Leslie Del Ponte and her husband, Joe, had lived in Cumming before relocating to Massachusetts. When they returned two years, they started house-hunting in the same general area of North Fulton and South Forsyth. But when their agent mentioned Cherokee County, they hesitated. “We didn’t think we wanted to come out this far,” she said. “But we couldn’t find anything we[...]
Many real estate agents tell stories of buyers seeing their ideal house and feeling that they’ve fallen in love - they know it’s right when they see it. For Larry Katzman and his wife, Linda, deciding to buy a townhouse at Turnbury Gates in Chamblee wasn’t quite as easy as finding love at first sight, but as some other love[...]
Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio announces its July show line up. This month, the real estate podcast will feature a variety of guests ranging from national home builders and the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History to the Great Southern Beer Competition and Dog Days of Summer events. Airing three times per week, the award-winning real estate podcast offers[...]
The name is more than a hint that this Cumming community is going to evoke memories. It harks back to those days when rocking on the front porches, sharing a dish at a neighborly gathering and strolling with the kids along the sidewalk were primary past-times. Traditions gives buyers a chance to recreate those nostalgic moments in homes designed to[...]
It took more than finding the right house in the optimal location for Rhonda McMichael to move her family from one neighborhood to the next one over. Before uprooting her household of four kids, all the buying factors had to align. “We’d been looking for several years, just waiting for the right thing,” she said. “When Ruth’s Farm came up adjacent[...]
Marcus Henderson and his wife, Elizabeth, can testify to the truth of that real-estate adage that says you’ll know the right house when you see it. The couple had spent some time searching online and visiting properties with an agent, but it was a nagging need to drive through a community one last time that led to their ideal home[...]
Rohn Newman was ready to buy an Ashton Woods home in Milton even before that company had bought the land. In a peculiar bit of prescience, Newman always thought the acreage off McFarlin Lane would make an ideal location for a community, so much so that after months of driving by, he finally stopped and asked the farmer who owned[...]
Despite favorable interest rates, becoming a first-time buyer while trying to stick to a budget can be tough in today’s real estate market. But as two new owners at Manchester Walk in Lawrenceville recently discovered, it’s not only possible but pleasurable to work through the process to become an owner. Jeremy Anderson, a paramedic with a wife and two children, had[...]
Finding a dream home often takes a considerable amount of searching and consulting with real estate agents and builders. But when the pieces finally fall into place, it’s an extraordinary thrill. Janice Davis knew that feeling when she bought her last house in Marietta, but when her husband passed away and she was ready to downsize, she feared finding another[...]