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Well, I wanted to give a quick update to my experiment with an open house on a Saturday for my listing in Brookhaven. I would like to say that since it was the only open house that I couldn't handle all of the traffic. Unfortunately, the reality was that I have never been there when there were so few people out. Not only not looking at houses - just nowhere to be found So, maybe it will work elsewhere, but, for me, in Atlanta - it will have to be a unique location that will generate lots of traffic from cars simply driving by before I will consider doing another one. Not one person came to the open house in three hours. It was advertised and there were directionals, ballons...All the standard open house tools were used.

My hope in posting the complete…

I have a client who has a condo in Midtown Atlanta who just received her new tax bill with an amazing assessment of property value. Her condo is located in the Art Foundry at Atlantic Station. We have had the condo on the market for almost a year minus the holiday season at the end of 2006. Somehow the city of Atlanta, in its infinite wisdom, has appraised the property for far more than the actual value of the property. So, the statistics for this entry will be used for a few things; some of these statistics will be used to argue the true value of the property with the city and these statistics will also be used to reevaluate the list price for the condo - even lower. At one point we had this one bedroom one bathroom condo listed for sale for $235,000. It…

Sunday, November 24th ~ 2 - 4 p.m.

View details and photos of our Brookhaven Open house. The Sunday after Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to get out and view homes for sale. Don't miss the opportunity to view this magnifcent and unique townhome located in Brookhaven Heights.

• 3 stories
• 2 car garage
• 4 bedrooms
• 3.5 baths
• Gated neighborhood
• Fantastic Brookhaven location

Call 404.630.3187 to learn more.

Metro Atlanta ranks about 20th in the nation for its population and real estate prices rank about 50th. What this means for residents and people who are relocating from most other major metropolitan areas of the nation is that they can buy more home for their hard earned money than they can elsewhere. There are a number of reasons that real estate remains a better value in Atlanta than it does elsewhere.

Population - The population of Atlanta has grown faster than any other major city since the year 2000. Because of this, new construction continues to come out of the ground helping to keep inventories more balanced.

The Economy - What an economy it is! Atlanta has a very strong economy with low unemployment, and, with all of the population increase, new…

Berkshire Manor consists of about 325 homes off of Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta. Home prices range from about $160,000 to just under $200,000. The neighborhood, in my opinion, offers the best value in Alpharetta for first time homebuyers for a number of reasons. Take for example this home for sale in Berskshire Manor on Inidan Mill Court.

This is listing number 3474968. It is a 3 bedroom 2 bath home with a finished basement with media room, office and full bathroom. Here is a photo of the basement:

The whole home has been updated with fresh paint, upgraded trim and the house sits on a quiet and private wooded lot. Here a re a couple more photos of the dining room and the backyard out from the finished terrace level.

This is a typical example…

The Alpharetta real estate market remains strong as we begin to reach the busy spring and summer months when more people are looking to buy Alpharetta homes for sale and more sellers want to move when school recesses for the summer. The March real estate market statistics have been totaled and outlined below. It's too early to get accurate statistics for the month of April. I will include a few comparisons to March of 2006 to gather a better idea of the the state of the real estate market.

Current Conditions

• Current Alpharetta homes for sale - 1,534
• An additional 388 homes are either under contract or working an offer.
•  218 homes show as sold during March.
• The absorption rate for Alpharetta real estate is about 9 months of…

Sandy Springs is one of the most popular areas for buyers and builders for new construction luxury real estate in the Metro Atlanta area. Here are some market statistics to see how the Sandy Springs real estate market is fairing compared with some surrounding areas in the luxury homes market.

Luxury Homes Between 1 and 2 Million Dollars

• 35 active listings
• 6 pending
• Sold in the last 30 days - 1
• Sold in the last 60 days - 2
• Sold in the last 90 days - 5
• Sold homes per month - 1.667
• Absorption rate - 21 months
• Days on market - 134 for the sold homes.
• List price to sales price - 98%

New Construction Luxury Homes Between 2 and 3 Million

• 18 active listings
• 1 pending sale
• Sold in last…

MLS#: 3469183

Open House in Sandy Springs - Sunday, April 29th 2 - 5 P.M.

Sandy Springs has many townhomes along the Roswell Road corridor that represent a great vaue in a fantastic, close in location. Take for example this 2 bedroom 2 and 1/2 bath townhome in the Stonington community just north of Spalding Drive.

This townhome is an excellent representation of the great value you can find in Sandy Springs. For $140,000, you can buy a fully updated townhome with a new HVAC, new windows, new floors, updated bathrooms and kitchen and a fireplace.

Take a look at the living room with a fireplace and see how much natural light enters through the new, energy efficient windows.

This very private setting in the trees…