Congratulations to Jason and Shereen on your home in the beautiful St Regis neighborhood in Alpharetta! Lesley had the great pleasure of helping Shereen years ago as she bought a loft in Views at Chastain. At that time, it was hard to imagine marriage and a baby on the way!  Time flies when you’re having fun! We’re thrilled for you both as you begin your “family” life together in Alpharetta! And, what perfect timing! You’ll get settled just in time to welcome the new baby! The new home is beautiful and the cul-de-sac location is perfect! I forsee many bike riding lessons in your not-so-distant future!

Thank you for trusting us again to help you find your home! We look forward to getting your loft on the market in the coming weeks so you can focus 100% on your new life in Alpharetta!

Congratulations, Tim and Heather on selling your home in under a month! With all of the wonderful updates you did, the new owners could completely forget about a honey-do list! Your home has beautiful curb appeal and the amount of living space just can’t be beat. The Peters Company remembers helping you buy this wonderful home in 2009 and we are glad we could come through for you again. As always, it was a pleasure working with you and we will miss you as you move back home to North Dakota!

Living in Concord Hall is living at its best! The neighbors are friendly, the homes are well kept, and you can’t beat being on such a quiet street! The neighborhood swimming pool and lighted tennis court are a hot spot for parents and kids alike. You will love being close to everything with easy access to the highways, byways, and shopping and restaurants surrounding North Point Mall and the Avenue Forsyth.

Welcome home to everything you have been looking for! You will love the openness and flow of this floor plan! A brand new Therma-Tru front door opens to the two story foyer, accented by elegant dark stained hardwood floors, makes a strong welcoming statement. You will find both a formal living room and large separate dining room off of the foyer. The heart of the home is a combination of the most popular gathering spots including the kitchen, breakfast area, and a spacious den. The den’s cozy gas fireplace with new mantle becomes the centerpiece of an enjoyable living space. The kitchen is tastefully finished with stained cabinets, walk-in pantry, and a new sliding glass door which lets in loads of natural sunlight. Additional features such as a full laundry room upstairs and large two car garage are sure to please! The huge deck and fenced in backyard are great for outdoor entertaining. New double pane windows, paint, carpet, crown molding, roof, and HVAC systems are wonderful updates to this lovingly cared for home.

Everyone together! The second story is home to all four bedrooms. Find your own private oasis with a true master suite fit for a king complete with trey ceiling and a master bath featuring a double vanity, jetted tub, separate shower, and large walk-in closet.  A large     bonus room is the perfect space for a bedroom, media room, playroom, or home office! The secondary bedrooms are large in size and comfortable.

Your new home is waiting, but time is not on your side! You will not believe the space and value this home provides in one of the most desirable areas just north of Atlanta. This home is move-in ready and should not be missed. It will not last long! Once you see it, you will understand why.

This home could have come from a magazine! You don’t want to miss it!

Living on Shepherds Pond is living at its best. The neighbors are friendly, the homes are well kept, and you can’t beat being on a quiet cul-de-sac! The neighborhood pool is a hotspot for parents and kids alike. Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy being just a few hundred yards from the new Big Creek Greenway! You will love being close to everything with access to the highways, byways, and shopping and restaurants surrounding North Point Mall and the Avenue Forsyth.

Welcome home to everything you have been looking for! You will love the openness of this floor plan! The two story foyer, accented by elegant hardwood floors, makes a strong welcoming statement. You will find both a formal living room and large separate dining room off of the foyer. The heart of the home is a combination of the most popular gathering spots, including the breakfast area, the updated kitchen, and a spacious great room with cathedral ceilings. The cozy gas fireplace becomes the centerpiece of an amazingly open and enjoyable space. The kitchen is tastefully finished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, and a tile backsplash. You will also find a conveniently located bonus room just off of the great room, which is perfect for an office, study, or playroom, and saves from wasting a bedroom for such a space. Additional features such as a full laundry room and large two car garage are sure to please! The huge fenced in backyard is great for entertaining. Four-legged friends will love it too! This home is all move-in ready and should not be missed.

Everyone together. The second story is home to all four bedrooms. Find your own private oasis with a true master suite fit for a king complete with trey ceilings and a master bath featuring double vanities, garden tub, separate shower, and large walk-in closet with custom built-in shelving. Not to mention a great bonus room off the master perfect for a nursery, playroom, or office! The secondary bedrooms are large in size and comfortable.

Your new home is waiting, but time is not on your side! You will not believe the space and value this home provides in one of the most desirable areas just north of Atlanta. It will not last long! Once you see it, you will understand why.

What a pleasure it is to list great properties such as this. This renovated 4/2.5 in Alpharetta’s Tuxford is great value for the area and in move-in ready condition! Click HERE for the full flyer.

