ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2016
If you try to predict what Stockbridge real estate activity is likely to be based on only our local activity, you soon find what causes statisticians to turn up their noses: the sample size is simply too small to project reliable trends. That’s why serious Stockbridge observers look to the incom...
09/21/2016
The “5-Year Rule” as it applies to Henry County homes listed for sale is a pretty good one, as far as real estate rules-of-thumb go. It’s part of the family of truisms that have been around long enough that you’d figure they have to be reliable—like the rule that you should plan on maintenance co...
09/14/2016
8180 Pembroke TerracePicture Perfect home! Shows like a dream! Beautiful great room with vaulted ceiling and fireplace opens into sunroom which overlooks golf course. Formal dining room. Updated kitchen with stainless appliances, sold surface countertops and tons of cabinets. Sunny breakfast roo...
09/13/2016
It was tucked away in a backwater of The Wall Street Journal’s online Design tab, which is actually just a sub-section of their Real Estate section. “The Rise of the Colorful Bathroom” was like a conceptual hand grenade tossed into the placid lagoon of home decor orthodoxy.As far as design insig...
09/12/2016
If you are looking for the Town real estate agent who will do the best job for you, it’s logical to seek the best agent. Less obvious is what traits distinguish the best real estate agents. If you look through summaries of commonly agreed-upon qualities, most are the same as for other successful ...
09/11/2016
It’s probably just an inevitable part of the human condition.For almost everyone, awaiting any Henry County home inspection is pure, unadulterated jitters time. Nail-biting time. Edge-of-your-seat time.It isn’t because anyone seriously expects any of our Henry County home inspectors to be ogres....
09/07/2016
Fresh baked chocolate chip cookies at your Henry County open house? It’s been a standard for open houses everywhere and forever, but if the goal is to make your property and its open house a standout, it’s a solution hardly in sync with the goal. Cheese and crackers? C’mon—does anyone really want...
09/06/2016
The best real estate agent schooling isn’t something that takes place in a classroom. That kind of school is necessary, of course, because some of the most important work every Henry County real estate agent does has to do with being intimately familiar with the letter of current state laws and ...
09/05/2016
When a new buyer first approaches their initial Henry County home buying effort, chances are they have only a general idea of what the process involves. Although they are successful people who have arrived at a juncture in their lives and careers where it’s now possible to buy a home of their ow...
09/01/2016
If you were one of those homeowners in Henry County who happened to consult Google for “mortgage rate news” over the weekend, you might have been puzzled by the top two results.Fortune got the top spot, with an article headlined, “Your 30-Year Mortgage Rate Should Be Lower Than It Is Now.” That m...
09/01/2016
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