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        <title>Atlanta Real Estate Blog</title>
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        <description>Atlanta Real Estate Blog - a complete Atlanta Home Guide helping local buyers, sellers and investors make informed decisions through insightful market news and analysis.</description>
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            <author>joshua@realsourcebrokers.com (Joshua Keen)</author>
            <title>4 Problems of Overpricing</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
Price Problem #1: Where's the Excitement?

The first problem is... it's hard to get sales people excited.&nbsp;&nbsp; 

And it doesn't make any difference how much marketing you're doing... the problem is the same ... its hard to get sales people excited.

You see ... agents generally know what buyers are willing to pay for similar homes in similar areas in this market right now.&nbsp; 

And when a house is sitting on the market for any length of time not selling, their reaction might be that i... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:45:13 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>joshua@realsourcebrokers.com (Joshua Keen)</author>
            <title>The Market Is Always Talking</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
With a steady stream of negative news on the economy and real estate market, I think it's important to mention - despite what the media has to say &ndash; we&rsquo;re selling houses!&nbsp;&nbsp; 

My team and I have closed on 10 houses so far this year and, as we head into the spring season, I expect we'll more than triple that number before the tax credit runs it's course on April 30th. 

Sure ... it's a taking a bit longer than it did a couple years and prices are, without a doubt, lower toda... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:20:32 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>joshua@realsourcebrokers.com (Joshua Keen)</author>
            <title>Enemy #1</title>
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Water is the #1 enemy of a home.
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:35:45 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>joshua@realsourcebrokers.com (Joshua Keen)</author>
            <title>Atlanta Foreclosure Report: February 2010</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
In February foreclosure notices skyrocketed 27 percent erasing the memory of declines reported in January. A total of 10,357 notices were published this month compared with 8,181 last month. 

The most recent report by Equity Depot also reveals a 34 percent year-over-year (YoY) increase with 7,701 published foreclosures notice in Februray 2009. 


What's striking is there is no marked difference in foreclosure rates relative to price range or geography.&nbsp; 

It's seems this recession doesn'... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:21:48 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>joshua@realsourcebrokers.com (Joshua Keen)</author>
            <title>The Perfect Storm</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
Spring is here.

I know it sounds silly coming to you on a rainy day in early February when it's 35 degrees outside and &quot;wintery mix&quot; is the weekend forecast, but the real estate market is on strange footing these days.

Here's A Fact: 

Spring has sprung in the real estate market.

 And the next 3 months are the best opportunity to get your home sold in over a year.

Why?

Several factors are creating a &quot;perfect storm&quot; for sellers in the current market.

 I'll do my best to... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:49:55 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>joshua@realsourcebrokers.com (Joshua Keen)</author>
            <title>FHA Changes the Investment Game</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
In addition to residential sales, my team is heavily involved in helping investors profit by investing in foreclosure properties. Mainly by purchasing small single family homes in Atlanta foreclosure market at 60% to 70% of future value, rehabbing them, and quickly reselling them for a healthy profit. Most of these properties are in blue collar neighborhoods that we resell to first time buyers using FHA insured financing. Most of the foreclosed properties we purchase were also financed by FHA i... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:08:58 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>joshua@realsourcebrokers.com (Joshua Keen)</author>
            <title>What's Up With FHA?</title>
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FHA announced this week it will seek to implement changes to current
policies.&nbsp; These changes are all restrictive and have a significant
impact on the real estate buying public.&nbsp;&nbsp;


You can read all about the changes here: FHA Announces Policy Changes to Address Risk and Strengthen Finances&nbsp;

For those less inclined to sift through all the beauracracy ... here's a quick snapshot: 


The upfront mortgage insurance premium will increase by 0.5% from 1.75% to 2.25%

The maxi... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:31:01 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>joshua@realsourcebrokers.com (Joshua Keen)</author>
            <title>Atlanta Foreclosure Report: January 2010</title>
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2009 was a record setting year in Metro Atlanta with 117,107 published foreclosure notices.

And the 2010 outlook doesn't look promising as the economy and job market continues to show signs of weakness.

But with just 8,181 foreclosure notices filed in Janaury 2010 we're able to breathe a small sigh of relief.&nbsp; Surprisingly, we saw the first January-to-January decline in 10 years. &nbsp; So what is the can this decline be attributed to?&nbsp; Likely a combination of several factors, not t... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:45:39 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>joshua@realsourcebrokers.com (Joshua Keen)</author>
            <title>It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday</title>
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If you've been following mortgage rates over the last month you've likely noticed a quick and steady climb.&nbsp; In fact, since a low of 4.5% on November 27th, 2009 to around 5.25% today (December 30th, 2009) they've done nothing but go up.&nbsp;

What's Going On? 

Mortage rates are going up.&nbsp; And this rise in mortgage rates is something I've been expecting for a few months now.&nbsp; Mortgage rates are on their way up, likely to 6% or more over the next few months

Why Is This Happening... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:51:19 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>joshua@realsourcebrokers.com (Joshua Keen)</author>
            <title>Move Your Money</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
 Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. 

I urge you to read, watch and take action.
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            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:19:25 -0600</pubDate>
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