Wonderfully Updated Tudor Inspired Traditional Home. Tuxford is well known in Alpharetta for having a true “neighborhood feel.” With over 370 homes, this incredibly desirable neighborhood has one of the more active homeowner’s associations in the area with events such as a 4th of July Parade, Halloween Parties, Tailgating, and Adults Night Out (ANO). The swimming pool is a hot spot for parents and kids alike, and the tennis courts are well maintained and popular as well. The “Tot Lot” located in the neighborhood provides a playground full of fun and a great meeting place. Living on Dunoon Drive is living at its best. The neighbors are friendly, and the cul-de-sac prevents through traffic. The convenient location between North Point Parkway and State Bridge/Old Milton make this neighborhood at large incredibly desirable and easy to get in and out of from multiple entrances. You will love being close to everything in Tuxford with easy access to the highways, byways, and the shopping and restaurants surrounding North Point Mall.

Welcome home to brand new updates. This home has been updated through the years and has just undergone a tasteful renovation which includes a new kitchen complete with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, and a tile backsplash. You will absolutely love the openness of this floor plan as the kitchen and main living room come together for enjoyment. The wall of windows across the back of the home invite the light and give you a beautiful view of the trees and leaves, especially for seasonal color in the Fall. Downstairs you will also find a freshly updated half bath with new tile and vanity. You are going to love your new master bathroom, where you’ll find more updates including new granite countertops, new tile floor, and new fixtures. The 30-year architectural roof is new, as is the hot water heater. The A/C unit is newer, which is yet another thing that you won’t have to worry about on this well maintained home.

Space to live and space to grow. In addition to all these new features of the home, the full sized unfinished basement is waiting for your own custom finishes. The usable square feet of this home give it a world of opportunity and possibilities. You will appreciate a full sized separate dining room and an elegant separate living room on the main living level. Upstairs you will find the master bedroom and bathroom as well as the second, third, and fourth bedroom. The separate bathroom upstairs is complete with a tub/shower combination.

Your new home has been well cared for to ensure minimal maintenance, freshly updated so you do not have to spend your time and money, and value priced for you. Welcome home!

The Peters Company is well versed in Alpharetta real estate, and we represent both buyers and sellers in the area. We know North Fulton well, having lived in both Roswell and Alpharetta ourselves. Activity is back! Houses are moving, and interest rates won’t be this low forever. Come take advantage of this market before it’s too late. To find out more information on The Peters Company, please visit our website or visit us on Kudzu.com where our past clients have rated and reviewed our services. We are excited to be rated amongst the top metro Atlanta real estate agents.

Congrats, Heather and Tim! Heather and Tim were first-time home buyers able to take advantage of these historically low interest rates and the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit. What a fantastic time to buy! They got an exceptional deal on a home in Concord Hall (desirable swim/tennis community) in Alpharetta! Don’t try and time the bottom of the real estate market – because no one can time it! And, don’t keep wasting money on rent. Take advantage of low rates and the first-time home buyer tax credit like Tim and Heather! The time to buy is NOW!

BusinessWeek published an article this week on the best and worst performing zip codes in the top 20 metropolitan areas.  As mentioned here before, we get caught up in the news and paint the real estate market with a broad brush because all we hear is bad news.  I thought this was a helpful article because it attempted to point out the good with the bad, something more of the media should aspire to do.  Lesley and I have lived in Alpharetta before, and I spent almost seven years working in the area.  It’s a great community, which has seen an influx of homeowners thanks to newer affordable luxury housing, a robust commercial market, and the rise, fall and leveling out of the technology sector so prevalent in the area. 

The only flaw I see in these statistics is that it’s built around the change in percentage of homesellers’ list prices.  We really don’t know how realistic these homesellers are or how motivated they may be. It’s quite easy to deny the downturn in the market and to take the “Well, my house hasn’t lost it’s value” approach.  Let’s face it.  We’ve all lost money.  Lesley and I have lost nearly $50,000 in equity since we purchased our home last year, and we purchased in one of the hottest zip codes in the state of Georgia.  With the correct information from a professional real estate agent team, homeowners get realistic home sale and market statistics, which should in turn be reflected in quicker home sales at a higher list/sale price.  Don’t leave the sale of your home up to chance.  Gary Keller, the founder of Keller Williams Realty, calls everyone from homeowners and agents to “get real and get right.”  The market will be back, but until then we have to be students studying the statistics and paying close attention to the many variables in the economy affecting the rise and fall such as interest rates, liquidity, employment, consumer confidence, gas prices, etc.  It’s a much more complicated climate to do business in these days, but that’s even more reason to seek the guidance of a Realtor.

Highlights from the article include:

Best-performing ZIP code: Alpharetta, Ga. 30022
Annual % change in asking prices: +12%
Median listing price: $464,664
Days on market: 84

Worst-performing ZIP code: Atlanta (Oakland City), Ga. 30310
Annual % change in asking prices: -49%
Median listing price: $66,426
Days on market: 99

*Editor’s note: The year-over-year percentage change compares the 90-day rolling average of median asking prices for existing single-family homes in the 12-month period ending July 11, 2008, to the same period a year earlier. Only ZIP codes with at least 50 active listings as of July 11 were selected.

Source: Altos Research