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'Providence' - $11,500,000 - 67 Acre Lakeside Estate
Thursday, August 12th, 2010 at 7:05am. 248 Views, 4 Comments.
A Rare Opportunity to Own one of Atlanta's Finest Estate Homes - Providence
Providence - A Manifestation of Divine Care or Direction
'Providence' - 67 acre lakeside Monticello inspired estate designed by Stephen Fuller. Classic symmetry, attention to detail, proper scale and careful proportion combine to create a one of a kind, timeless yet comfortable home. 12 foot ceilings, 6 car garage, gated, 850 feet of lake frontage, walking trails, pool, tennis, basketball, multiple equestrian pastures and a guest cottage. There is an additional 3 bedroom 2 bath caretaker home with barn on 5 of the acres as well.
Proportion and Symmetry
The Jeffersonian era architectural styles often included careful consideration and design planning to incorporate proper proportion,…
2nd Quarter 2010 Atlanta Real Estate Market Statistics
Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 10:17pm. 226 Views, 12 Comments.
ChartMasters creates a phenomenal quarterly market report that myself and our broker present to our office. A number of Keller Williams offices across Metro Atlanta are provided the same report - I presented it last Tuesday to our office. The presentation lasts for a couple of hours and gives all of us a pretty good leg up on other agents by providing us with a strong foundational base of the current real estate market.
If you have any questions, please either email me at ryan (@) premieratlantarealestate.com, call me at 404.630.3187 or post a comment and I will get back with you.
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Do You Know Where Your Property Line Is?
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 at 12:44pm. 647 Views, 23 Comments.
This is my first attempt at a video and after coming back from REtechSouth, it became clear that I needed to make an effort to move into video. Although I am constantly reminded that video killed the radio star and might kill me too, I nonetheless have decided to slap my face up on the screen. I'm sure I will get over the stage fright soon :)
This one definitely isn't perfect, but I'll improve. I think it's an important topic and hopefully it will help convince you of why you need a survey.
The Importance of a Survey
More Survey Information
I'll write a follow up post with more information on why you need a survey this evening.
Not all Client Questions are Easy to Answer
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at 10:49pm. 639 Views, 6 Comments.
Below is a question I received from a client I am working with so what I am writing is actually about answering the questions as best I can for my client, but it illustrates - at least to me - what one of the most significant differences is in today's market compared with the market of just a couple of years ago; regardless of price point, there is some reluctance to purchase now, whereas just a few years ago, there was almost a reluctance to wait for fear of losing the home to someone else who might also be interested in it. Here is the question from my client:
"I need an understanding of what price points are are likely to appreciate the most over the next 20 years. Much of the appreciation before the crash was due to a declining interest rate…
Tax Assessment Reform May Be on the Way
Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 6:43pm. 284 Views, 3 Comments.
Partial Reprint from the Atlanta Business Chronicle. You can read the full article here:
"The Georgia Senate Thursday unanimously passed legislation aimed at overhauling a property assessment system thrown into disarray by huge market-driven fluctuations in property values.
The bill, which now goes to the House, would restore Georgia homeowners’ loss of confidence in the fairness of the property tax bills they receive from local governments each year, said Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers, the measure’s chief sponsor.
Homeowners across the state are complaining that they’re being taxed based on assessments that no longer accurately reflect the declining value of their properties, said Rogers, R-Woodstock.
“The assessments are not keeping pace with fair…
Short Sales and Distressed Properties in Atlanta
Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 12:15pm. 411 Views, 4 Comments.
It's with great enjoyment for me to announce that I became a Certified Distressed Property Expert today. Since I began my career in real estate, my #1 goal has always been to help people. Like most real estate professionals today, I thought I could ignore this segment of the market - but recently I realized that this isn't a "segment" of the market, but is instead a segment of our society.
Instead of avoiding these homes and homeowners or casting blame upon them, I believe the best solution is to ensure that they are being represented in the best possible way to protect them from potentially fraudulent predators and to protect home values and neighborhoods by helping to keep these homes out of the foreclosure process and become REO properties.
In the coming…
Atlanta Real Estate Market - 4th Quarter 2009 - Stats and Graphs
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 8:53am. 538 Views, 7 Comments.
The comprehensive report on the fourth quarter of 2010 is in. I would like to temper what looks like good news by saying that some of this is government induced and therefore not sustainable over the long term unless the government inducement creates enough sales to reduce the inventory levels significantly as there is almost a certainty that the sales volume will taper off at the end of the tax credit. Perhaps the most important graph below is the median sales price graph with a trendline on it. Please take a look at that graph. Prices are up and when you see the broad view it may change your perspective on the market. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comments section at the bottom and I will post them/answer them for you as…
Buckhead Condo Market Update - It's Better Than the Overall Condo Market
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 10:29am. 330 Views, 2 Comments.
Here is a little summary I just emailed to a client looking to purchase a second home (condo in Buckhead). I thought the stats were interesting enough to post here so below is almost a direct copy of the email I sent. Please visit our Buckhead real estate page if you are interested in viewing homes and condos in Buckhead:
I’m only looking at 2 bedroom condos which represent the largest and most popular segment and I’m only looking at Buckhead. People that want Buckhead typically do not want Midtown or other areas so I want to make sure I don’t get results outside of the relevant market – you could make the case that it is necessary and on some level I agree so I’ve also included the overall market so that we can draw some relevant comparisons. I’ve…
Atlanta Real Estate Market - Looking Back So We Can Look Ahead - 2007-2009 Sold Prices
Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at 12:53pm. 386 Views, 4 Comments.
I've put together the same information two different ways in the charts below. To me, they show some interesting trends. While they don't give a complete picture, they do show how far we have fallen and the three year history begins to be enough to give us a nice perspective.
Inventories dropped every month in 2009 and the market looks to have stabilized somewhat during the second have of 2009 (see the first chart and compare the second half of 2008 to the same time in 2009. Prices did not continue to fall). There were less than 45,000 homes on the market at the end of 2009. At it's worst in August 2007, there were 72,000 homes. The last time the end-of-month inventory for all single family was below…
Redfin Comes to Atlanta
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 at 6:55am. 390 Views, 6 Comments.
...and I don't care! If I was Rhonda Duffy or one of the other discount brokers I would be very concerned as it might take away market share from them. We are full service real estate professionals and don't compete based on fees this way. Instead, we use honest to goodness talent backed up with an incentive based fee structure that motivates our agents to do a better job. Good luck Redfin. You will need it. You will have some serious competition here in Atlanta for the discount market. I'm pulling for the local agents (yes, that's you Rhonda :) ).
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