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Unacceptable... - Apr 26 02:48 PM
While coming home from ice skating with my son today, I drove by a listing.  It looked kind of interesting.  Pretty yard, nice area.  It made me a bit curious...
So, when I got home and my son was taking his nap, I looked it up on the MLS.  I'm not going to discuss the price because it is not material.  I didn't run comps to see how well priced it was for the neighborhood, but my ...

Activities and Happens in Gwinnett County, GA February 2007 - Feb 10 03:09 AM
I would like to share some of the events occurring in my community for the month of February. 
On February 3, 2007 a new 31,040-square-foot Aquatic Center opened in Bethesda Park.  This includes a nearly 7,000-square-foot indoor leisure pool with zero-entry beach-style access.  This facility is available for rent Friday through Sunday after normal operating hours.
  
On February 10th Centerville County Center will host a Black History Celebration.  A musical event celebrating people and heritage: Black History ...

Drop What You're Doing and Show Me the Home! - May 18 03:41 PM
Every day we are inundated with calls from beligerent buyers that demand to see homes immediately if not sooner.  It does not matter that they will not divulge  or share wiht you information you request.  They are less than forthcoming if they have a home to sell, or they are in a lease for the next year, that they've had a recent bankruptcy, that they're an agent, or that they have an agent.  All they know ...

Have You Seen the Spring Bounce in Real Estate? - May 20 11:30 PM
I have always referred to the spring real estate market in Atlanta as the "Spring Bounce!"  I call it that because the market is known to jump from dead to red hot overnight!  May and June are normally our biggest months for closings, but not so this year.  In the heat of the Spring market there is normally no time to take care of personal items, until the home buying and selling frenzy subsides. 
In the ...

Buford Georgia Home Sold in 12 Days! - Apr 08 11:48 PM
Ellen and I just listed and sold a Buford Georgia home for an Internet / ActiveRain.com listing referral in Buford Georgia in this current market and sold the home in 12 days!  It closed last Tuesday! Our sellers were relocating out of Georgia and needed a sale in under 30 days in the current market!  We sold them in 12 days!   Buford Georgia homes are still selling if you have an experienced agent guiding the sellers through the ...

I am a Blogamist... - Feb 18 09:57 AM
I have another blog.  Over there I coined a term.
blogamy
But, yep.  I've been keeping another blog and hiding it.  The letters on my lapel, the late nights when you hear typing in the other room...  Always having to find more ideas.  It is from 17 posts a week (some are for members only, and don't show up on a casual search).  At least since my New Year's Resolution to give each blog original material.  
So, while ...

Good Bread, Good Meat... - Nov 27 10:54 PM
Every once in a while, I need to wander off on a tangent. Tonight, while driving back from the initial meeting for volunteers at the NHL All-Star Game, I drove by Fat Matt's Rib Shack (and let's not forget the Chicken Shack next door). So... I got to thinking about some of the great places I have been lucky enough to eat at here in Atlanta. I know it isn't about real estate, but we live ...

Blog Anthology, Posts 76-90 - Oct 28 12:59 PM
Sixth part? Yep.My "other" post on September 11th was P is for Pictures. With the importance of the internet for consumers looking for homes, the presentation is more important than ever before. Previously, I showed bad pictures... this time I went for the good ones.A lot of people on Active Rain thought I was going to have a problem with Q... Q is for Quit Claim. It was easy. When reviewing the title history, seeing a ...

Z is for... - Sep 17 10:20 PM
Z06 Corvette, Nissan 240Z, Z28 (1LE!), Zamboni, Zagato, Zonda, some other fabulous car beginning with Z....
No.  
Zillow.  I mean really, this is a real estate blog.  How could I go through the alphabet and not hit Zillow for Z?  If you don't know what Zillow is, go ahead and Google it... we'll wait...
Got it, ok.  
There is a whole language that has sprung up around Zillow.  The valuations that they provide are called Zestimates.  But, most ...

The Real Estate Alchemist, Part III - Mar 16 10:48 AM
This one has been kicking around in my head for a few days.  I read this around the same time that I read the info for the previous installments of The Real Estate Alchemist. (I & II).  As I read it, it was troubling me.  I know that from what I have seen, the limited service brokerages haven't done well for consumers, but here was evidence to the contrary... I had to think a bit...
Here is ...

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Are we on the edge of a calamitous housing bubble? - Jul 23 01:05 PM
Boy, am I going to wade into it this time...
I was wandering through the FOXNews Real Estate section, and came across this feature story.  Reading this, one would think we were seriously in trouble.  "... from San Francisco to San Diego — is predicted to decline 50% in the next five years."  The story goes on to say "... that America's top 40 cities are facing a average 47.2% decline: Boston is 49.4%. Miami 44.8%. New ...

"I'll just wait for my price." - Apr 05 11:23 PM
I hear that a lot. 
Let's talk a little about pricing strategies.   
Everyone knows that if one wants to sell something fast, drop the price enough and the buyers will come out of the wood work.  If, as an example, one has a house that might normally sell for $500,000, and they price it at $350,000, it is likely that an investor will scoop it up fast.  
But, the converse is not true.   It is ...

