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If you’ve just listed your home for sale and it’s your first time on this side of a sale, it can be hard to know just what to do to help the selling process go smoothly. But trust us, after more than 38 years in real estate, Peggy Slappey Properties knows that a helpful seller is the best ingredient to a quick, easy sale.

So, how can you as the seller help most?

  1. Leave! This is, perhaps, the most important rule of “Selling 101.” Real estate agents the world over will tell you that buyers are more comfortable and more able to picture themselves in the home when the current owners are nowhere in sight.  Although you might be tempted to stay to hear feedback, it’s better to clear out, giving shoppers the opportunity to peruse without the pressure
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Peggy Slappey Properties invites you to visit Cottages at Noble Village today, where gorgeous ranch-style townhomes are now selling in Phase II of the community. Built and designed for active adults, Cottages at Noble Village is the 55+ community that offers a new way of living, conveniently located in Downtown Lilburn, fully walkable, and complete with European-style detailing and elegant finishes. 

Check Out Today's Featured Listing:

5219 Noble Village Way, Lilburn, GA 30047 - $399,900

 

This beautiful home is complete with two bedrooms, two full baths, and an open kitchen/living/dining room area. Finishes include LVP flooring, ceramic and subway tile, granite or quartz counter tops, and so much more. The kitchen is outfitted with a large

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Peggy Slappey Properties, Inc. (PSP) is a trusted real estate brokerage with 39 years in the metro Atlanta area. The brokerage has seen several ups and downs in the market over the years. Today’s market, however, looks a little different. Rising prices, low housing inventory, and huge demand could be leading to a generational shift in the area.

Real estate in the metro Atlanta area is hot. Homes are selling fast, often within just one day of hitting the market. It is now normal to be in a multiple offer situation with upwards of 20 or more offers. There are more buyers in the market than sellers, and new home inventory is continually playing catch up with demand. Agents are scheduling showings in 15-minute increments back-to-back for days on end. Homes

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Real estate is moving fast in metro Atlanta. Homes are selling in record time, often on the first day listed. To navigate this fast-paced market, it’s more important than ever before to have an experienced, trusted listing agent on your side.

Getting the Right Price

Your listing agent will start with a current market analysis, using other homes in the area, your home’s unique features, and the latest market trends to determine what your home is worth. Because demand for homes has risen so quickly in 2021, it’s not uncommon to receive multiple offers far over asking price. But the baseline is still important. Setting an accurate starting point will determine how much money is in the seller’s pocket at closing.

Sorting Through Multiple Offers

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Real estate in Metro Atlanta, as in other parts of the country, is roaring. It’s an unprecedented time in the industry, when demand has hugely outpaced inventory. That is driving up costs, causing shortages of raw materials for new homes, and leading to many multiple offer situations. As a buyer, what can you expect a seller to consider in those situations? How do you make your offer stand out from the rest?

Is there a home sale contingency?

If you, as the buyer, have a home to sell yourself, it may make other offers without that contingent sale more attractive to the seller. Avoiding a contingency is just one way to avoid potential complications, like financing falling through on the contingent sale. The good news is that this is a small

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Agents and staff at Peggy Slappey Properties (PSP) recently celebrated BIG accomplishments with an elegant evening at 1818 Club in Duluth, GA. Each year, the North Atlanta Metro Association of Realtors (NAMAR) names top producers and recognizes long term achievements by members in the region. The official Million Dollar Club (MDC) awards were given in a virtual event, but PSP took the extra step to hold a small event honoring all the PSP agents who received awards this year. It was a night of delicious food, live music, and laughter as Broker and Owner Peggy Slappey along with Sales Manager Mary Kelley handed out each award along with a special gift.

Join us in celebrating these outstanding successes one more time. 2020 was undoubtedly one of the

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Peggy Slappey Properties has once again been named Best of Gwinnett in the Real Estate Brokerage category! The contest is run by Gwinnett Magazine, and the votes are cast by you – the residents and consumers of Gwinnett County. Thank you for choosing PSP for the fifth year running! It’s an honor to serve this outstanding community.

PSP was founded 38 years ago with just three employees and has today grown to over 40 agents representing buyers, sellers, families, builders, and investors across the metro Atlanta area. We continuously adapt to changes in the market, always with your best interests in mind. In 2020, we met the unique challenges of the pandemic with increased safety measures and constant communication with our clients and customers, and

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Buyers during the fall season are highly motivated to find a home quickly. Most would prefer to be settled in before the busy holiday season arrives. This year is no different, and there are, perhaps, more buyers than in previous years looking to make a quick move. How can you make your home stand out from the rest? Check out these four easy tips sellers can use this fall to make their homes more welcoming that at any other time of year:

1.  Turn Up the Lights

As the days grow shorter, it becomes more important than ever to let your home’s light shine. Before each showing, turn on the lights in each room. Replace dingy bulbs and clean light fixtures so that soft, white light fills each space. Make your home a welcoming sanctuary on a dark

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Autumn is officially here, but home sales are still sizzling in Metro Atlanta. We are experiencing one of the best real estate markets the area has seen in more than a decade. As the summer draws to a close, schools re-open and businesses rebound from Covid-19 losses, demand for homes across suburban areas is high. That’s great news if you’ve been waiting for the right time to sell!

Homes Are Spending Less Time on the Market

Buyers are highly motivated right now. They know that choices are slim and when they fall in love with a home, they are acting quickly to make it their own.  Many PSP agents are reporting homes sold within hours of listing – not days or weeks. Of course, the average number of days on the market does vary according to

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Spring and early summer are the busiest times of the year for real estate sales, with an added bump in mid-Fall to round out the year.  If you recently decided to sell, only to realize that most of those Spring buyers have already bought their dream home in advance of the coming school year, fear not!  There are some simple tips to engage those mid-summer buyers and still snag a fast sale.

Amp Up Curb Appeal

As a general rule, homes look best from the street in the summer months, when trees are full of green leaves, flower beds are blooming, and the lawn is green and lush.  This does, however, require a bit of maintenance and care.  If your grass is overrun by weeds, now is the time to invest in do-it-yourself weed killer/fertilizer or call a

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