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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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If you are planning on listing your house for sale this year, check out the infographic with the top four home improvement projects that will net you the most return on investment, according to HGTV. If you’re not in the...
Since my last post about 2019 property taxes, I’ve learned more about what the new homestead exemption passed in November really means for city of Atlanta residents. While my original post wasn’t wholly incorrect, I failed to realize that the...
The housing market is changing. As I reported before, experts are predicting home prices will continue to appreciate over the next few years, but at a slower rate than we’ve seen in recent years. Other major indicators such as housing...
Some neighborhoods have double-digit growth in average sales price The area covered in the Hatch Neighborhood Report shows the average sales price for October increasing 6% from October 2017 to $824,961, and the number of sales through October 2018 remaining...
It’s the time of year when my clients start to feel pressure to get their homes ready to list the following year… because next year is just 47 days until January 1st!  My advice: with a little planning, you can...
City of Atlanta homeowners have some stability in their property tax bills thanks to a recently passed referendum. Starting next year, taxable values cannot increase more than 2.6% per year for primary residences. Note: if you own an investment property...
Home prices expected to continue to rise, but at a slower rate The most reliable sources in the industry are projecting home prices will continue to appreciate over the next few years nationwide, but not at the rate we’ve seen...
Putting 3% down on a house, and paying the PMI, could put you in a house much faster while realizing great benefits....
I came across two good articles this week that helped to put some perspective on rising interest rates, and I thought this was good info to pass along, especially to my clients starting their house hunt. First article: 3 Months,...
If you’re like me, you travel up and down either Northside Dr or Howell Mill constantly. On one of my many trips down Northside Dr, I noticed elevator shafts being erected on the property where Hertz Rental used to be,...
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