Sure 4% interest rates will cause even more people to refinance and it might even get people off the fence... but who is still on the fence when they could have had rates as low as 4.5%.  Don't get me wrong a half point is significant, but I think we can all agree that the mortgage rates are low enough.  I'd prefer to see more options and releasing of some of the restrictions.  The pendulum has swung completely on the other side.  People are stuck paying $1,500 a month in rent with good jobs but can't get a loan for some of the crazy restrictions. With all the foreclosures and short sales out there, the deals are bountiful.  There never has been a better time to be a .... QUALIFIED  ... buyer. So while 4% interest rates will be good for home owners, I doubt the mortgage rates will effec... 02/05/2009

Here is the current real estate market update for Sugarloaf Golf and Country Club in Duluth GA as of today Saturday January 31, 2008: Active - 121 Properties Found - Sugarloaf Country Club homes for sale Contingency w/Kickout - 0 Properties Found - Sugarloaf Country Club homes for sale   Contingency - Due Diligence - 0 Properties Found  - Sugarloaf Country Club homes for sale Contingency - Other -1 Properties Found - Sugarloaf Country Club homes for sale Pending - 4 Properties Found - Sugarloaf Country Club homes for sale     The browser version you are using does not support frames. It is recommended you upgrade your browser to an updated version. 01/31/2009

Sugarloaf Golf and Country Club is a gated luxury homes community in Gwinnett county Georgia.  It is a gated community set on over 1200 acres in close in Gwinnett county GA, and has great access to I-85, Sugarloaf Parkway, Peachtree Industrial BLVD and all of metro Atlanta. In 2006 there were 75 homes in Sugarloaf Country Club The average sales price (including sellers concessions was 1,148,083                In 2007 there were 57 homes in Sugarloaf Country Club The average sales price (including sellers concessions was $1,258,000                In 2008 there were 54 sold homes in Sugarloaf Country Club The average sales price (including sellers concessions was 1,072,004  01/31/2009

Sugarloaf Country Club gets more distinguished honors   Gwinnett Magazine readers have voted Sugarloaf Country Club best neighborhood in Gwinnett County for 2008.  The neighborhood also received the distinction of being names "Best Golf Course" for 2008.Each year Gwinnett Magazine has a "Best of Gwinnett" issue and pays homeage to many area businesses for outstanding service during the year.  To see the complete list, go to Gwinnett Magazine for the online list.  As of yet, the winners are not posted, just the nominees.  Have no fear Gwinnett Magazine will post the winners of each catagory very soon Congratulation Sugarloaf Country Club!     My Hometown Atlanta 01/26/2009

Top 5 Seller Real Estate Myths as discussed on The Today Show on Monday 1/26/09 with Barbara Corcoran.  I will also expand on each topic with my own opinion and experience in my community. Myth #1:  Now is the absolute worst time to sell your home. They note that it really depends upon where you live because the worst hit markets are beginning to turn around.  Also, if you are planning to buy a bigger/more expensive home, the loss you'll take on your currenthome will be more than offset by the bargain price you'll be getting on your next purchase Myth #2:  Never respond to a low ball bid. Since most buyers today feel obligated to put in low-ball offers, we must deal with these offers.  You should come back with a reasonable counter offer.  If the buyer is serious, the will probably come... 01/25/2009

The public is invited to see and comment on the initial downtown master plan on February 10, 2009 at the Suwanee Crossroads center at 6:30. This will be the first public glimpse of the new streets, greenways, open space, and future mixed uses proposed through the ongoing Downtown Master Plan. Interactive stations will be set up to allow participants to provide feedback on various segments of the plan. This feedback will be used to shape the final Downtown Master Plan, which will be presented in April. A 14-member citizen-based steering committee and other interested residents who've attended previous meetings have worked with a planning consultant team led by Ecos Environmental Design of Atlanta to shape Suwanee's new Downtown Master Plan. This plan will be an update of the 2001 Old Tow... 01/24/2009

