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Hello, and Happy Friday!I hope that you are all doing well! The real estate market is now officially stronger than pre-Corona days!!! The only reason I am not officially calling my micro-Real Estate market the official winner versus Corona is because the Covid cases have seen an increase and there is a very small chance […]

I have the Pleasure of Being a member of the CEO Round-table Chambers of Commerce in Cobb County Georgia.  For our General Meeting the Round-table hosted a Q & A with a panel of Millennials and I thought I would share what Millennials feel is most important to them in the workplace today. Millennials want […]

Borrowers whose incomes come from commissions or from being self-employed have a more difficult time qualifying for a traditional home loan. Whether for a primary residence, a second home or an investment property, self-employed borrowers in Atlanta or those who write off 2106 unreimbursed expenses will be the most likely to benefit from the Bank Statement Loans for the […]

Attached are the plans for my next rehab, we are doing a 350 sq ft master suite addition. The picture on the left shows the existing layout and is followed by options 1 and 2. Which do you prefer? Option 1: Laundry room remains where it is which creates a bigger master bath and walk […]

The housing sales data from May is in, and it paints a pretty rosy picture for Atlanta homeowners who are thinking about selling a home. Median home prices are up and days on market are down across the region because of a historic housing inventory shortage that is the worst in the nation. Combine the housing shortage with […]

“As temperatures soar, these metro Atlanta homes with pools become that much more appealing to buyers and daydreamers. The nice thing is, properties with pools are for sale at multiple price points,” writes Rose Kennedy at AJC.com. I got to wondering what features do not add value …and what do. Jean Folger at Investopedia shares […]

This time last year homeowners got a shock when they opened their mail and took a look at their new Atlanta tax assessments. We wrote in our blog in “Appealing Your Property Taxes; how when why you should do it:” The Atlanta Journal Constitution writes that “(Property) values rose 20 percent or more in Decatur, […]

Scott Trubey writing in MyAJC informs us of the top trends affecting real estate in the year ahead. The Top 10 List of Issues Affecting Real Estate for 2016-2017 from The Counselors of Real Estate released on Wednesday all seem to center on disruption. 10: The Rise of Experiential Retail: Retailers are adapting to rising […]

“The Lord gave us two ends — one to sit on and the other to think with. Success depends on which one we use the most.” Columnist, Ann Landers