Lane's Blog - Looking out from the garage

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Real Estate Agent - Century 21 Results Realty - GA RE Lic # 282060
Luckily I have wi-fi, and can get online from the garage. If given a choice, that is where I am. Between MLS searches, arranging marketing, and pre-viewing homes, I will try to get in a little welder time, or at least clean some of the tools from the last wrenching session.

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2011 

Image via Wikipedia I will admit that I am a transplanted Northerner.  I grew up in Michigan (and Virginia)... and moved here from Minnesota, 21 years ago.  After 6 winters in MN, I learned a few things about driving in the snow... and after 21 years here in Georgia, I learned a few more things....
01/11/2011
Image via Wikipedia Here are the final numbers for Gwinnett County Home sales for November, 2010. At the end of November, 2010, there were 6,017 homes on the market in Gwinnett County, GA.  As usual, we have a drop off in listings during the Holiday Season.  November listings were down from Octo...
01/11/2011
Image by Chad Horwedel via Flickr Son, you're going to drive me to drinkin' if you don't stop drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln.   Back before World War II, the hottest, most powerful cars were luxury cars.  Cadillac and Lincoln were in a power war with 8 cylinder, 12 cylinder and finally 16 cylinder...
01/10/2011
Image by thinkpanama via Flickr We'll see how well I peg this. Lane's Predictions for 2011... Looking back over the last year or two in real estate market reports, there are a few things that have been jumping out at me. For over two years I have been hearing about the millions of homes in "Shad...
01/10/2011
Testing his fear of heights... This is the new thing.  Each Friday, I will feature a photo.  Many will be local.  Some may be real estate related.  Others will be definately not local, and might not be related to real estate.  Cars, people, vacation, homes, garages, tools... fun times.  Just abou...
01/07/2011
This  post was to appear yesterday, but was pre-empted. I am presenting it today. Sorry for the delay. Image via Wikipedia Two years ago I got a bug in my bonnet because it didn't seem like I was seeing enough pictures for new listings.  A couple of months prior, one of our local Multiple Listing...
01/06/2011
Image via Wikipedia Market stats for Norcross, November, 2010 indicate that there were 386 properties on the market. Overall, there is about a 10.3 month supply of properties. October and September sales were down v 2009 (42 v 57 and 43 v 55), but August was way up (52 v 43).  November was a thr...
01/03/2011
Image via Wikipedia In 1963, Chevy built some of the rarest Corvettes ever.  There were 125 planned, but only 5 were actually built...  They were the Corvette Grand Sports.  And they had some impressive specs. Thinner fiberglass panels to reduce weight 377 aluminum small block with side draft We...
01/02/2011
Image by richtpt via Flickr The new year is always a time we make resolutions.  They are all but inevitable... Lose weight Quit smoking Eat better Spend more time with the kids Get a better job Finally go on a vacation You get the idea...  But those are all introverted. What about doing somethin...
01/01/2011