  DULUTH  REAL ESTATE 2008 vs. 2007   DULUTH SOLDS 2008 Sold Homes: 812Highest Price: $3,028,817Lowest Price: $     38,500List to Sale Ratio: 92%Days on Market: 95     DULUTH SOLDS 2007 Sold Homes: 1108Highest Price: $2,800,000Lowest Price: $     90,000List to Sale Ratio: 97%Days on Market: 75     2008 Breakdown Corporate Owned:  84 Foreclosure:  150 Owner Transferred:  40 New Construction:  100 Lease/Purchase:  20 Resale:  418 2007 Breakdown Corporate Owned:  56 Foreclosure:  79 Owner Transferred:  47 New Construction:  144 Lease/Purchase:  14 Resale:  768 2008 vs 2007 Breakdown By Category CATEGORY Corporate Owned Foreclosure: Owner Transfer: New Construction: Lease/Purchase: Resale:  % CHANGE ↑50% ↑90%↓15% ↓31%↑43% ↓45.6%   DULUTH SOLDS 2008 vs 2007By COUNTY GwinnettForsythFulton 20... 01/17/2009

Loan Modifications or Loan Restructuring A large number of home owners will find them  find themselves using a Loan Modification Plan to stop foreclosure. If you can currently make your regular payment, but you can't catch up with the past-due amount, It's time to talk to the lender about a loan modifaction. Renaissance Realty Groupd staff of trained agents can  negotiate with your lender to fold any past-due amounts, including interest and escrow, into the unpaid principal balance. This new amount will be re-amortized over a new period of time. Thus offering you a chance to catch up and keep your home and avoid foreclosure.   Or, if you are unable to make payments at this rate, Our Loan Modifaction team will negotiate with your lender to extend your loan for a longer period of time, mo... 01/17/2009

Understanding Conventional Mortgages-For conventional mortgages (those which may be purchased from local lenders by national organizations such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the loan limits for owner-occupied properties are: One-Unit (single family) -$417,000Duplex - $533,850Triplex - $645,300Quad (fourplex) - $801,950 For properties in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the loan limits are 50 percent higher. One-Unit -$625,500Duplex - $800,775Triplex - $967,950Quad - $1,202,925 Also, beginning in 2009 there are now loan limits for so-called "higher cost" areas. These selected areas are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, The District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pen... 01/10/2009

what is a video web site? this is a simple way to communicate with your clients. I know you are so busy to deal with a lot of stuffs.. That's why you need this, video web site. it can save your time and money. Before you meet your clients, send your video web site first. let them know about you. then everything goes easily.. please check this samples http://www.showinghouse.com/Blog/testing1/ need more videos? check this out http://www.mysugarmill.com thanks 01/09/2009

Step 1: Finding the Right Foreclosure Choosing the right foreclosure is about starting with a big scope picture of the market and then narrowing down your options, and that starts by understanding your goals is this purchase and investment? a Buy and Hold? or a Buy Fix Rent? or Buy Fix Occupy then Sell? once you know your goals, then you need to develop a can start to target properties by town, city, county or even zip code, school system, price, rehab costs, bedrooms and baths. As an experienced agent in this Georgia Foreclosure market I can't tell you how many times a day I get a call with the other party saying "I want to by a Foreclosure.. can you help me " ... and the other party has not even determined they what they will do with the property once they get it.. the old dog chasing... 01/09/2009

 The city od Duluth Ga, is getting a new park in the Club Drive near Pleasant Hill area. http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/cgi-bin/gwincty/egov/ep/gcNavView.do?path=Home|Hidden+Page|Splost Club The six-acre Club Drive Park tract was donated to the county in the 1970s. The park features a boardwalk structure with a gazebo onto a fishing lake, a 13,000-square-foot playground, two 20' x 20' shelters/pavilions, a restroom building, one-third mile of asphalt multi-use trail, and two half-court basketball courts. Designed by Lose and Associates, Inc., and completed by Astra Group, Inc., the $2.6 million Club Drive Park was funded by the 2006 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). Club Drive Park is located at 3300 Club Drive in Lawrenceville and will be open daily from dawn to dusk. For... 12/31/2008

FMLS: 3832137 2710 Pine cone Ln Duluth, GA 4 beds 3 baths Listing agent: Deb Kirkbride debsellsfast@charter.net Century 21 Findley Public Remarks YOUR OWN PARADISE. LARGE CONTEMPORARY SET IN SECLUDED WOODED LOT. FIVE LEVELS OF LUXURY LIVING AT ITS BEST. FOUR BEDROOMS, THREE FULL BATHS, LIVING & DINING ROOMS, EAT IN KITCHEN, FAMILY ROOM, TWO CAR GARAGE, FENCED YARD AND MORE! ShowingHouse.com advertises our clients(realtors) listings at Youtube and active rain. if you are interested in our services, please contact kenny at 678-371-5550 thank you 12/29/2008

