About Fulton County, GA

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) that released statistics on state-by-state existing-home sales and metropolitan area median home prices each quarter. The Atlanta Metro area, Sandy Springs and Marietta dropped 14.5% in the 3rd quarter this year for single family detached homes. The median price of a single-family home in the Atlanta metro area was $129,400 in the third quarter, compared with $151,300 in the third quarter of 2008. The median Atlanta home price in the metro area was $171,000 for 2006.

Other cities and metropolitan areas reports can be found here:

• Metropolitan Median Home Prices

Cheap and Easy Tips To Showcase Your Kitchen - Brought to you by your friendly Atlanta Home Stager!

How important is the kitchen when selling your home? Ask any buyer and you're bound to hear that the kitchen is one of the most important rooms. Why? Buyers know that they will be spending a considerable amount of time in the kitchen; whether it's cooking the meals or entertaining, the kitchen will no doubt get a lot of activity.

The good news is that there are some very affordable to no-cost solutions that any seller can implement.

Tip #1: If you don't use it, lose it. Counter top space is important to a buyer. As a result, you want to create as much 'visual real estate' as possible. An easy solution is to remove those items that are NOT used on a daily basis. Mixers are a great example.

Tip #2: Add some light.

Well sure, you could add a lamp shade to your head but... not quite sure how effective that will be. Instead, try placing a small lamp to your counter top as it will help warm up the space.

Tip #3: Clean. And then clean some more.

It's simply amazing how a little cleaning can go such a long way. Not only will the kitchen shine

it will smell clean as well. Yup, another simple tasks that anyone can implement.

P.S. Those are scouring pads and not pieces of coal. Just sayin (smile).

Tip #4: Organize your cupboards. Trust me, buyers will be opening your cupboards and with reason. A neat and organized cabinet will allow the prospective buyers to see how much space they'll have.

Tip #5: Give your cabinets an instant facelift with new knobs and drawer pulls. You're going to be amazed at how big a transformation this will have on your kitchen. Now... do yourself a favor and shop around for the best price. Check the internet, flyers, etc... to find any sales.

If you missed my previous post on How to Showcase Your Bathroom for Less than $100.00 just click on that link and you'll be taken directly there.

Conrad Lyles Realtors President, Greg Lyles, congratulates long-time client Intown Builders Group on its latest success. The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association announced that Intown Builders Group, Inc. was presented the Gold award for the best single family detached home among all builders in the $2.5 million - $5.0 million category.

The 29th annual OBIE awards were announced Saturday night during the gala ceremony held at the Cobb Galleria Center. "This is a great honor to be recognized among the best builders and develoers in Atlanta. By receiving this top award, this is a reflection of the passion and commitment to excellence in all of the homes that we build," said Tony Reaves of Intown Builders Group, Inc.

To view Intown Builders Group latest project, an English Country home located at 1750 Garraux Road in Buckhead, click here.

Conrad Lyles Realtors represents buyers and sellers of fine residential and sporting properties in Atlanta and throughout the South.

OK, you've read and heard about Milton GA before and thought, "sounds like a great place- maybe I should live there". Then you tried to find homes for sale in Milton online with no luck.

Here's why- Milton was incorporated as a city in 2006 from previously unincorporated areas of North Fulton county on the west side of Hwy 400. Because it's a new city, there is no "official" Milton post office yet serving the city limits. And in metro Atlanta, your address (and how your home is listed for sale online) is based on what post office delivers mail to your home.

By map, Milton is an odd zig-zag of streets adjacent to Roswell and Alpharetta. The vast majority of Milton is in the 30004 zip code though there is smidgen of zip code 30075 near Crabapple that is also Milton.

There have been initial conversations about having a separate post office for Milton. But with the Postal Service struggling financially the last few years, the guess here is that it's unlikely we'll have a Milton post office anytime soon.

We've blogged on the great character and appeal of Milton before. Having lived in North Fulton since the mid-90s, I can tell you it's a great area whether you're now a true Alpharetta resident or a Milton homeowner with an Alpharetta mailing address.

Fulton County has received an additional supply of the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine to provide protection against the flu virus. The nasal spray vaccine is available for healthy 2-49 year olds with no out-of- pocket cost for the client. Sandy Springs residents can get their vaccine starting today between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in Room 102 at the North Fulton Government Annex located at 7741 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs.

Room 102 at the North Annex is on the bottom floor where the old Business License office was located. There will be 8 public health nurses which will dramatically cut down on waiting time from the single nurse experience in the limited space that was available at the Sandy Springs Health Center on Johnson Ferry Road.
For more information about vaccine availability in Fulton County, log-on to www.fultoncountygahealth.org or contact the Georgia H1N1 Information Line at 1-888-416-1463