Atlanta Georgia Real Estate - Marietta - East Cobb, Roswell, and Alpharetta

Whether you're a "move up" home buyer, downsizing, or relocating to the metro Atlanta area, you'll find a diverse range of home styles and price ranges just north of downtown in the Marietta - East Cobb, Roswell, Alpharetta corridor. Featuring affordable single family homes, condominiums, townhouses, and luxury real estate, these communities also offer great schools and unbeatable location.

East Cobb is truly the hidden gem of the local real estate market. Without a large highway, neighborhoods and homes in this part of Marietta offer a peace not often found in metropolitan areas. As such, families often choose East Cobb for its kid friendliness and reputation for having top public schools. The hallmark of east Cobb real estate is its exclusivity and low Cobb county taxes. New construction homes in east Cobb differs from the rest of Marietta - it has become difficult to find a new home for under $500,000 in this area. Resale homes can be found in almost any price range in the east Cobb. Real estate values have done very well in the last few years and show no signs of slowing down. While unique restaurants and nightlife are not abundant, many are within driving distance of most any East Cobb neighborhood.

If you're looking for the classic Southern town that has a mix of newer and older historic homes, look no further than Roswell Georgia. Real estate in the historic district dates back to before the civil war. A quaint and quiet downtown area features antique shops and top quality restaurants and cafes. Featuring access to GA 400, historic homes, and a nice diversity of new construction homes, Roswell real estate is a testament to historical preservation. North of downtown, the Crabapple community features newer homes with modern amenities, great schools, and a variety of shopping centers.

Alpharetta is one of Georgia's most unheralded success stories. During the last 20 years, the Alpharetta real estate market has exploded with growth. New homes are going up at a tremendous rate and showing no sign of stopping. People who have bought homes and real estate in Alpharetta chose it for it's unbeatable modern shopping and convenience. Everything in Alpharetta seems new - from its shopping centers and restaurants to its homes and office buildings. In the beginning, most residents of Alpharetta used to live there and commute to downtown. Today, we're seeing people start to commute to Alpharetta from surrounding communities because of it's growth.

Whether you're looking for family neighborhoods, historic homes, or something new and exciting, East Cobb - Marietta, Roswell, and Alpharetta Georgia have something to offer everyone.

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Reality TV star and singer Heidi Montag has been hiding out by the beach this summer at a Malibu place she rented for $25,000 a month, according to the Multiple Listing Service. But she moved on in late August, and the gated contemporary is back on the market at $5.5 million.

A Long Beach couple struggling with mortgage payments find out their home's been auctioned off by Wells Fargo when the new owner's representative shows up on their doorstep.

Mike and Ellen Kahara knew times were tough. They'd run up about $30,000 in debt on their credit cards and had fallen about $8,000 behind on their mortgage payments.

The 1960s Buff & Hensman-designed Wong House has a pool, a walled garden and downtown and ocean views.

It seems as though actress Scarlett Johansson had no sooner sold her old place in the Hollywood Hills than she and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, closed on a house in Los Feliz for $2.9 million.

Completed a few years ago, a Normandy-style estate was built to look a century old.

Glen and Linda Keane felt guilty about tearing down the O'Melveny family home. After all, John O'Melveny was part of a group of Los Angeles businessmen who formed Lake Arrowhead Co. in the 1920s and oversaw the lake's development into a popular resort destination.

The mortgage giant quietly launches the HomePath program, which offers subprime-era terms for buyers: minimal down payments, no appraisals, no mortgage insurance and lower minimum credit scores.

If you're a buyer with little cash or a small-scale investor looking for a deal on a foreclosed house, a little-publicized national lending program could be just what you need this fall.

How some of our previously featured properties have fared in the sales market.

Buff & Hensman-designed beach house

Lenders lose an estimated $310 million annually in undervalued short-sale transactions, according to a study released in August.

Question: I am fed up with my homeowners association and successive boards for sabotaging owner requests for records and refusing to fix maintenance problems in common areas that directly affect individual units. I believe I have no other choice than to sue the association and the boards. What are the steps I have to take?

Keeping tenant out over concerns of illegal activities may be viewed as a 'constructive eviction.' Such moves as changing the locks to prevent access can bring significant penalties.

Question: I own a couple of houses that I rent out for extra income. Unfortunately, they are not in the best part of our town. I have a tenant living in one of them who may be dealing drugs or doing something else illegal because the police have arrested him several times. Every time he is arrested he makes bail and returns to the house in a day or so. Even though he pays the rent on time, I realize that I can't continue to allow him to live in my house. My plan is to change the locks the next time he is arrested, so he can't come back into the house. I know that I need to protect his property inside the house if I do this, but my plan is to move his belongings into a storage locker. I can't afford a lawyer to file an eviction case, so this is my only alternative. Will I be OK if I do this?

July's increase from June in the National Assn. of Realtors' gauge for previously owned residences follows two straight months of declines and a report that sales of such homes dived 27.2%.

An index of home purchase contracts for previously owned dwellings unexpectedly increased 5.2% in July over June, the National Assn. of Realtors said Thursday, a modest note of good news for the U.S. housing market.