About Dekalb County, GA

Tips for Your Bathrooms When Selling Your Home

Bathrooms, while on the surface may not seem important to a buyer, they are. Here are some super easy tips for your bathroom when selling your home:

• Keep it Organized - The easiest way to keep your bathroom looking orderly is to keep all personal hygiene items together and placed in a plastic bin (the ones with holes on all sides with a solid base). Items such deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, razor, etc. can be placed in the bin and put in the sink cabinet.
• Keep it Clean - Bathrooms should be sparkling clean and smell good. To make this process easier, keep wipes handy and do a quick swipe over the counter tops, bathtub and shower.
• Update the Fixtures - Changing the light fixtures to something more updated can provide one of the best return on your investments. Check your home improvement stores as they will often have fixtures on sale.
• Add spa-like accessories. These small touches will make your bathroom feel more like a retreat. For examples on items that you can use, here's a collage from several different homes we staged throughout metro-Atlanta.

This should be a great way to spend the day. If you are in the area, surely you will want to put this on your calendar.

The Museum School of Avondale Estates

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

For more information visit the family FUN fitness day website at http://www.familyfunfitnessday.com

(fresh produce from local farmers and grocers, food samplings from gourmet chefs, nutritional meal planning services and more)

(fitness demos, drills and relays, rock climbing, obstacle course running, bounce houses and more)

 Tasty and Nutritious Food

Come out to explore and enjoy

 Health Screenings and Educational Sessions

 Fun Physical Activities for All

(blood pressure, glucose, BMI screening and more)

or send an email to tms.pto@themuseumschool.org

5.00 entrance fee. Fee waived for senior citizens and screening only attendees.

3191 Covington Highway, Avondale Estates

http://www.themuseumschool.org/

Year-end reports show Georgia foreclosures trending upward month-over-month... and downward year-over-year.

While the overall real estate market seems to be calming down in Georgia, the state is not out of the woods yet, as far as foreclosures are concerned. According to these charts and statistics from the latest RealtyTrac® U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, 4^th quarter foreclosure filings in the state of Georgia were trending upward from the previous quarter, but downward from the previous year.

Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 12,327 Georgia properties in November 2011. This represents a 23 percent increase from October 2011, but still 15 percent below the level reported for November 2010. By contrast, total U.S. activity decreased by 3 percent from October and was down over 14 percent from the level reported in November 2010. One in every 579 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing during the month.

The Georgia foreclosure filing rate was the fifth highest in the nation, accounting for 5 percent of the 224,394 properties with filings reported nationwide in November. One in every 330 housing units received a foreclosure filing in November — 1.8 times the national average.

The five Georgia Counties posting the highest number of foreclosure fillings were Gwinnett, Fulton, Dekalb, Cobb, and Clayton.

The RealtyTrac report further speculates thatNovember’s numbers suggest that these markets might expect a new set of incoming foreclosure waves, many of which may roll into the market as REOs or short sales sometime early next year.

What do these trends mean to you? It’s a great time to be a home buyer or real estate investor in Georgia right now, as bargains proliferate and more may soon hit the market. For home sellers who are on the fence about selling now or pricing to the market, these projected new foreclosures and short sales will put more downward pressure on prices. So, if you’re thinking if selling, it might be wise to price it right and get it sold…sooner, rather than later. In either case, you'd be wise to work with a knowlegeable real estate professional to help you get the most favorable results in a still challenging market.

JUST LISTED TODAY!

446 Ansley St | Decatur, GA | 30030

Just steps from the Oakhurst Village, this super cute cottage is the perfect fit for a first-time buyer or young family. The inviting screened porch greets you and once inside, you are welcomed with gleaming hardwood flooring and a light-filled living room.

The formal dining room is perfectly positioned between the kitchen and the living room, making it ideal for entertaining. The white and bright kitchen overlooks the fenced backyard and the enclosed sunroom (perfect for a small home office!).

Two well-appointed bedrooms are just down the hall, both with hardwood flooring and lots of light and plenty of room for a queen-sized bed.

If you decide to make this your new home, you will be in the highly acclaimed Oakhurst Elementary School District and also within walking distance to popular restaurants, shops, festivals, Agnes Scott and Downtown Decatur. Welcome home to Oakhurst!

Tour this home online at: inOakhurstGA.com

See How This Master Bedroom in Atlanta Gets Transformed Through Home Staging:

As you'll see in this before picture, the homeowner was in the process of getting the home ready for the market.

Here's the master after having brought in furniture and accessories to add warmth to the room:

Close-up:

And a little something different. This is me having played around in Picmonkey using the focal soften under effects:

Off to see another vacant home (yes, on a Saturday).