Atlanta Home Selling Advice  – Pricing & Selling your Atlanta home for top dollar

If you are thinking of selling your Atlanta or Decatur home this Spring, it is more important that ever to do your homework PRIOR to pricing and listing your home.

Pricing your home correctly the FIRST time can not only get your home sold faster, it can save you thousands.  As of 3Q09, homes that price their home correctly (and didn’t have to reduce), sold their home in 27 days.

Yes,  even in this crazy real estate market, you CAN sell your home in 30 days or less!

As you’ll see in the first chart below, those Atlanta home sellers that had to reduce the price one or more times, they were on the market for 256 days… that’s almost 10 times longer.

If you think you have the patience to wait 256 days to sell your home, consider your pocketbook.  

The  sellers that priced the home correctly the first time, sold their home for 96.8% of the their listing price. 

For those sellers that wanted to “test the market” and start with a higher listing price, they ended up selling their home for 75.7% of the original list price.  

On a $300,000 home, that is a difference of more than $60,000.

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So how do you make sure that you price it correctly the FIRST time?  I would recommend the following:

1)  Interview three local Atlanta real estate agents

2)  Ask them to walk you through the neighborhood sales from the last 3 MONTHS.  The market is constantly changing, so a home that sold a year ago in your neighborhood is no longer a true comparable

3)  Understand your current competition – ask the real estate agent(s) to show you the other homes that are for sale in your neighborhood so you have a clear understanding of how your home stacks up 

4)  Get the agents honest feedback on your home’s value.  If you receive three separate opinions, you should be able to determine the fair market value for your home… and GET IT SOLD!

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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 and Decatur Real Estate, Foreclosures and Bungalows & Historic Homes

CALL US ANYTIME AT 404.432.1844

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CONGRATS to first-time home buyers Ben & Laura!  They just purchased a bungalow in East Lake (near the popular Oakhurst Village). 

Their 1920s brick bungalow has gorgeous hardwoods, an open floor plan and a fully renovated kitchen.  It would have sold for at least $35,000 more just a few years ago, but Ben & Laura were very savvy “first timers” and immediately knew it was the perfect home for them.  

Not only do they have a gorgeous new home at an exceptional price, Laura & Ben have a low interest rate on their mortgage AND they qualify for the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit.  

If you are thinking of buying your first home, the clock is ticking!  Please don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  To qualify for the tax credit, you need to purchase your home by November 30, 2009.

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POSTED BY:  Kerry Lucasse  - Keller Williams Realty – 404.432.1844

Intown Atlanta Neighborhoods – East Lake Atlanta Homes - Oakhurst Decatur Homes

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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. 

 
Thank you for visiting our Atlanta Real Estate Blog! 

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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See what’s happening this August in & around Atlanta…

THRU AUG 2 – National Black Arts Fest - Dance, music, film, visual arts and more. Get the scoop…

THRU AUG 9 - Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week - 3-course dinners for just $25.  See participating restaurants.

AUG 7 –  Unplugged in the Park - Concert Series every Sunday at 7pm in Piedmont Park.  FREE.   Get all the details…

AUG 11-16 - GREASE @ the Fox Theater - See the schedule and buy tickets.

AUG 15 - Oakhurst BBQ Blues & Bluegrass Fest – Live music, fantastic BBQ.   Get the full scoop.

AUG 23 - Festival Latino in Underground ATL - The largest family & multicultural event in the Southeast.  Find out more.

AUG 26-30 – Atlanta Underground Film Fest - The best of indie film at different theaters around town.  Get the full schedule.

AUG 28 - Castleberry Hill Art Stroll –   Tour some of the hippest neighborhood art galleries and shops.  Get more info…

AUG 29 - Taste of Chamblee - The best and most diverse food in Southeast. FREE!  Find out more…

AUG 29-30 - Grant Park Summer Shade Festival + Corks & Forks - One of Atlanta’s most popular events.  The full scoop…

Thank you for visiting our Atlanta Real Estate Blog!

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 today @ (404) 432 – 1844