Last week I finalized the contract for the last office condo in Weatherstone Park. It will be the 6th sale in 4 months of 2006. This is a good sign for the office market in Woodstock and surrounding Cobb and Cherokee county areas. Local real estate activity in general has picked up over the last [...]
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Woodstock Interchange & Northwest Corridor Project Updates
I attended the Open House last Thursday for the proposed Woodstock Interchange. If you didn’t stop by, then don’t feel like you missed much. Basically, they jut posted the same diagram in 5 different locations. You can just as easily view the .pdf diagram at City of Woodstock’s website. The most obvious questions (estimated cost? [...]
For Sale By Owner in East Cobb
Why in the world would a Realtor promote a FSBO? Because I think this seller is on to something great for both sellers and Realtors. The owner has created a blog just for selling her house. www.3581winfairplace.com By marketing her home on a blog, the seller will reach more buyers faster on the Internet and [...]
New Woodstock Interchange Moving Forward
The new I-575 interchange project to be located at Woodstock Parkway (formerly Rope Mill Road) begins the next phase of implementation. There will be an Open House at the Woodstock Community Center on April 13th from 4pm to 7pm. The purpose of the open house is to provide the public with an opportunity view the [...]
Woodstock and Canton take steps Forward
Both cities in Cherokee County passed Tax Allocation Districts (TAD) by public vote. This is a step in the right direction to accommodate the demand for housing and commercial uses in areas where infrastructure already exists. By targeting areas for redevelopment where infrastructure already exists and choosing these infill locations to bring future growth to [...]
McMansions Debate moves to Suburbs
McMansions have been a hot buzz word around the Atlanta real estate market for years. However, recently the debate has elevated to the local government level. The City of Atlanta recently considered a moratortium on these types of houses. However, the ban was never imposed. Now the debate has begun here in Cobb County. The [...]
Things will get worse before they get better.
If you read the local newspaper in Cherokee County, you will find many new planned developments for both residential and commercial real estate. If you read further, you will find most of the people interviewed or sending letters to the editor are complaining. They are complaining about traffic congestion, overcrowding of schools, degrade the environment, [...]
Local Employees Wanted
I was in a meeting yesterday with two owners of local businesses here in Woodstock. My goal was to sell one (or both) of them a new office building. As I was assessing their needs, one of the owners said he …”couldn’t find enough local employees”… to match the growth of his company. Further into [...]
To Own or Lease your Place of Business?
Atlanta Business Chronicle recently hosted a Broker Round Table discussion to cover business owners buying versus leasing their buildings. The participants were: Ken Ashley, Cushman & Wakefield; Alan Joel, Alan Joel Partners; and Kirk Demetrops, The Griffin Co. The discussion included the following quotes: “We see probably triple the interest in buying, from owner/users, small, [...]