by Terry Cason If you are considering buying a home or listing your home for sale with a Gwinnett Realtor, there are some important questions and factors to consider. Initially, you need to find a Gwinnett Realtor who really knows the market area. You don’t want to get in a car to look at properties with an agent who gets lost! You also do not want to list your property with an uninformed new agent who knows nothing about market conditions in your area.

This past weekend was quite the exciting weekend, wasn’t it? San Diego Comic-Con!! Right? Who’s with me? (Sound of crickets) Right, well, I thought it was cool. Alas, though, the wife and I couldn’t make it. But, make no mistake, this time next year, we’ll be singing a different tune. I’m marking it on the calendar, I’m putting the wheels in motion. Next year we WILL be at San Diego Comic Con. By this time next year we’ll have released Rupert & Me Vol.

As part of our series of videos showcasing the better floorplans throughout the area here is a video showing the 3 bedroom standard floorplan at 900 Biscayne Bay. As most of you know 900 Biscayne Bay is my favorite Downtown Miami Condo besides EPIC. But The views at 900 Biscayne Bay are in my opinion far more superior than the views from EPIC. One of my favorite features of this floorplan at 900 Biscayne Bay is the private elevator access. Your private elevator opens up to your private foyer which is great exterior space to the unit.

There are so many great reasons to buy a house today.  Interest rates are low, inventory is plentiful and prices are at early 2000 prices.  There are some great deals available today. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act offers an $8000 tax credit for first time homebuyers that purchase between January 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009.  There are some stipulations on how the credit would apply to each homebuyer. Buyers can claim the credit on their federal income taxes.

The West Shore Junior/Senior High School Dance team traveled to the University of Central Florida in Orlando this week to attend UDA Dance Camp from Monday to Thursday. The girls stayed in the college dorms. There were 17 teams that attended, compared to just 8 teams last year. The girls practiced each day in the UCF Arena. Dancers were divided into groups and their coaches could place them in 4 different level dances. UDA instructors taught the dancers 3 different dance routines throughout the week.

According to the Melbourne Association of REALTORS here in Brevard County Florida,  Real Estate Statistics for June 2009 are as follows : For single family residential units : There were 571 new listings. This is a decrease of 18.89% from June 2008 of 704 new listings. Year to date in 2009 there have been 3527 new listings. Year to date in 2008 there were 4837 new listings.   There were 340 sold listings. This is a 17.65% increase from May 2008 of 289 sold listings.

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Tom and I were both born and raised in Illinois and this is the first home we bought together.  We lived here from 1995-2001. This is in a popular historic neighborhood not far from Bradley University.  We sold this home in 10 days — I think we got lucky.  A couple who appeared to be newlyweds — and also doctors worked right down the road at the one of the big hospitals.  We loved this home the minute we walked in and although it had some really dated rooms the potential was incredible.

Tourism Helps Drive Luxury Real Estate Sales On The Ocean – f.ast-loans.com 07/27/2009 by Hubert Miles Coastal luxury homes likely conjure up mental images of crashing waves on the shoreline and large oceanfront homes overlooking miles of beautiful beaches as far as the eye can see. Images like these have fueled the passions of many to own their own coastal homes while visiting a favorite coastal vacation spot.

Short sale – Nationwide Unemployment Rate Driving Foreclosed New Homes – foreclosurelistingstoday.com 07/27/2009 The worsening level of joblessness across the country is driving the rise in number of foreclosed new homes. In June, the nationwide unemployment was 9.5 percent, and with the current economic difficulties, analysts are expecting the jobless rate to surpass the 10-percent level in 2010.

Exchanges battle for eastern Europe – Financial News (subscription) http://cli.gs/4Egh6 # On the Street and off the Cuff – Crain’s Manchester Business http://cli.gs/d43eQ # Surplus office space triggers fall in rent – Gulf Times http://cli.gs/eusNB # Realtors take to the Street to raise $2.5 bn – Economic Times http://cli.gs/Uh78A # Property News: Scene set for UK home rental boost – Financial Times http://cli.gs/9VX9A # Pre-IPOs fall out of favour in SE Asia market

JULY 22, 2009, WSJ By JAMES R. HAGERTY Memo to those wondering when the housing slump will end: It depends on where you live. The Wall Street Journal’s latest quarterly survey of housing-related data shows that the market for residential real estate is healing at varying speeds in different parts of the country. The Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., and many areas in California that are near employment centers have shown signs of stabilizing, housing analysts say, while the outlook in other places—much of Florida, Detroit and Las Vegas—still appears bleak.