Would you like to find yourself in a brand new home this year? Well, if you would like to live in Sandy Springs, You have 25 choices that have started in 2007 along with over 100 others that started in 2006 and are either finished or will be soon.

For the 2007 homes, prices begin just over $600,000 for new construction north of I-285 and just under $1,000,000 for a new luxury home inside the perimeter. Sandy Springs is quickly becoming the most desirable area for new construction luxury homes in the Atlanta area. The existing ranch style homes built on large wooded lots have fallen out of favor with today's buyers and builders are replacing these older homes with magnificent designs on these large lots that today's luxury home buyer requires.

A large…

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From time to time while negotiating a real estate contract, an agent might try to make a verbal offer on behalf of their client. This is not only bad practice, it is not enforceable. Many reasons can be given why an agent tells you that they need to make an offer verbally - none are good enough to not have it put in writing. During the course of negotiating a sale of real estate, many smaller items do arise and information exchanges can take place to help either party decide what their next course of action should be. When the time comes to make the decision about what to offer or ask for in the transaction, you must make that offer in writing or it is as if it never happened. Do not let someone tell you that it is fine to just converse verbally during the…

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We have all driven by a house that seems to just sit on the market forever. At some point we all wonder what's wrong with that house. Why have other houses around sold and this one hasn't? Is it the price, location, what seems to be the problem?

Before I get to what the real problem is with why some homes don't sell while others around seem to sell in a reasonable amount of time, I would like to talk a little bit about some mitigating factors. I know it should go without saying, but I will say it anyway - not all homes are created equal. There are new homes and old homes; some have been updated; others have fresh paint or a front door that is so hard to open that you have to put your shoulder into it just to get it open - my point is that all of these…

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Here are the Alpharetta real estate market conditions for January, 2007. The information gathered for this report is furnished by the FMLS.

 

Alpharetta Real Estate Alpharetta January Active 1760 Pending 407 Sold 130 Expired 201 Withdrawn 105 High $1,843,000 Low $152,900 Average $400,352 … Read Full Post

About 15 changes have been made to the Purchase and Sale Contracts for residential real estate in Georgia for 2007. Some of the changes are more significant to parties involved in the transaction so we will cover the important changes here.

The biggest change that was made is in the method of payment section of the contract. Under the old sales contract, a buyer had until up to the day of closing to qualify for the loan and this did not provide any protection for the seller if the buyer could not qualify at the last minute. Sellers could have moved or purchased another home and been left to clean up the mess. The new contracts have a financing contingency period. This places more responsibility on the buyer to obtain a loan in a negotiated time period. If…

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Alpharetta Country Clubs

Alpharetta is home to many fine neighborhoods and subdivisions and within the luxury Alpharetta real estate market there are a number of exclusive country clubs to choose from. Here is some information about the country clubs in Alpharetta.

Alpharetta Country Club

The Alpharetta Country Club bills itself as "The nicest, most "family-affordable" private club in North Fulton County." It offers the amenities that you expect in a country club including golf, tennis, swimming and dining with massage therapy as an attractive addition to their services. The ACC is located in North Valley which is to the west of Ga. 400 off of Windward Parkway. A recent ownership change has provided a $500,000 improvement project for the club. The golf…

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The North Fulton cities of Alpharetta, John's Creek, Milton, Roswell and Sandy Springs may find themselves in a new (old) county by 2010. Legislation has been introduced in the Georgia General Assembly that would begin the process of reviving the County of Milton from Georgia's past. During the Great Depression, when the area to the north of Atlanta was mostly rural farmland and Milton County was having financial troubles, Milton County merged into Fulton County. Now that all unincorporated areas have been either annexed into existing cities or incorporated into new cities, legislators and many residents believe that the future of North Fulton will be better served with a more responsive local county government. The biggest complaint voiced by residents…

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I have created a map of neighborhoods in Alpharetta to help buyers and sellers learn more about real estate in Alpharetta in an interactive way. My hope is that residents of individual neighborhoods will contribute by providing information to me that I will post on the map and that others might find useful. I plan on adding 1 new subdivision every week or so if you would like information about your neighborhood added to the map, let me know your subdivision and any information you would like posted.

Feel free to post your comments directly below and I will contact you for more information as soon as possible.

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