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        <description>Atlanta real estate blog. Consumer focused real estate information for Atlanta and information and insight into local and national topics. Areas of interest include; Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Roswell &amp; Alpharetta. North Metro Atlanta.</description>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>'Providence' - $11,500,000 - 67 Acre Lakeside Estate</title>
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A Rare Opportunity to Own one of Atlanta's Finest Estate Homes - Providence



&nbsp;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 ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:05:30 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>2nd Quarter 2010 Atlanta Real Estate Market Statistics</title>
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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 ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:17:57 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>Do You Know Where Your Property Line Is?</title>
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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.

T... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:44:35 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>Not all Client Questions are Easy to Answer</title>
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Below&nbsp;is a question I received from a client I am working with so&nbsp;what I am writing&nbsp;is actually about answering the questions as best I can for my client, but it illustrates - at least to me - what one of the&nbsp;most significant&nbsp;differences is in today's market&nbsp;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 losin... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:49:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>Tax Assessment Reform May Be on the Way</title>
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Partial Reprint from the Atlanta Business Chronicle. You can read the full article here:


&quot;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&rsquo; loss of confidence in the fairness of the property tax bills they receive from local governments each year, said Senate Majority Leader Chi... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:43:21 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>Short Sales and Distressed Properties in Atlanta</title>
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It's with great enjoyment&nbsp;for me&nbsp;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 &quot;segment&quot; 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 ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:15:48 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>Atlanta Real Estate Market - 4th Quarter 2009 - Stats and Graphs</title>
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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&nbsp;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... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:53:56 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>Buckhead Condo Market Update - It's Better Than the Overall Condo Market</title>
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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&rsquo;m only looking at 2 bedroom condos which represent the largest and most popular segment and I&rsquo;m only looking at Buckhead. People that want Buckhead typically do... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:29:09 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>Atlanta Real Estate Market - Looking Back So We Can Look Ahead - 2007-2009 Sold Prices</title>
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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.&nbsp;





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 se... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:53:15 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>Redfin Comes to Atlanta</title>
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...and I don't care! If I&nbsp;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&nbsp;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 marke... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:55:41 -0600</pubDate>
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