http://brokersfirstrealty.com Shining Some Light on the Atlanta Real Estate Scene Wed, 21 May 2008 17:02:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's Just Another Case Of  "You Snooze - You Lose" Last week I met with a buyer who said he was interested in a "good deal" in the Sugarloaf Country Club. When I perused the listings, I didn't see anything noteworthy - other than the Mansion Madame's house was still for ... http://brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/05/21/dont-get-burned-with-atlanta-real-estate-strike-while-the-iron-is-hot/ Sugarloaf Mansion Madame Selling To Satisfy Her $150K Fine Lisa Taylor, aka Melissa Wolf, is best known for running a brothel at her home in the Sugarloaf Country Club in Duluth, Georgia. Ms.Taylor is also known as a former Penthouse Pet from 1985. Her home was put on the market in December ... http://brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/05/17/mansion-madames-home-still-for-sale/ Some Experts Believe That The Worst Is Behind Us Although foreclosures hit a new high in the Atlanta area this month, the number of foreclosures nationwide dropped in April to 74,570 homes - down more than 5% from March. While this might be good news, the current outlook is still rather bleak. ... http://brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/05/12/are-we-nearing-the-end-of-this-foreclosure-mess-in-atlanta/ P T Barnum Said It Best - There's A Sucker Born Every Minute I received a call yesterday from a frustrated seller. She had tried to sell her home, herself... starting last spring. Then she tried a hybrid listing agent who gave her one of those "flat fee" listings in one ... http://brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/05/06/here-we-go-again-with-the-so-called-guaranteed-home-sale-program-in-atlanta/ $42 Billion To Be Spent This Year Fighting The Spam Monster As agents, we all want the next "killer app" that will bring us new business and sell all of our listings. Many of us go to extreme measures in this regard. When the multiple listing service (MLS) here in Georgia went ... http://brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/05/03/one-thing-is-for-sure-spam-does-not-sell-atlanta-real-estate/ The Perfect Solution For Those Who Can Not Type I have added Seesmic Video to our website... so now if you would like - you can post a video comment to this blog. Seesmic is in its infancy... and we are the 200th website worldwide to adopt and install this technology. I ... http://brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/05/02/stepping-up-to-the-plate-with-seesmic-video-comments/ Foreclosure Crisis Now Impacting Multi-Millionaires Former American League MVP Jose Canseco has lost his Encino, California home to foreclosure. Canseco is also known for speaking out about steroid use in baseball, and his testimony before Congress on the subject. "People have to understand that $35 million... you're paying the government ... http://brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/05/02/jose-canseco-loses-his-encino-ca-home-to-foreclosure/ When You've Outgrown Your Home - But Can't Sell It Home Depot just announced that they will be closing 15 stores - but none in the Atlanta area - and I believe I know why. Talking with some contractors, I have discovered that more of them are doing remodeling - and that ... http://brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/05/01/an-atlanta-real-estate-prediction/ Home Purchases Today Are Not For Everyone In a conversation with a young couple the other day, they asked me whether or not they should purchase a home - in spite of all this talk about falling values and foreclosures in the news. "Every agent tells us that now is the time ... http://brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/04/30/should-you-buy-a-home-in-todays-atlanta-real-estate-market/ Your Offer Might Be Good - But It Might Not Be Workable I got a call yesterday from a Buyer whose offer was rejected by the lender or asset manager. She read my post regarding short sales, and she wanted to know why her deal didn't go through. Here is my speculation ... http://brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-broker-why-didnt-my-short-sale-work-out/