🙌 Hand-picked news & tips for North Atlanta
This week we cover:
⛳️ Marietta Country Club Golf Course
🎄 Downtown Alpharetta Tree Lighting
📈 The Weekly Market Update
🙌 Handpicked Tips: Buyer Concessions Are Saving Homebuyers Thousands
❤️ Deal of the Week
📰 North Atlanta News
The Marietta Country Club has completed a major renovation of its golf course, refreshing greens, fairways, and bunkers to improve play and maintenance.
Woodstock named Roland Castro as its new police chief, effective Dec. 8, bringing 28 years of law enforcement experience to the role.
Roswell approved $2.4 million for roof replacement at the Crabapple Center to address over 100 leaks and structural issues.
📅 Local Happenings
Join Downtown Alpharetta’s tree lighting celebration on November 22 at City Hall to light up the night with a 50-foot tree, live holiday music, and a visit from Santa.
November 19th, at the Roswell Visual Arts Center, families can join Ms. Libby’s Clay Workshop, where kids and grown-ups craft handprint turkeys in clay as keepsakes for the holidays.
Families can visit Santa's Post Office at The Battery Atlanta from November 22 to December 24, where kids can drop off handwritten letters and snap photos with Santa in the Truist Holiday Community Corner.
📈 Cobb County Market Update
This week, the median list price for Cobb County, GA, is $500,000, with the market action index around 34. This is slightly lower than last month's market action index of 35.
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💡 Tips For Buyers
How Buyer Concessions Are Saving Homebuyers Thousands
Buying before the year wraps up? There’s a smart way to stretch your budget. Buyer concessions are helping local buyers save serious money at closing, and we’re seeing the results firsthand.
What’s Happening Right Now
October concessions totaled $27,300, bringing 2025 savings to $644,697 for Path & Post clients
More listings are staying on the market longer, giving buyers stronger negotiating power
Sellers are often covering closing costs, rate buydowns, or repair credits to get deals done
How Concessions Work for You
A concession is money the seller agrees to pay toward your costs at closing. That can include:
Loan fees and title insurance
Prepaid taxes or homeowners insurance
Inspection, repairs, or home warranties
Interest rate buydowns to lower your monthly payment
Smart Strategy for 2025 Buyers
We recommend a two-step approach.
First, negotiate the right price using current market data. Then focus on concessions that reduce your out-of-pocket costs.
This structure can save thousands without raising your purchase price.
Quick Tip
Even a small rate buydown can make a bigger difference in your monthly payment than a price cut. Ask your agent to run both scenarios before you decide. That insight could mean thousands in your pocket at closing.
Read the full article to see how Path & Post clients are using this strategy to win in today’s market.
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