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2009-10 School Year Fulton County Georgia
Second Semester
The Alpharetta and Johns Creek Area 2009-2010 school zone maps have now been released by the Fulton County Board of Education. You can view the district maps in PDF format for North Fulton County High Schools, the maps for the North Fulton County Middle Schools and the maps for the Alpharetta and Johns Creek Area Elementary Schools here on AlphaHomes.com. Individual maps for every elementary school, middle school and high school in the North Fulton County area are also available. School starts on August 10th this year. Student holidays for the first semester fall on September 1st (Labor Day), November 4th (Election Day), November 26-28 (Thanksgiving Holiday) and December 22-January 2 (Winter Holiday). Teacher Workdays (when students are out of school) are on October 10th and January 5th. Early release days include: September 17th, October 15th, and November 19th. The second semester of the year begins on January 6th. Enjoy the few remaining days of summer vacation! There are several updates for the local school system as the new year begins. Among them are new principals and construction projects. New School Principals
School Construction Projects There is a new 320,855-square-foot high school (Johns Creek High School) with over 90 classrooms and an enrollment capacity of 1900 on State Bridge Road.  Johns Creek High School, Johns Creek Georgia
A new elementary school (Birmingham Falls Elementary School) on Birmingham Highway in Milton claims the title of the northern-most school in the district. It serves K-5th grades and is a 116,284-square-foot building with 54 classrooms and an 850 student capacity. Additionally, Findley Oaks Elementary School just had a new roof installed and several of the schools are getting safety, security and comfort updates (digital security, fire alarms and outdoor canopies). For a more extensive list of these school improvements, visit the Fulton County Schools website.
That is not a slow market, that is a non-existent market. At that pace it would take over 30 years to sell all of these homes. For comparisons sake, at this point in 2006 there had been 21 sales for homes listed above $800,000, 18 sales in 2007 and 14 last year as of this date in February. So what is going on here? Read the rest of this entry »
Will this have any effect on the housing market? I would imagine that it will help some first time buyers get off the fence and make a commitment to purchase. Is this going to magically return health to the real estate market? No. Consumer confidence about the economy as a whole is critical to the real estate market. People shy away from making large purchases when their confidence about the economy is low and they fear potential job loss. The economic environment will improve over time as it always does (please no more “help” from the government) and as it does the real estate market will improve. Expect the real estate market to remain challenging for the next few years but there are always good opportunities to be found in any market. Remember, even if you sell and get less than you want for your home, you can make it up and then some if you are purchasing another home. Keep your spirits up. All the best, Jeff |
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So you think you have it tough? There are currently 192 homes listed for sale in North Fulton County that are east of GA 400. Only one of them has gone under contract since December 16, 2008 according to the first Multiple Listing Service.
The so called “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” (don’t you just love the names they come up with for legislation?) also known as the Economic Stimulus Bill passed both the House and Senate yesterday and now awaits Presidents Obama’s signature. He undoubtedly will sign it next week. The housing stimulus proposal that Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson put forth was included in the final bill but altered substantially from his vision and recommendations. According to this 
