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Top Realtor Office In Gwinnett & Dacula

December 16, 2009

The Jarvis Team at Keller Williams Realty is the #1 Brokerage for Gwinnett County and Dacula, GA.  Not only are we the best (in numbers of listings) but we’ve proven it out!
#1 In Market Share in Gwinnett and Dacula for homes for sale
#1 In listing volume (decided by the actual amount of money totall
#1 in number of [...]

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Most People Who Bought In 2009 Expect 10%

Real Estate Buyer Trends November 18, 2009

According to a recent NAR survey, 73% of all buyers expect a 10% or more appreciation in the next 5 years.
The survey asked 1004 buyers about their thoughts on their purchase.
Here’s the highlights:

1 out of 8 buyers are planning on buying for investment.
25% of buyers are buying or plan to buy foreclosure (THIS MEANS THAT [...]

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Gwinnett County Real Estate Taxes Stay Put

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The state’s largest and arguably best school system woke up this morning with no good news.  Meanwhile, everyone who owns a home in the county breathed a sigh of relief.
The county was looking at raising real estate taxes (which account for 90% of the income) to help keep the schools out of the red.
The county [...]

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Tenants Now Protected In Foreclosed Rentals

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So you are home from work relaxing watching re-runs of Friends and suddenly your front door is kicked open and a big burly man with a gun comes in, points the gun at you and claims that he’s the sheriff.
Sound like something out of the show COPS or maybe a move starring Johnny Depp, but [...]

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Sales Are Up 29% From Last Month | Real Estate Market Condition Report May 2009

May 16, 2009

Buying opportunities abound for value-savvy home shoppers in select markets across the nation, where prices have fallen to 2003 levels. While home prices are still declining on a year over year basis, they are falling at the slowest rate in five months, which indicates a degree of stabilization compared to recent months.
Attractive prices, [...]

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Sales Up 5.1% For April

April 20, 2009

The national median home price continues to overcorrect. Home prices stood at 2003 levels in February at $165,400, which translates to a 16% decline from a year ago. “Given the downward distortion in price comparisons due to distressed sales, it’s important for owners to keep in mind that this doesn’t equate to a similar loss [...]

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HOA’s Gone Wild

April 17, 2009

It’s been a while since I’ve heard about how bad Home Owner’s Associations are.  I used to have client flock from Florida and that was a big complaint.  "Nazi HOA’s" they’d call them.
With the current market the Homeowner’s Associations are starting to come out in force. Only this time they are targeting the less [...]

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You Have Until Wednesday! – To Protest Your Tax Assessment

March 30, 2009

Do you think you are paying too much in taxes for that home? I can tell you from my experience that out of town buyers think so! They are looking at our taxes and thinking they are way to high! Why? Because you are likely paying taxes on a home [...]

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Best Market in 30 Years

March 13, 2009

For years Realtors and Buyers have been complaining, "there’s not enough homes to look at, the sellers won’t negotiate!, the prices are too high!"
NOTICE!  THERE IS A SALE ON!
This is the best market in 30 years!  Anything you buy will do well over a 10 year span, plus you get to live in it!
Most homes, [...]

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Housing Affordability Plan Examples

March 4, 2009

The following examples are straight out of the Stability Plan Package.  I thought it illustrated so well what is happening that I wanted to post it here.  It did take me a while to reformat it for the blog.
Be sure to check out the Obama Housing Plan Elimination Checklist here.
Support Under the Homeowner Affordability [...]

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