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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>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>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>Foreclosure Activity Increases 6% in February Nationally, Let's Look Locally Too</title>
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According to RealtyTrac, foreclosure activity is up 6% in February of 2010 compared with the same time period in 2009. This represents the smallest increase in activity in 4 years. To me, that doesn't mean we are seeing improvement and there isn't anything to indicate that we are heading towards consistent year of year decreases in foreclosures so in my opinion, this is still more bad news for home values.

Locally, foreclosure sales in February of 2010 were&nbsp;1245 compared with 1430 sales f... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:51:50 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>Georgia Ranked 10th for Foreclosure Filings in January</title>
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From the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

&quot;The Peach State had 11,274 foreclosure filings -- default notices, scheduled foreclosure auctions and bank repossessions -- last month. This was down 13.1 percent from December 2009, but was 13.8 percent higher than January 2009. The state ranked 10th for foreclosures&quot;.

The report also says that 1 out of every 357 houses in Georgia got a foreclosure notice in January. This is in line with national numbers that have a decrease from December, but ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:13:56 -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>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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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>I'm Pretty Sure This is how Appraisals are Performed Now</title>
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If this isn't how they are done, it might be obtained by taking a sledgehammer and hitting one of those&nbsp;strongman devices&nbsp;you find at a carnival that has been altered to show prices.

I don't know that I blame appraisers. It's a difficult task when you are trying to appraise a property in an area that you are unfamiliar with. Because of HVCC, we find ourselves in a new era where appraisers are being asked to perform a job for less money than ever before and simultaneously perform fewe... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:30:04 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>3rd Quarter Metro Atlanta Statistics - The Overview of the Real Estate Market</title>
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This information is compiled by Chartmasters for Keller Williams Realty Consultants. It is far more comprehensive and accurate&nbsp;than what you may find in the AJC or anywhere else. I am fortunate to work with an organization who can provide its agents critical information that we can use to help clients in a market that requires this information more than ever. It's also right up my alley as I enjoy understanding the market. This is a graphics heavy post of charts so if you have any question... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:28:22 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>ryan@premieratlantarealestate.com (Ryan Ward)</author>
            <title>Auctions and Value - Things Aren't What They Seem</title>
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Sold to the lady in the back for $435,000! What a deal! The screen says the previous value for this home was over $1,000,000. I've found it at last! Now I know exactly where to send every person who calls looking for that great deal. The auction!

If you're in the business and you get leads online, you definitely know the guy. Most others in the business know this guy now too. It's just a product of the current conditions. He acts like he knows more than you about real estate and before the pho... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:06:21 -0500</pubDate>
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