Category: Real Estate News

The River Club is one of the nicest private golf communities in the area. It’s personally my favorite in all of the metro Atlanta area and possibly my favorite anywhere. Given that, it’s quite popular with the tire kickers and people that are just plain curious about this near-hidden community. We get lots of inquiries…

So far in the first four months of 2011, I’ve been fortunate enough to work with quite a few clients. What’s different this year than in the last few is that three of my clients have been first time home buyers. There’s a certain excitement and enthusiasm that only first time home buyers have and…

Great News for Vickery Village! T. Olive Properties, along with an investor, has purchased 50 lots in Vickery Village and has plans to build homes and townhomes adhering the current Vickery Village architectural style. This is great news for Vickery Village and should really help the community. What are the T. Olive Plans? Of the…

On November 6th, 2009, Congress signed into law The Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009. This Act extends and expands the first-time home buyer credit allowed by previous Acts. The deadline was extended from November 30, 2009 to April 30, 2010 and the scope was expanded to include repeat buyers, not just first-time…

Here are some interesting statistics compiled from the final 2009 FMLS data. The FMLS is the First Multiple Listing Service, or MLS, for the greater Atlanta Metro. Of special interest is the number of buyers that use the internet, 87%. Also, the number of weeks searched and homes seen, 10 each. Due to so much…