North Fulton Real Estate Digest
FHA Loan Opportunities for Alpharetta Home Buyers | 100% Financing is Still Available
Tue, 06 May 2008 14:31:47 +0000
I wanted to make a quick post regarding a subject near and dear to many of you, and one that has in the past, sent shivers down your spine. Yes, I am alluding to the infamous FHA loan. With the tightening credit market and many of the true 100% loans gone by the wayside, more [...]
Searching Online for a Home in Alpharetta? What Would You Like Your Search Engine to Do?
Tue, 06 May 2008 12:10:40 +0000
I was online last night looking at various home search websites, comparing and contrasting and trying to determine what works best. I stumbled upon the Real Estate Book and while it is not that different than any other online home search engine it has some nice features. You can search for foreclosures (there is an [...]
New Home Sales Outpace Resales in Alpharetta | Retake on Alpharetta Housing Trends
Mon, 05 May 2008 16:13:19 +0000
Last week I wrote a post showing market data indicating that house prices continue to rise in Alpharetta; it is just that the volume of sales is down. This is true overall for the market. However, one of the insightful readers of this blog, took me a little bit to task on differentiating between new home [...]
The “F Word” for Real Estate
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:40:29 +0000
While a lot of sellers want to use the real "F" word for this real estate market, my "F" word in this market is Foreclosure. Everyone is fixated on foreclosures. Last week alone, I had three people contact me out of the blue looking for foreclosures…looking for a deal. CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL CURRENT FORECLOSURES [...]
Sales Price Up, Number of Sales Down | Real Estate Market Trend Remains the Same in North Fulton and Alpharetta
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:15:26 +0000
I received a phone call from a local newspaper yesterday asking for some real estate market analysis. It seems that word has gotten out that I like to crunch the numbers. Someone had forwarded the reporter a link to an article on CNN Money that listed Atlanta (and mentioned Alpharetta) as one of the six best [...]
Examples of Brick and Stone Architecture in Alpharetta Real Estate
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:13:11 +0000
I’ve received a lot of questions and interest in these pictures that I innocently posted months ago, so I thought that I’d repost them this time using Next Generation Gallery and Piclens so that you can view them more easily. If you don’t have piclens, GET IT! Start Awesome 3D Slideshow [Show as slideshow] 12► Stone and Brick [...]
Freemanville High School Environmental Impact Meeting Scheduled
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:46:37 +0000
For people interested in learning more about the proposed Freemanville High School in Milton from the citizens’ perspective, there will be a presentation by local residents tonight at the City Council working session. The presentation is scheduled for 6 PM and will highlight some of the environmental impacts of building a new high school on [...]
New School Update for North Fulton | Johns Creek High School Gets Principal
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:54 +0000
With Spring Break over, all attention is back to the classroom and CRCT testing which began this week. I’m sure our students will keep our scores in North Fulton the highest in the county and among the top in the state. As students sharpen their No. 2 pencils, new classrooms are under construction to house the [...]
