Home & Garden

Rodney Camren, Star Team Atlanta

How fast does your REALTOR move?

It’s 2014 and everything moves faster, including Real Estate!
It’s a bird! It’s a Plane, NO! It’s a Keller Williams Realtor Mobile App! Does selling your home to a 15-year-old teenager sound ridiculous?

Shaun Graham, Senior Mortgage Loan Originator, Southeast Mortgage

Introducing the cal-culator: Atlanta’s newest residential real estate index

Introducing the cal-culator: Atlanta’s newest residential real estate index
By Shaun Graham
Southeast Mortgage

When you are in the housing industry people tend to ask you a lot of questions about how you think the market is doing. Even if they don’t work in a related industry, like we do, the market can still affect them. Maybe they are thinking of selling, or buying a home, or just want to know about the values in their neighborhood.

Rodney Camren, Star Team Atlanta

Support the arts! It matters in real estate!

Support the arts!
It matters in real estate!

By Rodney Camren

Listen closely please; do you hear those words of a famous quote from Shakespeare in your community? Look over there; do you see a young lady in a white leotard elegantly positioned on just one toe? Is your breath taken away from the musical notes and talents of the lyrical soprano singing effortlessly on stage?

Rodney Camren

Elected leaders will affect your home values

Be sure to vote and know those who are running to represent YOUR EQUITY.

Municipalities have qualified their leaders who will be running for elected office. These people seeking your votes are the representation for a community. They will make decisions daily, weekly, monthly and in most cases for the next 4 years for your community.

Rodney Camren

Realtors need to disclosure too!

We have all heard when listing a home Realtors are supposed to inform their clients to fill out a Seller’s Disclosure form and DISCLOSE DISCLOSE DISCLOSE.   When a defect is physical (for example, a leaking roof or unsound foundation), the issue is clear. Licensees must disclose. When the defect is emotion (for example, murder, ghosts or diseases such as AIDS), the answer varies according to the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC).

Buyer Beware!

Be afraid, be very very afraid! There are so many things that can and will go wrong, home-ownership is filled with problems and unforeseen expenses.  During home-ownership things get neglected, ignored and never fixed or replaced.  The homeowner decides to sell. 

Many homeowners have lawns being overtaken by moss.

Controlling moss in lawns

Many homeowners have lawns being overtaken by moss. Its presence indicates the cultural conditions of the lawn are not appropriate for the growth of a healthy strand of grass. If your lawn has areas with moss, carefully evaluate the site conditions and your turf care practices.

Fire ants can inflict painful stings

Controlling fire ants around home and yard

Anyone who has come into contact with fire ants knows they can inflict painful stings. Sometimes a person can step in a fire ant nest and not even be aware of it until the ants start stinging.