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Dallas GA Real Estate and General Information

Are you thinking about a home in Dallas, GA?  I have years of experience and have helped scores of clients buying and selling their dream home here!  Whether you are a first time home or luxury estate buyer, please take a moment to view my Featured Homes or Search online for a Home in Dallas

As ReMax realty associates, we assist Residential Buyers and Sellers with personalized assistance on: New Construction, Resales, Foreclosures / REO's, Short Sales, HUD, Townhomes, Condominiums, Land / Acreage, Lakefront, Earthcraft / Green Construction, handicapped accessible properties and more!  One of our team associates will specialize in exactly what you are looking for:  Resale Listing Agent, Marketing Specialist, Buyer's Agent, Foreclosure / REO Specialist, Military, First Time Buyers, Investors and Relocations.

We assist you every step of the process.  From your Dallas MLS search, contract paperwork, inspection and contingency timelines, home financing options and assessing property values... It's is more than our job IT'S OUR PASSION!!

Snapshot of Dallas GA Real Estate

Currently this is a Buyer's Market!  In today's market, my Buyers are finding amazing deals and walking into instant equity! Dallas foreclosures continue to rise each month and banks are looking to liquidate their real estate holdings.  A seasoned Buyer's Agent can help you through the tedious process of bank foreclosures and short sales.  If you are looking for New Homes or Builder Closeouts, I am the Real Estate Agent for you!  Our team works closely with area home builders and are the first to know of price reductions, rebates and special offers.  I would like to channel my experience, knowledge and negotiating skills into the deal of a lifetime while buying a home in Dallas!

Dallas Sellers, that is not to say we cannot market and sell your home in a timely fashion.  Many of my 4th quarter sales were sold in less than 60 days, several of them in under a week!  You need more exposure than just a MLS listing.  By implementing both traditional and innovative marketing strategies we can confront this down market head on!

Media reports speak in general terms, rather than local, so that information may not represent the reality of our local Dallas real estate market. Having data from a knowledgeable agent about the local market conditions benefits you as the buyer or seller.

2008 Dallas, GA Real Estate Market Statistics include (for Single Family Homes):

  • There were 1041 homes that were sold between January 1 - December 31, 2008 with the highest priced at $491,000
  • There were 44 home sales in the month of December 2008 alone

The current Dallas, GA Real Estate market as of June 2009 includes:

  • 1255 homes for sale right now in Dallas, GA
  • The average List Price for Dallas is $166,500
  • The average Sales Price for Dallas is $103,646 which is a -13.6% decrease over the past 1 year period 
  • 8 new construction homes with the median price of $232,190
  • 897 homes are in the process of foreclosure in Dallas

I would love to be your Dallas realtor!  Just contact me and let's get started!

Foreclosures in Dallas

Foreclosures and Short Sales are becoming more prominent in the Dallas real estate landscape than ever before.  If you have considered taking advantage of this market, you should know that purchasing a foreclosure or short sale is a tedious and complicated process and is best handled by an experienced Real Estate Professional that specializes in Foreclosed REO Property.  To assist you, we have developed a helpful FAQ page when Buying a Foreclosure in Dallas. 

We also offer FREE Foreclosure listings in Dallas.  Please use our cutting edge MLS database to search for both pre-foreclosure and Bank Owned Homes throughout Paulding county.

If you find yourself currently behind in your mortgage payments, the easiest way to avoid foreclosure is simply selling the property.  While that may seem like a daunting task in the current state of the market, the Walker Derby Team specializes in pre-foreclosures and short sales.  Our team not only includes experienced Realtors to market your home efficiently but also a closing department that specializes in negotiating with banks directly to get your home SOLD!  We have also developed a helpful FAQ page to assist you in Avoiding Foreclosure in Dallas.

              

So far in 2009, the Jennifer Walker Derby Team has a 100% short sale success rate with all short sale listings going under contract within 35 days.

In April 2009, one of our sellers wrote:

"Jennifer Walker-Derby and her team are an amazing asset to have!  They saved us from foreclosure by working tirelessly with our mortgage company and selling our house so fast.  They really made a tough situation a lot easier by being there for us when we needed them.  We highly recommend Jennifer Walker-Derby and her team."
-Holly C.

Days on Market before offer:  18 days
Timeframe we received Bank short sale approval: 
24 days from binding date

About Dallas, GA

Paulding County is one of metro Atlanta’s fastest growing counties over the past few years.  Dallas is the county seat of Paulding County with an estimated 10,000+ residents.  Rich in Confederate history, the Atlanta Campaign of 1864 was fought (and lost) on Paulding county soil.

Recreation and Parks

Dallas holds a busy social calendar.  Dallas is home to the City Park, Paulding county recreation park, sports complex, skate parks and golf courses.  Other activities include:  Concerts and festivals, Movies under the Stars series, Farmers Markets, Public access TV station and more!

There are still fantastic real estate deals to be had but you will need a local market expert to assist you.  Jennifer Walker-Derby is an experienced real estate professional who is honored yearly for her multi-million dollar production for assisting home buyers and sellers in and around Dallas, GA.  She is also recognized as one of Georgia's “Most Referred Realtors”.  For outstanding local and knowledgeable service in the Dallas GA real estate market, contact Jennifer directly at 404-543-9002.  Your Dallas GA Realtor.


Hospital/medical center in Dallas:

  • WELLSTAR PAULDING HOSPITAL (600 W MEMORIAL DR)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Dallas:

  • WELLSTAR DOUGLAS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DOUGLASVILLE, GA)
  • EMORY PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; LITHIA SPRINGS, GA)
  • TANNER MEDICAL CENTER VILLA RICA (about 18 miles; VILLA RICA, GA)

Public elementary/middle schools in Dallas:

  • Roland W. Russom Elementary School
  • East Paulding Middle School
  • Lillian C. Poole Elementary School
  • Lena Mae Moses Middle School
  • Hershel Jones Middle School
  • Allgood Elementary School
  • C. A. Roberts Elementary School
  • Sammy Mcclure Sr. Middle School
  • Northside Elementary School
  • Nebo Elementary School

Private elementary/middle school in Dallas:

  • RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Public high schools in Dallas:

  • East Paulding High School
  • Paulding County High School

Private high school in Dallas:

  • CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
 
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Realtor-Real Estate Agent - Marietta Real Estate -  Cobb County Real Estate - Douglas County Real Estate - Paulding County Real Estate-Metro Atlanta, Georgia Residential Luxury Homes


  Douglasville
4414 Stratford Drive
Offered at $ 630,000
 

  Marietta
1433 Bailey Farm Drive Lot 12
Offered at $ 425,000
 

  Acworth
2517 Galloways Farm Drive
Offered at $ 300,000
 

  Dallas
62 Midland Lane
Offered at $ 225,000
 

 

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