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Dalton Digest - October 2007
Cold Nights…Color Delights!
Hello to all of our good friends, clients, and customers! We hope you are having a lovely fall season! I just LOVE the fall weather…don’t you?
Ok…let’s get on to our monthly announcements!
Here’s what’s happening in Dalton and surrounding areas this month:
Georgia Marble Festival – 10/6/2007 – 10/7/2007
Annual Georgia Marble Festival In Jasper, GA. Begins with the Marble Festival Road Race Saturday morning, followed by the 10:30 am Festival Parade down Jasper's Main Street. At 10 am, head over to Lee Newton Park and enjoy over 100 arts and crafts booths, a Fine Art Competition Exhibition, live music, clogging and dancing, a classic car show, and a children's area. A guided tour of the world's largest open pit marble quarry at the Georgia Marble Company's Tate operation. Adults $4, Students $3, and children under 12 FREE! The Marble quarry tours are $10 per person and sold on a first-come, first-served basis. 706-692-5600
Spatial Effects and Martha Ann Brooks – 10/12/2007 & 10/13/2007
Spatial Effects and Martha Ann Brooks to perform at Dalton Little Theatre on October 12 and 13. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Dalton Little Theatre located at 210 N. Pentz Street in the old firehouse. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $12.00, $15.00 at the door. Reservations are strongly encouraged. For more information telephone 706-226-6618 or email:
dlt@optilink.us
Praters Mill Country Fair – 10/13/2007 – 10/14/2007
Praters Mill Country Fair - 9:am - 6
m Saturday, 9:am - 5
m Sunday. Small Admission charged - children under 12 free with adult. Praters Mill teems with life as crafters and entertainers gear up for this quality arts and crafts show held in the atmosphere of an old-fashioned country fair. The mill, built by slave labor in 1855, actually grinds corn during the fair. Country cooking fills the air with a heart-warming welcome.
36th Annual Apple Festival – 10/13/2007 – 10/14/2007 & 10/20/2007 & 10/21/2007
Ellijay 36th annual Apple Festival-Handmade arts and crafts, homegrown entertainment, and fun combined with every apple product imaginable to make two fun filled weekends a family adventure. Over 300 vendors and a antique car show! 706-635-7400 - Ellijay Fairgrounds, South of Town, Ellijay.
North Georgia Fair – 10/18/2007 thru 10/27/2007
North GA Fair – 59th Annual Fall Fair – 10 days of fun! Admission – Adults $6.00, Children 4-12 $3.00, Children under 3 Free. County fair with over 60 rides, exhibits, games & entertainment. Outstanding food too!
Gold Rush Days – 10/20/2007 – 10/21/2007
Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega, GA One of the LARGEST Festivals around! Over 300+ art/crafts vendors, parade, fashion show, gold panning contest, gospel singing & live entertainment. Gold Rush Days has been voted one of the Top 20 Events in the southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society. 706-864-7247
Fall Color Cruise – 10/27/2007 – 10/28/2007
Fall Color Cruise-Chattanooga, TN This 4.5 to 5 hour cruise through the Tennessee River Gorge. The cruise includes a great lunch, live band on main deck, informative commentary on the promenade deck, free bingo with prizes on second deck, and bus fare. (One Way by Boat, One Way by Bus).
Real Estate Roundup
Local news: The Dalton/Chatsworth market is still slow but steady. Look at the year to date stats below…you can see what I mean. Sales are definitely down this year, but I know things have GOT to pick up sooner or later. Interest rates were lowered a good bit recently and we’re seeing signs of it helping the market.
If you are in the market for a new home, there are a lot of great buys out there! Wouldn’t you like to be in your new home for the holidays?
As of today’s date, here are the local stats…
869 Active listings for sale in Whitfield County, 278 in Murray County. Total = 1147
134 listings under contract in Whitfield County, 42 in Murray County. Total = 176
In the month of September, there were 50 houses sold in Whitfield County (September 2006 –77), 20 houses sold in Murray County (July 2006 – 35)
Year to date: Whitfield County has sold 590 houses (803 this time last year), and Murray County has sold 223 houses (279 last year)
This month’s Real Estate Article is:
How to Entice Home Buyers Today
Can't sell your house? Use persuasion -- in the form of money or lucrative handouts. Here are some popular buyer incentives available in today's buyer's market:
• Down-payment help: As home prices hold steady and credit tightens, more buyers are hard-pressed to put money down on a home. A little help with the down payment can help them over this hurdle.
• Mortgage buy-down: Are your buyers nervous about their prospective monthly house payments or the interest rate on their loan? You can lower both by buying down their mortgage; each point you pay equals 1 percent of the loan amount. First-time buyers or young families can often use the help to free up cash to furnish their new home.
• Homeowner/condo association dues: Welcome your buyers to the neighborhood by springing for their first year of association dues.
• Maintenance fees: If the buyers will be contracting for lawn maintenance anyway, or if they will be required to do so in your community, paying a year of their maintenance fees is money in the bank for them. The same applies to a year of pool service.
• Home warranty: As the cost of service calls increases, a year of home warranty coverage is becoming a commonplace incentive to attract buyers. Typical policies cover service to the home's interior plumbing, HVAC, appliances and fixtures such as lights and fans. Typically excluded are pools, hot tubs, sprinkler systems and attic fans. Their only expense: a per-call fee, usually around $60.
• Closing costs: What buyer wouldn't welcome some help with those teeth-gritting closing costs (legal, title, filing fees, etc.) that, according to a Freddy Mac estimate, typically run between 2 percent to 7 percent of the loan amount?
• Landscaping: Springing for a few shrubs, new turf or other landscaping features can help a buyer feel right at home.
• Leave a treasure behind: Some home furnishings, especially those custom-made to fit a part of your house, can be profitably sacrificed if they help close the deal. After all, you likely know where and how to get another one. If the buyers are smitten with it, they may be more inclined to meet your terms if you agree to leave that prized puzzle piece in place.
Recipe of the month
It’s Apple Season, so I wanted to come up with a delicious and easy recipe using these yummy goodies….
Fresh Apple Quick Bread
This ingredient list looks long, but the bread really goes together very quickly. Try it for a great breakfast on the run.
Ingredients:
½ cup butter softened, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 cup peeled, chopped apples, ½ cup chopped pecans, 2 ½ cups flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, ¼ tsp. salt, ½ tsp. cinnamon, ½ cup buttermilk, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1-2 tbsp. milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until blended. Add chopped apples and pecans. Mix together flour, soda, salt and cinnamon and add alternately with the buttermilk to the apple mixture.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x5" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until bread tests done when tested with a toothpick. Meanwhile, mix powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk in a small bowl. Remove bread from pan when done, place on wire rack, and drizzle glaze over warm bread.
Household Tips and other neat things…
Spray a bit of perfume on the light bulb in any room to create a lovely light scent in each room when the light is turned on.
Andrea’s Last Thoughts
* Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?
Well that’s it again for this month! We hope you are enjoying our local news and updates. We love hearing from you too…drop us a line sometime! If you know anyone wanting to receive our newsletter that isn’t on our mailing list, please let us know….And always, please keep us in mind for any of your real estate needs!
Andrea Kroll, Your Life, Your Town, Your Agent!
Success One Realty Services, Inc.
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706-463-7505 Cell# 706-226-1010 Office#
*If your property is currently listed with a Realtor, please do not consider this a solicitation of your listing*
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