Intown Atlanta Real Estate

March 2008

There are 3 blog entries for March 2008.

Who Wants to be a Millionaire Real Estate Investor?


Joshua Keen

Saturday, March 29th, 2008 at 9:42am. 363 Views, 0 Comments.

Investing in Atlanta Real Estate?

Where should you put your money?  Stocks? Bonds? Real Estate?  Of course, the answer to that question will vary - depending on your individual resources, your threshold for risk and how many years you might be from your target retirement date.  Few traditional models of low risk investment portfolio's mention the benefits of real estate investing - especialy for those of you that still have some gas left in the tank before retirement age.

Investing in the Bottom Line:

Over the long run...the Stock Market has always been a fairly "low-risk" investment with a good return.  In fact, from 1987 to 2007 the S&P 500 has appreciated at an average rate of almost 10% annually.   The NASDAQ, just over 11%.   Home prices over that…


How's the Atlanta real estate Market?


Joshua Keen

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 8:33pm. 792 Views, 0 Comments.

We're selling houses. 

Yes....it's true.  Houses are still selling.  In fact, since January 1st, 2008 I've personally closed 11 homes and currently have 5 others poised to close in the next 30 days.

In spite of this highly localized fact...the question persists. 

"How is  the Atlanta real estate market?"

You might remember this from a previous post:
With the real estate market operating like any other financial market - on the premise of supply/demand economics – I’ve been working to develop a way of delivering the stats. So when the time comes to sell, you know how to effectively position your home within the marketplace to maximize the return on one of your largest financial assets - as nothing is more essential to attracting qualified…


Searching for the Perfect Home?


Joshua Keen

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 at 4:07pm. 420 Views, 0 Comments.

Well...you might be in it for the long haul.  Research shows the average buyer gets about 80% of what they're looking for and, unfortunately, every home has it's drawbacks.  It's best to look at the glass as half-full...don't you think?