As you can see from the chart below, Atlanta continues to be below the National Cost of Living for most of it’s goods and services. Housing rates 13% below the national index and is one the strongest factors for continued population growth in Metro Atlanta. The AJC has a good visual chart for Regional Growth [...]
Just this morning I was in a discussion with many local business owners, real estate practitioners, and community bankers about how the local real estate market seems to have been influenced by the false reporting from the media. National and local media has been hyping a "housing bubble" for over a year now and yet [...]
Maxsell Real Estate has used Blackberry Enterprise Server to improve agent productivity ever since we opened in 2005. Just this past week, two of us upgraded our BlackBerry phones to the new Curve 8300. Not only do we get the same professional tools and productivity of a typical BlackBerry smartphone, but now we get a [...]
Many of my loyal readers already know how much I love LoopNet, but now the entire CCIM membership will get to enjoy the benefits of this great online database of commercial properties. As a local commercial broker in Cherokee County, the most frequently asked question I get from other agents is… ‘Why doesn’t commercial real [...]
Bob Barr, Author of The Barr Report and Former US Congressman, will speak to Cherokee CPR on Monday, June 18th at 7:30pm at Creekview High School in Canton, GA. The topic of conversation is slated to cover the soaring tax assessments of undeveloped property in Cherokee County and an update on the county land use [...]
Real estate professionals monitor the current real estate market and the vital signs that cause the market to fluctuate. They accumulate information on the properties that are currently on the market and on the properties that have sold or been withdrawn from the market. They also keep a close watch on the current interest rates. [...]
Commercial real estate continues to be strong in Metro Atlanta and across the country. I have sold over $3,000,000 worth of commercial property thus far in 2007 mostly due to the reasons explained in this article from Realtor Magazine Online: What’s kept the economy perking during the housing slowdown? Look to the commercial real estate [...]
I am always searching for new ways to use technology to improve Maxsell Real Estate and my personal service level to each client. I rarely get amazed by new technologies, as they all seem to be only slightly better than the last ‘new thing’. However, I must say that Microsoft Surface blew me away with [...]
I enjoy participating in conversations with individuals that I consider to be the elders of our society. They often speak in envious tones of times gone by when life was enjoyed to a fuller extent and the simple things were enough to get you by. Inevitably at some point during the conversation, a statement is [...]
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, ...