And the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says... - Jun 16 12:21 AM
In the Gwinnett edition of the AJC there was a story about the state of the real estate industry.  The reporter called me a few times to help him with the story.  I was happy to help.  I wrote a post about that not long ago.
There are a couple of reasons why I think this is important.  First, I love helping people in the media get a better handle on real estate and what is ...

So, he's hit the "But that's the way I want it to be" Stage - Nov 18 11:40 PM
Many of you might know that I have a three (and a half) year old son.  He has graced a variety of my posts, and is one of the primary inspirations for me being in real estate... but I digress...  Often.
So, while it isn't the first time, I wanted to relay a little story involving the "Boy Wonder."  
Upon my return from the NAR Convention, my wife promptly left town... to do a little scrap-booking ...

House Values Up!!! - Nov 28 03:50 PM
What?  Is this guy crazy?  Take a look...
S&P Index Reveals Price Changes in 20 Markets Prices of single-family homes in the third quarter fell 4.5 percent nationwide compared with a year ago. It was the largest drop since the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller National Home Price Index was begun in 1988. “We are fast approaching the rate of price decline seen at the end of the 1990-1991 recession,” Joshua Shapiro, chief United States economist at MFR, wrote ...

So, just how many 4+ car garage homes are in Gwinnett County, GA - Apr 10 10:56 PM
The quick answer is 148.  They range in price from $129,900 to $8.5m.  Right smack in the middle is $749k. 
Of course, there are some pretty interesting homes in there, and I profiled a few of them on LaneBailey.com today.  
Here are a couple of the highlights:
If you are looking for a 4 car garage on a budget, the first property might fit the bill. It is in Snellville, and has a 2 car attached garage and ...

Housing apocolypse revisited - Dec 25 09:37 PM
I ran across a post on Active Rain that pointed me to an outside article that talks about the need for at least a 20% reduction in home prices in order for families to be able to afford to buy. Well, I love it when there are specific claims and statistics. I can usually verify and refute or support specifics. When someone tosses out some general and off the cuff stats, they can’t be verified.
So, ...

Gwinnett County numbers for 4+ car garage homes interesting - Mar 19 09:55 PM
I needed to run some numbers today from just 4+ car garage homes.  The numbers were pretty interesting.
So, if you are paying attention, you might notice a lot of mixed signals.  But, what I am seeing is that while the Single Family Residential numbers overall are currently pointing to about 104 Days on Market, everything under $500k is WAY under 104 Days on Market.  This shows me that some sellers are hitting prices that are getting ...

Lilburn Homes for Sale | Lilburn Real Estate Market Conditions in Gwinnett County Georgia | Homes Sales in Lilburn GA - Jan 15 10:19 PM
Lilburn Georgia homes.  Lilburn Georgia real estate market report. Lilburn Home Sales:
Lilburn Georgia saw 38 homes sales in November 2007 as compared to November 2006 with 65 single family homes sold the year earlier. That is a drop in sales of 41.53% in sold homes, and a 3.9% sales price increase* for November 2007 compared to the same time period a year earlier. November was the last full month of real estate statistics for reported closed sales in First ...

February/March Gwinnett County Market Report posted - Apr 09 11:05 PM
I finally had a moment to put together the Market Report for GWinnett County covering February, with the preliminary numbers for March.  As always, the March numbers need a big ol' grain of salt... they WILL change over the course of the month. 
The news is mixed, which isn't too bad.  There are a couple of signs of life in the numbers, and a few hints that some of the good deals are starting to get ...

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I got the nasty email... I'm not fair! - May 31 08:06 PM
That's right.  I don't play fair. 
I wish I knew who sent it.  I'd like to call and set the record straight. 
I DON'T play fair.
My job isn't to play fair, my job is to present MY seller's home better than competing listings.  My job isn't to play fair, it is to get MY seller's house sold so that they can go on with their lives.  Maybe they need to move across country, or they ...

Do you Plugoo? - Dec 24 03:48 PM
I just thought I'd pass along something I've been playing with on my blog for a couple of days (which is why you may have seen it appear or disappear on the site).
It's called Plugoo.
It is a plug-in that let's me chat you a viewer on my blog.  It will send a message from my website, as you view it, to me via Yahoo IM.  The nice thing is that you get to keep your anonymity.  ...

I give up... - Apr 01 09:28 AM
That's right. 
The tide is overwhelming.  I have to give in to the peer pressure.  Why should I try so hard to be different? 
Everyone says that I need to have my picture there instead of an impersonal logo.  That is what everyone else does to be memorable.  The average agent sets themselves apart by having their picture on all of their marketing materials. Everyone says that I need to work a geographical area, not some sort ...

