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With all of the advertising you see today that promises to tell you the value of your home, you may find it interesting to know that the value of your home that is given to you by these companies is of absolutely no value to anyone who has any say in whether or not a buyer can obtain a loan to purchase your home. That’s right – these values are 100% worthless. For you, as a seller or someone who is looking to refinance your home, the only assessment of value that carries any weight whatsoever is that of the appraiser who is hired on behalf of a lender to determine fair market value of your home. Furthermore, the only person who can influence the valuation of an appraiser is a licensed real estate agent or broker, armed with facts and information that is… Read Full Post

Welcome to your Atlanta, Georgia Real Estate blog. You will find helpful information here to have your real estate questions answered, search the Atlanta MLS for homes for sale in Atlanta, Alpharetta, Roswell and Sandy Springs and you will find relevant news and information regarding real estate in Atlanta. Feel free to post your comments regarding any topic being discussed.

The Alpharetta city council voted to increase the amount of real estate within the city with the annexation of the Berkshire Manor subdivision, Cogburn Road annexation and the Winthrope Chase annexation. Also on the docket to be discussed was a petition to rezone 4 acres of land in the Hampton Hall subdivision from AG to R-15 to allow for an additional 7 or 8 new homes between 4000 and 5000 square feet. Letters will be sent out to the newly incorporated residents with regard to sanitation services today. Another petition for Camelot on Canton was read for the rezoning of 5.4 acres of land from R-15 to R-10MHD to build 54 townhomes in the Alpharetta Garden District. Many residents of and around the Alpharetta Garden District are upset with rezoning to allow…