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	<title>Comments on: How&#039;s Decatur Weathering the Recession?</title>
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		<title>By: E</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/11/12/hows-decatur-weathering-the-recession/#comment-4256</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A key to viewing that chart is understanding the distortive effects of a lot of condo construction the past few years.  When 335 Ponce or the Artisan goes up, it dumps dozens of properties on the market, and as a result the sales volume and price numbers are skewed.  Condo rollouts do not come in steady increments, as existing single family homes for sale do.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A key to viewing that chart is understanding the distortive effects of a lot of condo construction the past few years.  When 335 Ponce or the Artisan goes up, it dumps dozens of properties on the market, and as a result the sales volume and price numbers are skewed.  Condo rollouts do not come in steady increments, as existing single family homes for sale do.</p>
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		<title>By: VeggieMan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have personally observed this good news trend over in the Sycamore Ridge neighborhood - one house went under contract in October after only 3 weeks on the market; 3 others that went on the market in June were closed and sold before school started.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have personally observed this good news trend over in the Sycamore Ridge neighborhood &#8211; one house went under contract in October after only 3 weeks on the market; 3 others that went on the market in June were closed and sold before school started.</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the link to city-data, DM.  I&#039;ll do some comparisons on my own when I have time.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the link to city-data, DM.  I&#8217;ll do some comparisons on my own when I have time.</p>
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		<title>By: Rick</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you look around metro Atlanta there are really not that many nice cohesive communities that exist.   There are some nice upscale areas intown but many look like the outside the perimeter suburbs or the main arteries through these intown areas are so snarled with traffic its just simply unpleasant.  Decatur really is an absolute gem in the traffic hell that is Atlanta.   I really don&#039;t see prices going down...only up.   Because there is a recession doesn&#039;t mean that everyone is doing bad...there will always be people that are doing well..and not just the rich.  It stands to reason that Decatur will continue to do well as it basically comes down to quality of life, an intelligent/enlightened community, and most importantly the aesthetics (or aesthetic potential) of the place.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you look around metro Atlanta there are really not that many nice cohesive communities that exist.   There are some nice upscale areas intown but many look like the outside the perimeter suburbs or the main arteries through these intown areas are so snarled with traffic its just simply unpleasant.  Decatur really is an absolute gem in the traffic hell that is Atlanta.   I really don&#8217;t see prices going down&#8230;only up.   Because there is a recession doesn&#8217;t mean that everyone is doing bad&#8230;there will always be people that are doing well..and not just the rich.  It stands to reason that Decatur will continue to do well as it basically comes down to quality of life, an intelligent/enlightened community, and most importantly the aesthetics (or aesthetic potential) of the place.</p>
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		<title>By: Decatur Metro</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clarification:  the reference to Clarion was only in regards to &quot;new construction&quot;, not &quot;houses that need work&quot;.  Dedogur, a couple of the recently built new construction homes sat on the market forever...one even went (or came close to going) into foreclosure.

Clarion has some great houses on it newbie.  But it seems to have been developed post-war, as opposed to most of the development on Nelson Ferry, Woodlawn and Coventry which is mostly prewar.

As such, the original homes are a bit smaller and have less ornamentation.  While houses on the other three streets are more easily expanded due to their larger size and huge unfinished attics, the &quot;American Small Houses&quot; on Clarion don&#039;t easily &quot;adjust&quot; to the high-end modern living that all the wealthier folks moving into town want/expect.  As such Clarion as seen more teardowns than the rest of the neighborhood.  Judging from the infill, I&#039;d say in the last 10 years...a longtime resident could be more precise.

Also, there are a few ranches on the street with a characteristic larger lot...inviting larger homes that utilize all 40% lot coverage.  The brick mansion, which recently replaced the ranch that had a tree fall through it, is a good example of this. SHUDDER.

Steve, here&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://pics4.city-data.com/ztrends/30308.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;30308&lt;/a&gt;.  Anybody can search by zip at www.city-data.com.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clarification:  the reference to Clarion was only in regards to &#8220;new construction&#8221;, not &#8220;houses that need work&#8221;.  Dedogur, a couple of the recently built new construction homes sat on the market forever&#8230;one even went (or came close to going) into foreclosure.</p>
<p>Clarion has some great houses on it newbie.  But it seems to have been developed post-war, as opposed to most of the development on Nelson Ferry, Woodlawn and Coventry which is mostly prewar.</p>
<p>As such, the original homes are a bit smaller and have less ornamentation.  While houses on the other three streets are more easily expanded due to their larger size and huge unfinished attics, the &#8220;American Small Houses&#8221; on Clarion don&#8217;t easily &#8220;adjust&#8221; to the high-end modern living that all the wealthier folks moving into town want/expect.  As such Clarion as seen more teardowns than the rest of the neighborhood.  Judging from the infill, I&#8217;d say in the last 10 years&#8230;a longtime resident could be more precise.</p>
<p>Also, there are a few ranches on the street with a characteristic larger lot&#8230;inviting larger homes that utilize all 40% lot coverage.  The brick mansion, which recently replaced the ranch that had a tree fall through it, is a good example of this. SHUDDER.</p>
<p>Steve, here&#8217;s <a href="http://pics4.city-data.com/ztrends/30308.png" rel="nofollow">30308</a>.  Anybody can search by zip at <a href="http://www.city-data.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.city-data.com</a>.</p>
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