Over the summer there have been several builders who have put up a number of inventory homes in communities around Milton and Crabapple. This bullish sign is great to see but are they getting ahead of themselves? Traton Homes is building in Westminister Place off New Providence Rd. in Milton. This 14 home enclave offers…

Recently I wrote about Anthem homes building 4 single family homes on slabs in the mid $300′s and 4 garden style attached homes on slabs in the high $200′s in Crabapple Crossing. All these floorplans are in the 2800 – 3000 sq. ft. range Not only is it good news for Crabapple but it’s no…

Let me see if I can make this really confusing…. Housing starts nationally for June are down 5% which the media purports as bad news..but I say it’s really good. But the real facts are that single family starts aren’t down that much, which sounds good but I say it’s bad. Confused yet? Stick with…

Eight of them to be exact. You won’t see them until they go under contract as they are pre-sale only – but  I don’t expect that to take long. I’ve been wondering for a while now why we haven’t seen a builder come in and breath live back into the new communities of Crabapple Crossroads…

It doesn’t sound like it makes sense, right? How can things get better but spell trouble for home sellers? Or maybe you’re reading this and asking "How can you even say they are getting better?". Before I get into any potential problems, let me start with the point about things getting better. Things are trending…

I’ve written several posts in the past about builders who are buying up developed lots in Alpharetta, Milton and Cumming out of foreclosure and building homes in the lower price ranges. It makes perfect sense, with the tax credits and persistent demand for new construction among buyers. Home buyers almost always gravitate towards new construction,…

It’s a question buyers and sellers ask almost every day, especially in a market like this, but at the end of the year people look forward to that new beginning. For a brief period of time it’s like the slate gets wiped clean on January 1st. Anything is possible and we look for signs of…

I don’t hear anyone talking about this but I’ve noticed recently that some residential developed lots in Alpharetta, Roswell and Milton have sold. Builders appear to be cherry-picking some good values out of foreclosure. On the surface it may sound surprising with what seems like a lot of resale inventory still out there. However, that…

I hate clichés but with interest rates this low and the economy beginning to show signs of improvement-this is the proverbial no-brainer. I challenge you to find another home like these at prices even close to this in North Fulton.

ALPHARETTA – Expanding on yesterday’s post about house swaps and real estate log jams, here is a slightly different angle to this problem. Take builders.  I didn’t talk about them yesterday. They are the opposite of the first time home buyer.  They don’t have anything to buy, only a lot to sell -  as opposed…