First time sellers? - Mar 23 11:02 PM
We see so many seminars for first time buyers.  Everyone and their assistant it seems has a seminar for first time buyers.  They bring in a mortgage pro, perhaps an inspector, and talk about the issues that people face the first time they buy a house. 
I think it is a great idea.  
There are a lot of potential pitfalls, and it is a event.  Aside from the fact that the buyer is going to live ...

Would the Presence of Liquor store in a community affect your opinion of that community? - Aug 02 09:57 AM
There is a petition going around in the City of Dacula, GA that is trying to permit a liquor store. Here's the actual post on a forum from the Mayor of Dacula:
"You may be aware that there is a private initiative to bring liquor stores to Dacula by way of forcing the City Council to call a referendum for such purposes, and you may have seen an informational piece posted near your mail box about this. ...

Garrett is a Big Brother now!!! - Mar 06 11:04 PM
I am pleased to announce that Jackson Bryce Bailey slid into the outside world today at 6:00pm.  He weighed in at 8 pounds, 13 ounces, and 21" tall.  He is a happy baby boy, and is excited to start ice skating with Big Brother Garrett.  Since Garrett wants to be a goalie, Jackson has decided to be a Power Forward.  
Mother, son, big brother and dad are all doing fine and all but dad are resting ...

Project Pink... or Green... whatever. - Dec 11 12:01 PM
In response to janeAnne's post about What would you do if money were no object to build a dream green home, I had to expand to a full post. 
Here is what I originally responded with in the comments of her post: 
If money were no object... but taste was:
Active Solar water heating, and power generation.Passive solar heating and cooling.Xeriscaping.  Intelligent house systems to reduce energy usage.Landscape design to reduce heating a cooling loads.I know that there ...

Lane Bailey, Car Guy, REALTOR, Video Dude... - Apr 04 09:16 PM
Here is my A/R contest video. I'd love to do more... and I will. I think I already have the ideas for the next two promo videos... and they are better... but I just don't have the time. I know that this one has some improvements that could be made as well... I'm looking forward to seeing the other videos.
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Gwinnett County Georgia Baseball is over. - Jun 03 09:13 PM
Well that about says it all.  Little league baseball is over for the most of the county.  My son played for the first time this year on a team that had never been before.  His school had never fielded a Middle School team until this year.  They played in a league with 11 other school in the area.  About half of the kids on his team had never played either. 
The next thing we know we ...

Can you feel the (Google) power? - May 24 11:39 AM
I sure can. 
Ten hours ago I posted up a blog entry about a listing.  This morning, I ran a search on the address.  The A|R post rank #1.  Trulia was also on the front page at #2.  My blog came in #3.  Under the #1 ranking there were actually two posts... the other was posted 12 hours ago.
There are a few things that make this pretty cool.  The particular listing was withdrawn prior to ...

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Foreclosure Homes / Short Sale Homes Report Georgia July 2nd - Jul 02 09:15 AM
Foreclosure Homes / Short Sale Homes Report
Cities of Decatur, Tucker, Stone Mountain, Lithonia, Duluth, Buford, Lawrenceville, Dacula, Grayson, Snellville, Loganville, Suwanee, Norcross, Winder, Atlanta , Lilburn and Greater Metro Atlanta
This list is updated daily Due to the nature of Foreclosure Homes and Short Sale Home, Buyers should act quickly

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378 Celia Glen Ct, Lawrenceville GA 30044 - Compare & See The Savings! - Jul 01 03:18 PM
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McClure Place - Jun 29 11:55 PM
Home For Sale in McClure Place for 179900
McClure Place is walking distance from Downtown Duluth Ga; so you can enjoy all the Festivals in Downtown Duluth
This 3 bedroom and 2 1/2 bath has a Two Story Foyer that Has A Open Two Story Family room that is just off the Kitchen and Formal Dining Room
Enjoy a Large Master Bedroom with a Master Bath that has Double Vanity, Garden Tub and Separate Shower
A Nice ...

4192 Round Stone Trl SW Snellville GA Home For Sale under $170K - Jun 28 09:13 PM
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5756 Pine Oak Dr NW Norcross GA Townhome For Sale - Jun 28 09:08 PM
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3584 McClaren Way Lawrenceville GA Town Home - Jun 21 03:36 PM
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5756 Pine Oak Dr NW Norcross GA Townhome - Jun 21 03:33 PM
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Gwinnett County Real Estate: A Great Short Sale Bargain in Braselton - Jun 16 08:35 PM

Here is a beautiful property located across from Chateau Elan's public golf courses and convenient to I-85, shopping and more. This home features 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, upgraded appliances and granite countertops, a huge pantry, convenientgarage to kitchen access, an open free flowing floorplan, great community amenities, a large lot, Mill Creek schools and a very low price. The berooms are especially large and the home has two staircases for easy access. There is ...

3584 McClaren Way Lawrenceville GA 30044 3 Bedroom 2.1 Bath Town Home - Jun 14 03:49 PM
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5756 Pine Oak Dr NW NORCROSS GEORGIA 3 Bedroom 3.1 Bath Town Home - Jun 14 03:47 PM
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