FMLS:3798432 160 Jackson Trail Jefferson, GA Price:$384,900 3 beds 3 baths This Home has Huge Front yard and Backyard. this size is as large as you may build your own baseball field. Listing agent name: kay Kunis 404-406-1701 here is more info Public Remarks PERFECT HOME! ALL BRICK RANCH ON 3.1 BEAUTIFUL ACRES; FULL BASEMENT WITH HUGE 3RD GARAGE, WORKSHOP, BATH & MEDIA ROOM; SUNROOM WITH SPECTACULAR VIEWS. GREAT JEFFERSON LOCATION. METICULOUS INSIDE & OUT Showing house.com provides our clients listings to Realtor.com, active rain, and Youtube.. if you want to know more showinghouse.com, please visit our web site http://www.showinghouse.com 12/28/2008

Click the link to view the latest Sugarloaf Country Club Real Estate Report as published on December 21st 2008.  See the latest closings including the numbers of resale, foreclosure, bank-owned and company-owned properties plus price ranges.  Also see the latest foreclosure numbers and trends.   Contact me about the Sugarloaf Foreclosure Report.  This report contains all the details of the pre-foreclosures, bank-owned properties and company-owned properties plus my hot list of great deals in Sugarloaf.  This report is reserved for my clients.  Mary Floyd is a real estate specialist for the Sugarloaf Country Club area in Duluth Georgia.  Mary has lived in the community for over 10 years and knows the changing real estate values and opportunities.     12/21/2008

  This an Duluth Georgia real estate update for the Sugarloaf Country Club subdivision in Duluth.  Sugarloaf Country Club is located in North Atlanta metro area in Duluth off the I-85 and Peachtree Industrial Parkway.  It can be reached via I-85 N, 141 and Peachtree Industrial Parkway North. This is an year end snap shot of what has take place this year, and currently.  In this report we will only look at single family detached homes.  As of today December 15, 2008 Currently in Sugarloaf Country Club there are:  Active - 129 Homes for Sale in Sugarloaf Country Club  Pending - 4 Properties Found Contingency - Due Diligence - 0 Properties Found Contingency - Other - 0 Properties Found YTD Sold - 50 Properties Found - Home Sales Sugarloaf Country Club 2008 12/15/2008

The market is Down and It is the time to buy a home!  The problem that buyers are facing is that nobody realized what the next wave was going to be...It is now the economy and joblessness that is our challenge! What can you do?  You need to understand all of the factors that circle around the fears we as people may be dealing with.  It is the absolute best time you could ever think of buying a home if you are in the position to do so...you have to feel this, and let go of your fear! I have always believed that if you continuously worry so much about something, it will eventually come true!  This goes true for positive, steadfast visions too!  Which path are you on?  It is not too late to switch if you are on the wrong one...but you must make a decision to change and be confident! As alw... 12/13/2008

Recently a relatively new web site provider has been making an attempt to become the site provider for the agents in my office. They claim to be able to provide more leads to agents by distributing listings to more portals and classified directories thus getting listings more exposure than they would normally get. We decided to beta test them with 12 agents in the office for a 2 month period to get an idea of what the results would be like. Being a bit skeptical of their claims, I agreed to be one of the beta testers. Yesterday we launched my new Atlanta Homes for Sale web site and will be testing it for several months to evaluate the quality and quantity of incoming leads. As soon as there is adequate data I will post here again on this provider. 12/02/2008

 IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO SELL I am asked over and over, "Is it a good time to sell?"" what's happening in my neighborhood to home values" in The answer is a complicated one; not as confusing as why did elephant bell bottoms make a comeback, but non the less complex. The truth is buyers buy out of want and need sellers should be selling out of need. Sellers now is not the time for a cash out and run approach the numbers show that over time homeownership is a good investment and that what we are seeing is a small % percentage of homes selling "cheap" as a result of foreclosures and short sales and that once the "foreclosure / short sale" inventor clears out home prices will stabilize and begin to return to normal levels. So Sellers do not head for the exit just because some yelled fire and ... 11/24/2008

A virtual tour is very important to attract more buyers.. because the quality pictures can grab their attention. This pictures is wide angle shot with expensive lens. Don't you think you need like this camera?  oh  no.. Just hire professional photographer to take  pictures and create a slide show.. then upload at MLS and realtor.com.. I am sure you can sell home way faster than you even think.. actually, this is sold within 3 weeks since I created a virtual tour isn't great? this is real slide show for this home. http://www.showinghouse.com/MiniHome/2008080849/ then you know why this home is sold why so fast..   11/23/2008