2 0 1 1 J A N U A R Y

Beautifully Appointed Custom Craftsman Home in

the Elite Gated Reminisce Estates
$1,400,000

Bells, Bells, Bells, All of the Roswell Towne Realty is a

bells and whistles you could full-service real estate brokerage
imagine in this Gorgeous
Estate Home. Take a walk in providing you with unsurpassed
time where each home tells a
service and dedication. Our
story of days of old
transitioning into the lifestyle combined 30+ years in real estate
today.
and special expertise in local
The home boasts Soaring markets mean we are the perfect
Ceilings , Spacious rooms
that offer cozy stack stone company to help you handle all of
fireplaces, Sprawling your real estate needs – residential
Kitchens for the chef in all
of us with state of the art or commercial.
appliances, Keeping Room,
Stone and Cedar Porch with wood burning fireplace fantastic for all seasons. Designer
paint and finishes throughout the home, elegant details abound. 7 bedrooms, 6-1/2
baths with Master on the Main and second master/in-law suite. Home Theater, Wine
Cellar, and fully finished terrace stone outdoor kitchen, Spacious 3-Car Garage, Mud
Room, Built-ins surrounding Great Room fireplace, home management center,
Coffered Ceilings, beautiful hardwoods throughout.
Contact
Too many details to list! Bells, Bells, Bells, All of the bells and whistles you could
imagine in this Gorgeous Estate Home. 404.631.6333 Office

School District - Sweet Apple, Elkins Pointe, Roswell High School 678.472.3832 Mobile

Located Minutes from Historic Roswell, and Sweet Apple Village, Sweet Apple Park Email

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This home is exclusively marketed by Roswell Towne Realty and is available to see by
appointment only. For a private viewing please contact Kirsten Ricci at 678-472-3832 or Address:
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942 Alpharetta Street

Roswell, GA 30075
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In Roswell, home prices are stable, foreclosures

exist but are not ruling the market, and the demand
for mortgage loans is up - all trends that collectively
signal that owning a home is not as risky as it’s been
in recent years.
 
A report by Clear Capital, an asset valuation data
services provider, has found that housing prices in
Quarter 2 of 2010 rose 7.9% over the first quarter,
and that sales momentum continued throughout the
year.
 
Year over year, prices were up 8.1% for the quarter.
Among the reasons is a drop in bank-owned
properties, to 22.l7%, which is 19.8% below the peak set in Quarter 1 of 2009. Prices are 13.6% on
steady growth since reaching a trough, also in Quarter 1 of 2009, according to Dr. Alex Villacorta,
senior statistician for Clear Capital.
 
By August, mortgage interest rates were at an all-time low. Benchmark 30-year, fixed-rates fell to the
lowest levels since 1971, at 4.44%, spurring demand for refinancing as well as purchase loans. The
Mortgage Bankers Association said that demand steadily increased through mid-August on record low
rates. A year ago, interest rates were 5.17%.

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) also noted an increase of 1.5% in pending home
sales, suggesting that demand for housing is growing again.
 
Of the metropolitan statistical areas, 75.5% have posed less risk for housing than the previous quarters.
Some economists have found, there is a slow but steady improvement in economic indicators including
home price appreciation, mortgage market affordability, employment, housing affordability returning
to median norms, and lower foreclosure activity.

"Household formation is the most important demographic driver of housing demand and faster growth,
which has occurred over the period since the middle of 2009,” explains David Berson, PMI chief
economist, corresponding to a pickup in the economy, this should lead to greater market stability.

Roswell Towne Realty. 942 Alpharetta Hwy. Roswell, GA. (404)631-6333.

 Hot Spinach & 1 cup thawed, chopped frozen spinach
1-1/2 cups thawed, chopped frozen artichoke hearts
Artichoke Dip 6 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
(Recipe courtesy Alton 1/4 cup mayonnaise
Brown) 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions
Boil spinach and artichokes in 1 cup of water until tender and drain.
Discard liquid. Heat cream cheese in microwave for 1 minute or until
hot and soft. Stir in rest of ingredients and serve hot.

CRAPE MYRTLE Most of those you leave should be For more information on crape myrtle
vertical or leaning towards the
PRUNING
When it comes to pruning crape outside.
myrtles, it would be better to leave
them alone than to prune them
3. Shorten all long arching
improperly. We’ve all seen over-
pruning - people chop back crape sprouts back to the point
myrtles below the knuckles each and where they are one-half to
every year.
one-fourth inch in
diameter. You will have no
Local Georgia Gardener, Walter Reeves
dry flower heads left on the
has some great tips on how to properly
plant and it will have a nice “ice pruning and helpful gardening tips
prune a Crape Myrtle.
cream cone” please check out Walter Reeves site at
www.walterreeves.com
Assuming you have a tree-form crape
4. shape – ready to bloom this summer.
myrtle, the pruning can be done in
three steps:
If you have a shrub-form crape
myrtle, simply shape it as desired.
1. Remove sprouts near the ground and
Remember that it grows vigorously in
along the trunk(s).
summer. If you want it to be six feet
high, prune back to 4 – 5 feet in winter
2. Remove interior sprouts that travel
to allow for new growth.
“crosswise” inside the top of the “tree”.

Roswell Towne Realty. 942 Alpharetta Hwy. Roswell, GA. (404)631-6333.