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Atlanta Real Estate Updates

Contractors Financial Difficulties Causing Legal Issues For Atlanta Commercial Real Estate

This is a problem that has come across my desk lately that you should avoid. Most commercial leases require that the tenant obtain a lien waiver from the general contractor and its subcontractors prior to a tenant receiving its buildout allowance from a landlord.

Atlanta Real Estate Updates

Atlanta Residential Real Estate Attraction

Christmas, and then inevitably New Year's has come and gone. While the stock market seems to have stabilized, business media types continue to latch on to all manner of bad news. It does strike me as completely ironic that I wake up and look out of my bedroom window to see that my neighbor's attractive "Five-Four and a Door East Cobb Georgian" home is still standing in spite of all the bad news.

Atlanta Real Estate Updates

Atlanta GA Real Estate: Maxsell Real Estate Grows While Others Shrink In 2008!

2008 was one of the worst real estate markets in the history of Metro Atlanta. The number of sales dropped, the value of real property dropped (although only slightly in Atlanta), and many builders, lenders, and realtors were forced to leave the business. However, the story was different for us at Maxsell Real Estate.

Atlanta Real Estate Updates

Atlanta GA Real Estate Recovery Series 2: Housing

In the metro Atlanta area, Existing home sales are down about 38% (units) and new sales are down 68%. In itself, these figures create an over inventory of homes which causes a longer time on market. However, this news is not all bad either.

Atlanta GA Real Estate Recovery Series 3: Credit

As far back as July 2007, Wall Street began to question the true value of Mortgage Backed Securities. Interesting how it really became a household word in recent months. Either way, banks are continuing to search for ways to loan money to the masses.