For most of modern housing history, buying brand new always cost more than buying something already lived in. That's no longer true, and the gap isn't small. If you're getting ready to sell in Cobb or Cherokee County, that shift changes who you're actually competing against, and it isn't just the house down the street. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IZHgXDITbc Why Are New Homes Now Cheaper Than...

A signed contract can feel like the finish line. In this market, it's often just the start of a new set of deadlines.If a buyer backs out of your Cobb County sale, here's exactly what happens to your contract, and to your earnest money. What Happens If a Buyer Backs Out of Your Home Sale in Georgia? It depends on when they back out. During the due diligence period, a Georgia buyer can usually...

If your home has been sitting for sale in Acworth, and you've started wondering whether to take it down and try again in the spring, you're in plenty of company.Here's how I'd actually think it through, comparing the real cost of a price cut against the real cost of waiting, not just going with your gut. Should You Take Your House Off the Market or Cut the Price in Acworth? Cut the price if...

Most sellers think of the negotiation as a number: the price. In metro Atlanta right now, it's more often a price and a credit. Redfin's September 2026 report puts the Atlanta share at nearly three out of four sales, and nationally about 16% of sales included both a price cut and a concession. If you're planning to sell in Smyrna, Marietta, or anywhere across Cobb, Cherokee, and the rest of Metro Atlanta,...

Cobb County currently has more homes listed for sale than at any other point this year, and the same is true just up the road in Cherokee County. If you’re getting ready to sell, that headline alone might make you nervous.But that number only tells part of the story. Whether more competition on the market actually works against you depends on understanding exactly what’s driving it, and there’s a...

Inheriting a house in Georgia often means probate, shared ownership, and tax questions all at once. Here's what Marietta families need to know before selling.

Marietta just approved a second data center. Here's what the actual research says about nearby home values — not just the neighborhood fear.

Cobb County's 2026 property tax bills are due October 15. Here's what the new assessment notices mean for your Marietta home value and your next move.

A single national statistic just quietly crossed a threshold it hasn't touched in more than ten years, and the instinct for a lot of sellers is going to be to panic, either by slashing their asking price before anyone even makes an offer, or by pulling their home off the market entirely and waiting for the storm to pass. Neither reaction actually holds up once you look at what's really behind the...

A story has been making the rounds about a fifty million dollar deal in Manhattan that nearly fell apart over an AI-generated opinion. The buyer asked ChatGPT if fifty million was too much. It said yes. The seller asked ChatGPT if fifty million was too low. It said yes to that too.Everyone got the answer they wanted to hear, which is exactly the problem. As the CEO of Coldwell Banker has put it, these...