Not Paris Hilton (thankfully), just her father’s hotel chain. The Cobb County Commission today approved a plan to build a seven story Hilton hotel, along with a mix of offices, shops and restaurants, near the Town Center Mall. The project will include 42 townhomes, 15 shops and restaurants and office space. It will be located [...]
Cobbline (a great information service about Cobb County news and events) reports today…. The National Civic League has named the city of Marietta one of the 10 best communities in the nation as a 2006 All-America City, the oldest and most respected community recognition award in the country. Marietta beat out nearly 600 communities for [...]
In the June issue of Golf Digest they have a Special Report on Real Estate and Cherokee County was selected as the #1 Golf-Home market in the South, which included 10 states in their criteria. Thick pine forests, rolling countryside and panoramic views of the foothills are a big part of the appeal here, about [...]
As elections approach this summer and fall, I thought it would be worth researching some facts about the anti-growth platforms some politicians are running on. The Brookings Institution has a policy brief that illuminates the problems with anti-growth policy… "Regional growth rates are determined by broad forces beyond the purview of any one or even [...]
The Atlanta Business Chronicle‘s Ryan Mahoney reports that on May 24th the ARC board approved a more top-down policy framework that specific areas where high growth will be encouraged, emphasizing six “mega corridors” along Interstate 75 North and South, I-85 NOrth, I-20 East and West, and Georgia 400. The concept has been dubbed Envision6 (for [...]
According to many reports, the cul-de-sac has lost it’s usefulness in suburbia. Stories from NPR and the Matrix discuss arguments that the cul-de-sac belongs where the French translation puts it…at the bottom of the bag. New urbanism is a popular movement that many local communities are embracing. An example of new urbanism in our I-575 [...]
English philosopher, Francis Bacon, was quoted as saying “Knowledge is Power.” Never is that phrase more true than in real estate. Knowing market values, knowing seller and buyer motivations, knowing properties coming available soon, knowing local laws, knowing how to obtain proper financing, knowing construction methods, and knowing details of the transaction as they relate [...]
All year long I have been referring to density, sprawl and population growth around Metro Atlanta and the I-575 Corridor. All of these issues affect Housing Affordability in our local real estate market. The Matrix recently reported how this problem is also a national issue. Read more here about The State of the Nation’s Housing [...]
Now everyone can stay up to date on what meetings and events affecting our market are taking place when and where. On the right side column you will see a live feed of upcoming events that relate to the Atlanta Real Estate market and specifically our I-575 Corridor. The feed is provided by Trumba (which [...]
Woodstock Downtown Development Authority‘s regular monthly meeting is today, June 2 at 11 am at the Johnston Building Ste 160, Woodstock, GA Northwest Corridor Project Station Area Planning meeting is Thursday, June 8 at 6:30pm at Center for Family Resources, Community Room B, 995 Roswell St #100, Marietta, GA Georgia Regional Transportation Authority has a [...]
Home affordability took a slight hit this week after the Federal Reserve's release of its August 10 meeting minutes.
Mortgage rates would have been volatile this week. The presence of Labor Day just piles on. If you have a chance to lock something favorable ...
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, up to 30 percent of a home's energy costs can be cut just by reducing drafts. For example, ...
