I am proud to say that I attended the very first REbarcamp, which was a real estate industry specific technology “unconference”. Basically, the idea behind barcamp is that the conferees get together and create an agenda and then host the sessions. It is an amazing peer-to-peer discussion.
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Lawrenceville Market Report – April, 2010
- Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:02
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Lawrenceville is in Gwinnett County, GA, just outside of Atlanta. As of the 2000 Census, there were 22,937 people in Lawrenceville, but that is only including people in the city limits, and there has been a lot of growth since 2000 in Gwinnett County (2008 estimates from the Census Bureau peg population around 29,000). It was incorporated in 1821. Lawrenceville is home to Central Gwinnett High School, and also has students that the Mountain View and Archer clusters. It is also home to Gwinnett Technical College and Georgia Gwinnett College. Another recent addition to Lawrenceville is that it is home to the Gwinnett Braves, playing at the Gwinnett Stadium on GA20 between I-85 and GA316. Possibly the most famous resident of Lawrenceville was Oliver Hardy. As a small boy he lived in Lawrenceville with his parents for a short time. Lawrenceville was also home to Junior Samples. Some of its other residents included Jeff Francouer, Brian McCann and Jennifer Ferrin.
Buy a Toilet, Get back some Cash!
- Saturday, 05 June 2010 08:07
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Right now there are several areas of North Georgia, including Gwinnett County, that are issuing rebates for ‘water saver’ toilets.
While this might not be terribly exciting, it is pretty cool… especially when combined with a deal at Costco on one of the listed toilets…
Norcross, GA Market Report – March 2010
- Saturday, 22 May 2010 08:06
- Written by Lane Bailey
- 1 Comment
Market stats for Norcross, March, 2010 indicate that there were 336 properties on the market. Overall, there is about a 9¼ month supply of properties, with sales remaining fairly steady… Last March there were 54 sales, and there were 44 this time around.
Suwanee, GA Market Report – March, 2010
- Thursday, 20 May 2010 08:20
- Written by Lane Bailey
- 0 Comments
Market stats for Suwanee, GA, March, 2010 indicate that there are 620 properties on the market. Overall, there is about an 11.6 month supply of properties. This is one of the rare markets that is showing a better Absorption Rate for March than February. New listings were up by 10%, but sales were up by 50% (month over month)…