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The Crabapple Post

The housing market north of Atlanta, read plainly

Field book

Selling

Pricing, preparing and listing a home in the northern suburbs.

2026

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August 2026

  1. Pricing a Roswell ranch so it moves in thirty days: the comps that count, the per-foot trap, and what the first ten days tell you

    The journal reads Roswell ranch comps the way it walks the street: same subdivision, same school cluster, ninety days back. Land and layout first, finishes last.

    Selling6 min read

    A single-story brick ranch with a carport and a for-sale sign in the front yard under tall Georgia pines.

June 2026

  1. The two weeks before the sign goes up: what actually gets decided, room by room and line by line

    What the two weeks before a north Fulton listing actually decide: the repairs that pay, the ones that do not, the paperwork, and the price talk.

    Selling6 min read

    A homeowner rolling paint onto a garage wall while moving boxes are stacked nearby, natural light.

April 2026

  1. When the offers stop coming: re-price, improve, or wait, and how to tell which one your listing is asking for

    Fewer than two showings a week, showings with no offers, no feedback at all: what the journal does with a listing that has stalled in the northern suburbs.

    Selling8 min read

    A real-estate brochure box hanging empty beside a weathered for-sale sign in a suburban front yard.