Greg Lyles

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.

If you are selling your Buckhead home, turn that spare bedroom into an office to appeal to the growing number of home-based businesses. New research shows the economic importance of home-based businesses: They account for more than half of all U.S. businesses and employ more people than venture-backed companies.

More than half of all U.S. businesses are based at home. These companies often are dismissed as quaint hobbyist ventures, but new research suggests that's a mistake. An estimated 6.6 million home-based enterprises provide at least half of their owners' household income. Together these "homeprenuers" employ one in 10 private-sector workers, and by many measures they're just as competitive as their counterparts in commercial spaces.

A few trends are driving the growth of sophisticated home businesses. First, technology has made it easier to start and run a business from anywhere. But just as important, there has been a change of consciousness in the business world to recognize home-based enterprises as legitimate.

By clearing out an extra bedroom and staging it with a desk, file cabinets and shelving, you can demonstrate to potential buyers that the space could be a very suitable office. Make sure that the room has adequate electrical outlets to accomodate a variety of office equipment. By promoting your in-home office through your FMLS listing and other marketing, you appeal to potential buyers for whom an in-home office is a neccesity - or at a minimum, just a nice extra. It may also be the one feature that separates you from the competition!

For more ideas on selling your Buckhead home, call Greg Lyles at Conrad Lyles Realtors. (404) 841-9634

Source: Business Week

Buckhead homes for sale are starting to look like bargains.

Falling real estate prices are becoming as much a feature of high-end neighborhoods as wine cellars, infinity pools and four-car garages.

During-and after-a bubble, investors often hope that "quality assets" will hold value. It's usually a vain hope. Just ask people who owned luxury condos in Tokyo after 1990, or investors in Cisco Systems (CSCO) after the tech-stock bubble popped. Real estate is not that different.

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One River Place has great amenities, fine finishes and spectacular views of the Chattahoochee River.

What it - and nine other major Atlanta condo projects backed by failed lender Corus Bank - doesn't have is clarity.

The Trammell Crow Residential development along Powers Ferry Road is part of the Corus condo loan portfolio that is locked in limbo as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and private equity firms jockey for terms on nearly $4 billion of the failed lender's assets.

The loans, including 10 in Atlanta totaling more than $600 million, will be sold for perhaps 20 cents on the dollar to 40 cents on the dollar, and the fallout for Atlanta is a giant question mark. To continue reading, click here. If you are interested in purchasing a condo or townhouse at dramatic savings, contact Greg Lyles.

Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle

Renovating your Atlanta home? Greg Lyles, the founder and broker of Conrad Lyles Realtors, was featured in the Fall 2009 issue of Atlanta Business Chronicles' Living in Atlanta magazine. The article addressed the decision many Atlantans are making to renovate their existing home rather than purchase a new home. The veteran real estate broker, who built and developed for twenty years, shared numerous tips for Atlanta homeowners planning a renovation;

• Lyles suggests that homeowners begin collecting an "idea file" of rooms or details they've seen in magazines. This enables the architect to see what you are trying to accomplish and saves time and money.
• Meet with your CPA to determine the best financing options, from a home equity line of credit to refinancing your mortgage.
• When meeting with an architect, discuss which rooms you spend the most time in and budget your remodeling expenditures accordingly.
• Atlanta homeowners should always get a written contract that includes materials specifications, a schedule and targeted completion dates.

Conrad Lyles Realtors is a full service, boutique firm specializing in Buckhead, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs and Vinings. For more information click here