Bob Strader on March 31st, 2010

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The total number of distressed homes available right now on Lake Lanier, with a boat dock. Out of 422 total listings, that is only 4.3%.
On the last day of each month I post a “Big Number” or interesting figure related to real estate in our area.

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Bob Strader on March 29th, 2010

Wow, check it it out! This new listing just hit the market on Lake Lanier. At nearly $800,000 it sits on an acre of land and has a covered single-slip dock. What? Not to your liking? Maybe it’s the exterior of the home? Or maybe you don’t like the kitchen. Of course, how would you [...]

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Bob Strader on March 19th, 2010

We’ve all been reading about the massive budget cuts for many of the Metro Atlanta school systems. The State of Georgia has cut $1 billion, yes billion, from education over the past year and a half. It’s in all the papers and on the news channels. Fulton County School System just approved a $60 million [...]

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Bob Strader on March 9th, 2010

When Jo-Anne Jackson’s 6th grade art class was featured on a local new station recently, it came as no surprise to me. Ms. Jackson uses a “make your own test” website called Qwizzy’s World. It allows students to better prepare for tests, quizzes and CRTC testing, which is done annually.
South Forsyth Middle School took an [...]

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