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    A Look at the Housing Market in 30080

    Graph for 30080

    This is a report that shows the number of homes for sale, sold and pended in the FMLS system over the last 6 months.  Pending sales are a strong indicator of the housing market as it...

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    First Annual Shred Event Saved 20 Trees!

    John Morris is a Smyrna-Vinings Patch real estate blogger.

    We had a great turn out for our first annual community shred event April 28th in the Mableton neighborhood of Vinings Estates. Thank you to everyone who came out. The free event benefitte...

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    New Trends Emerging in Housing Market This Spring

    John Morris is a Smyrna-Vinings Patch real estate blogger.

    The other day I shared some postive statistics about the local housing market. A recent article at Bankrate.com notes some other trends taking shape in the housing market this spring:  &#...

  • Social Notes

    Cobb Business Hosts 'Cocktails and Chickens'

    If Cobb allows 25 Great Danes on any size of land, why not chickens?

    Business on the Spot is sponsoring an educational event called 'Cocktails and Chickens' for the Backyard Chickens Alliance on May 6 from 4-7 p.m. at 2501 E Piedmont Road, Marietta. I...

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    Some Good News about the Housing Market

    John Morris is a Smyrna-Vinings Patch real estate blogger.

    The latest reports about the housing market are encouraging. Statistics generally lag one to two months behind as it can take awhile to gather data, but if the reports about March of this...

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    Will Short Sales Heal the Housing Market?

    John Morris is a Smyrna-Vinings Patch real estate blogger.

    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently decided to start require mortgage servicers to be quicker about making decisions on short sales. In the past, short sales could take several months to ...

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