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MY HELPFUL REAL ESTATE BLOG

Welcome to My Helpful Real Estate Blog by Michelle Hatch, REALTOR® and Pricing Strategy Advisor

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Recently, there’s been a lot of news surrounding an impending recession. However, the same experts predicting an economic slowdown also believe it will not be caused by the housing market. Here are my thoughts on the subject, and what it...
July 2019 Atlanta housing market, where we are year-to-date, is 2019 a "softer" housing market, and what this all means for buyers and sellers....
Are you confused why the value of your City of Atlanta property increased more than the 2.6% cap we voted on last year? Here’s why....
Mid-year review In addition to my comments in the recent Atlanta Business Chronicle article, I’m digging deeper down into the data to give you the mid-year review on a neighborhood-level. Top-performing sub-markets are emerging, and as I expected, the Upper...
Recently, I attended a workshop and we were asked to stand up and tell everyone which part of Atlanta we live. I stood up and said “Upper Westside.” Confused faces everywhere, except the other two women who live in Berkeley...
I had the pleasure of speaking with the Atlanta Business Chronicle the other day for the Mid-Year Review of Atlanta residential real estate. I’ve always thought of myself a data geek. I’m so glad the Chronicle thinks so too. Click...
Where are the buyers? That’s what my colleagues and I keep asking. When I look at the data for the area covered by my report for the month of May 2019 vs. May 2018, I see the number of new...
One of the questions my seller clients ask me the most is when is the best time to list. According to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of 28.3 million home sales from 2011 to 2018, the best time to list are in...
Despite the rain, April saw gains Earlier this month, I reported on the flat first quarter market, citing that average sales price in many neighborhoods were down from the year before, and other data. Well, sellers finally jumped in the...
One of the biggest challenges my seller-clients face when listing their house is decluttering. What you think will take a few weekends, actually takes 8 weeks. But, clearing out the more personal items is extremely important because it allows buyers...
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