Only 4 more days and this Tudor-style home in Virginia Highland will be officially on the market!

Here’s a sneak preview:

• 3 bedrooms + bonus bedroom (or family room) on lower level
• 2 full bathrooms (one on each floor)
• Fantastic curb appeal on a corner lot
• Light filled rooms
• Hardwoods throughout main level
• Chef’s kitchen with Carrera marble countertops, Viking stove, stainless appliances and oodles of storage
• Plenty of outdoor living space, with a covered screened porch and newly constructed deck in rear
• Daylight, walkout basement (partially finished)
• 2-car garage
• Steps from the Virginia Highland business district and Piedmont Park

Located at:

898 Barnett Street 

Atlanta, GA  30306

Virginia Highland

Offered at:

$525,000

To schedule an appointment to see this home, please call Kerry Lucasse at 404.432.1844.

Watch for this charming tudor online at:

KERRY LUCASSE   |   KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY  |  404.432.1844  |  www.inVAHI.com

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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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 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 and Decatur Real Estate, Foreclosures and Bungalows & Historic Homes

CALL US ANYTIME AT 404.432.1844

SEE MY CLIENT FEEDBACK AT:  http://www.KUDZU.com/merchant/1106107.html

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More and more Atlantans are starting to ”eat local” and every month it seems that there is a new neighborhood farmer’s market popping up. .

I think everyone would agree that the ”best of the best” is the Dekalb Farmer’s Market just outside of Downtown Decatur.  With food and wine from around the globe, it’s an experience just walking in the building!  The Dekalb market is open 7 days a week, similar to a typical grocery store.

If you would like to eat hyper-local, the new trend in many of the Intown Atlanta neighorhoods is to host their own Farmer’s Market.  Here are just a few…

*  Piedmont Park – every Saturday

*  East Atlanta – every Thursday

*  Glenwood Park (near East ATL Village and Ormewood Park) – Every other weekend

*  Morningside Farmers Market – every Saturday

*  East Lake – every Saturday

*  Decatur Organic Market – every Wednesday, March thru November

*  Peachtree Road Market (Buckhead) - every Saturday, April – December

 This weekend, try to get out, meet your neighbors and support your local farmers — it’s a great way to start the day! 

 Thank you for visiting our Atlanta Neighborhood Blog! 

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, Condos, Lofts and Historic Homes

Call us anytime at 404.432.1844.

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MARCH FESTIVALS & EVENTS

March 8 – SPRING FORWARD!  Set those clocks ahead on Sunday morning at 2:00 am.

March 8 - Kirkwood Station Artist Market - The 2nd Sunday of each month from noon to 6 pm.  

March 14 – Glenwood Park Farmers Market in the Square – 10 am to 2 pm.  Get the scoop…

March 28 – Grant Park Co-op Auction & Art Show – Live music, great food, with silent auctions throughout the evening.  Find out more.

March 28 – Castleberry Hill Art Stroll -  On the 4th Friday of every month, local galleries are open from 7 to 11 pm.    Get the full details here.

March 28 — Earth Hour – Join your neighbors around the world in turning off your lights and other electrical equipment between 8:30 – 9:30 pm.

FOR THE IRISH & THE IRISH AT HEART…

March 7 – Lucky Day Celebration – Start the celebration a week early at the Park Tavern.  Live music, DJs and free-flowing green beer.  Entry fee is $10 and the party starts at 7:00 pm.  Get more information and buy tickets.

March 14 – 127^th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade – 12:00 noon in Downtown ATL.  Find out more…

March 17 – Fado Kegs & Eggs Celebration – Festivities start at 7:00 AM.  Get more information.

March 17 – Limerick Junction Block Party - Music starts at noon and the party will pour into the streets of Virginia Highland for a block party at 4:00 pm.  

If you are thinking about buying or selling a home this Spring, please give me a call or visit my website at ATLhomesearch.com.  Interest rates are still hovering around 5.0% and the new $8,000 first-time home buyer incentive makes 2009 a phenomenal time to purchase a home.

See you around town…

Kerry

  Kerry Lucasse  ::  Real Estate Consultant ::  404.432.1844 (p) :: Keller Williams Realty

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