, estates....How would you counsel them? This is the derailment in Ohio which is releasing a significant amount of highly toxi
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02/07/2023
Power and influence. The Supreme Court sides with National Association of Realtors, halts antitrust investigation, and no one is surprised. NAR is hands down the single most powerful trade group in DC. But, in this case, they have a point.The DOJ reached a settlement with NAR in 2020 requiring NA
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02/06/2023
The issue of buyer remorse felt by home buyers during 2021 and 2022 continues to soar. "I deeply regret buying my home", "We felt pressure to buy", "We tried to catch the low rates"...and tens of thousands of other testaments of regret.Home Buyer RegretThis problem has never been higher, well int
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02/03/2023
While it's not last spring, the 2023 spring market is underway in Atlanta. This market, especially the northern suburbs, snapped out of the winter slumber in a pretty robust way.Successful Atlanta Home BuyersIf the target isn't know, it can't be hit. Successful Atlanta home buyers are prepared an
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02/03/2023
Home buyers are out and busy, the number of Atlanta sales contracts jumped in January. We're seeing this across the north Atlanta suburbs as buyers acclimate to the rates and the weather finally breaks. We see the slow down of buyer activity due to rate increases and the holidays, but look closer
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02/02/2023
Well well well...When Joe Blow Citizen complains, they're excoriated and vilified. When Stephen Curry complains he's "concerned". I guess when it comes to his and affairs of the other elites, this is fine, Hypocrite. I thought zoning was evil and was to be abolished? Remember - Do as I say, not a
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02/01/2023
Seller property disclosure questions never go away. We know the constant issues with owners, but what must be disclosed by a realtor? What is a real estate agent expected to disclose about a home? Well, in Georgia....it's caveat emptor; buyer beware.What Must be Disclosed by an Agent?Listing agen
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01/31/2023
As homebuyers enter the spring 2023, many are empowered and some are hell bent on regaining control. That's not going to happen around the Greater Atlanta area, there is no impending onslaught of listings. Contingencies are back and agents better refresh themselves about solving home inspection i
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01/27/2023
