Archive for May, 2009

A great Sandy Springs sandwich shop

I had a great casual lunch with my family today at a deli in Sandy Springs. The restaurant is called R/J Casuals and it’s in a strip mall at 8540 Roswell Road. It’s right next door to where the old Diggers sports bar used to be.
The strip mall and deli are very nondescript. [...]

Update on Buckhead foreclosure

We are still going through renovations at our home. We closed on a Buckhead bank owned property April 9th and things are going a little slower than anticipated. The biggest unanticipated expense was the family of rodents living in our attic. The home was vacant for 12 months so there is nothing [...]

Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall

Freddie Mac reports a drop in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 4.82 percent during the week ended May 21 from 4.86 percent the prior week. Meanwhile, the 15-year fixed mortgage rate dipped to 4.5 percent.
The Federal Reserve is working to hold down rates by purchasing upwards of $1.25 trillion in mortgage-backed securities and $300 [...]

April Buckhead REALTOR of the Month

Congratulations again to Erika Eaton for being Buckhead Agent of the Month two months in a row. With over 200 REALTORS in the Harry Norman, Buckhead Northwest Office, she had the most dollar volume for the month of April!

Atlanta Farmers Market Landscape and Garden Supplies

It’s also called the Georgia State Farmers Market, the Atlanta Farmers Market or just the Farmers Market. While it’s not exactly in Buckhead, the 20 minute drive is close enough. You’ll see it has some of the best prices and selection of gardening and landscaping plants in the metro Atlanta area. The [...]

Bernanke Cites Improving Housing Data

While it’s somewhat geographically anecdotal, I’m getting the feeling that the housing market is improving in Buckhead.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the economy appeared to be stabilizing, but warned that a real recovery is still months away.
“We continue to expect economic activity to bottom out, then to turn up later this year,” [...]

Really crappy marketing photos

I see a lot of awful internet home photos, but the ones from this Buckhead listing especially irritate me:
Are you kidding me! This home is listed for $525,000 with a 6% REALTOR commission. So some poor soul, who probably really wants to sell her home, is paying a lot of money for a [...]

The one sided real estate contract

I’ve been blogging about my personal experience in buying a Buckhead foreclosure here in Atlanta, Georgia. There is so much to write about, it’s hard to know where to begin.
When we finally went under contract on a bank-owned foreclosure, it was just the beginning of our journey into the depths of anxiety. The [...]

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