Atlanta Real Estate Market – Search for Homes by Intown Atlanta Neighborhood

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home in Atlanta, there are quite a few fantastic (and not-so-fantastic) sources out there that will allow you to view the  home values in your area.  To follow is a no-nonsense list of ALL the homes that have sold in 2009 (as of July 31, 2009).  You can see photos of each home, the listing price, final sales price and even how much the sellers paid in buyer closing costs.

Please click on the links below to view the Atlanta and Decatur homes that sold and see how your home stacks up!

OAKHURST Decatur – Zip code 30030

>>  See ALL the Oakhurst home sales in 2009

>>  View ALL the current Oakhurst homes for sale

KIRKWOOD Atlanta – Zip code 30317

>>  See ALL the Kirkwood home sales in 2009

>>  View ALL the Kirkwood homes currently for sale

EAST ATLANTA – Zip code 30030 

>>  See ALL the East Atlanta home sales in 2009

>>  View ALL the East Atlanta Village homes for sale

GRANT PARK Atlanta - Zip code 30312

>>  See ALL the Grant Park home sales in 2009

>>  View ALL the Grant Park homes currently for sale

ORMEWOOD PARK Atlanta – Zip code 30316

>>  See ALL the Ormewood Park homes that sold in 2009

>>  View ALL the current homes for sale in Ormewood Park

CANDLER PARK / LAKE CLAIRE Atlanta – Zip code 30306

>>  See ALL the Candler Park and Lake Claire home sales in 2009

>>  View ALL the current homes for sale in Lake Claire

>>  View ALL the current homes for sale in Candler Park

 *** IF THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD WE DIDN”T COVER HERE, WE’LL SEND YOU A COMPLIMENTARY REPORT — JUST EMAIL KERRY LUCASSE @  KerryLucasse@kw.com. 

 
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Posted by:  Kerry Lucasse – Atlanta GA Real Estate Agent – Atlanta Home Search Team
The ATL Home Search Team is part of Keller Williams Realty,
specializing in Intown Atlanta Real Estate and Historic Homes

Call us anytime at 404.432.1844

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Atlanta Real Estate – Atlanta Homes Search

Multiple offers seems to be the BEST indicator that the market is picking up.  With Atlanta first-time home

 buyers coming out of the woodwork to claim their $8000 tax credit, homes that are priced under $350K seem to be selling in less than 30 days, often with MULTIPLE OFFERS!

In the last three months, I have been involved in more than a dozen multiple offer situations in the “Intown Atlanta” neighborhoods….including Kirkwood (FOUR different homes!), East Atlanta (two different homes), Candler Park, Ormewood Park, Oakhurst (two different homes), Downtown Decatur, and the Oak Grove / Briarlake area.

If you are buying your first home (or even your 2nd or 3rd), it is SO important to have a Buyer’s Agent by your side.  Not only will they help you negotiate the best price on the home, they will know how to help you write the best offer when / if you get into a mutiple offer situation.

If you find your dream home and think there could be other interested buyers, there are a few things you can do to make YOUR offer more appealing to the sellers:

• Be flexible with the terms
• Keep the contingencies to a minimum
• Allow seller to say in the home for an extra 48 hours or even a week after closing so they can get their affairs in order
• Avoid “special requests” or keep them to the bare minimum – you can always negotiate them later in the transaction… once the seller has selected YOUR OFFER!
• Add a special stipulation that you will not request any repairs that exceed $250 or $1000
• Add a personal touch and include a letter to the seller with your offer – sellers often want to know a bit about he buyer and  also some reassurance that they are passing their home along to another family who loves it as much as they do
• And of course, offer them the most you are willing to pay for the home.  It is so important to put your best foot forward, as you may only have one chance

If you are thinking of selling your Intown Atlanta home this year, I would love to talk with you about my sales strategy that often generates multiple offers!

KERRY LUCASSE  ::  KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY  ::  404.432.1844  :: KerryLucasse@yahoo.com

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Atlanta Home Search – Kirkwood Atlanta Foreclosure Homes for Sale

The Spring season is officially here and the real estate market in Atlanta’s Intown neighborhood, Kirkwood, seems to be weathering the storm. 

Here’s a snapshot of the home sales activity in Kirkwood today:

• Currently, there are 109 single family homes on the market in Kirkwood Atlanta, ranging in price from $32,500 to $699,900
• Three homes are under contract
• 21 homes sold YTD at a 95.5% list to sales price ratio (which is much higher than the Metro Atlanta list to sales price ratio of 90.1%)
• Current Absorption Rate = 12 months
• # of Days on the Market = 56 (GREAT compared to the 2008 Kirkwood average of 66 and the current Metro Atlanta average of 90)

Overall, the quality of the current inventory is lacking, so the quality renovations and bungalow style Kirkwood homes are seling within the first 2 to 5 weeks they are on the market. 

KERRY LUCASSE   ::   KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY   ::    404.432.1844   ::    KerryLucasse@yahoo.com

**Serving Metro Atlanta and specializing in Atlanta’s Intown Neighborhoods, including Kirkwood, Oakhurst, Grant Park, Ormewood Park, East Atlanta, and Virginia Highlands

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The results are in! 

2008 was a challenging year for many areas of Metro Atlanta, but Atlanta’s popular intown neighborhood, Kirkwood fared quite well overall. 

To follow is an overview of the sales activity in Kirkwood  from 2006 and 2008. 

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Information retrieved from First MLS by Kerry Lucasse on 01/04/09 and is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed.

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SO WHAT DO THE NUMBERS ACTUALLY MEAN TO YOU?

• NUMBER OF HOMES SOLD IN KIRKWOOD — The number of homes sold year over year declined 16% from 2006 to 2008, but only 3.3% from 2007 to 2008. 
• KIRKWOOD HOME PRICES — The average home price in Kirkwood spiked in 2007, partially due to a higher number of new construction home sales, high-end bungalow renovations, and the completion of the new Kirkwood Village.  The average list price AND the average sale prices in Kirkwood were much lower in 2008 due in part to the higher number of foreclosure homes.  I will say that the high quality bungalow renovations are still demanding a price similar to 2006 and 2007.  It isn’t an exact science, but quality updated homes are almost always the first to sell in any neighborhood — and even in this market, we are still seeing multiple offers.
• HOW MUCH DID SELLERS REDUCE THEIR ASKING PRICE?  The percentage of list price to sale price ratios remained fairly constant over the last three years, which tells us that sellers and their agents are doing a good job pricing the homes correctly.  Using the average percentage from 2006, if a home was listed at $300,000 the average final sales price would be $291,000.  In 2008, the $300,000 home (on average) would sell for $288,000.
• HOW LONG DID IT TAKE HOMES IN KIRKWOOD TO SELL?  The number of days that a Kirkwood home was on the market has also remained fairly stable — approximately 6% longer from 2006 to 2008.  If you are thinking about selling your home in Kirkwood — or any neighborhood — it is so important to price you home correctly the FIRST time.  Research tells us that your home will sell faster and for a higher price. 

If you have any questions about the sales data or if you would like to understand what your home is worth in today’s market, please call anytime at (404) 432.1844 or email me.

 KERRY LUCASSE   ::   KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY   ::    404.432.1844   ::    KerryLucasse@yahoo.com

**Serving Metro Atlanta and specializing in Atlanta’s Intown Neighborhoods, including Kirkwood, Oakhurst, Grant Park, Ormewood Park, East Atlanta, and Virginia Highlands