Lake Lanier Area Relocation Home Buyers Coming Back Into The Market From Other States!

Lake Lanier Area Relocation Home Buyers Coming Back Into The Market From Other States!

Today, we're prepping for relocation clients from Pennsylvania that will be coming to our area this weekend to look at homes in the Lake Lanier area. This reminds us of years past when relocation clients would come from all over the United States to find a waterfront place on Lake Lanier. What we have experienced in many of these cases, is that the activity and needs of many of these clients has tended to follow one of two paths in our home searches.

1. Clients relocate to the northern suburbs of Atlanta and the Lake Lanier area because their jobs are being relocated to this area as a consequence of the area being a corporate paradise for so many large companies.
2. Clients that are retired, empty nesters relocating to the northern suburbs of Atlanta and the Lake Lanier area because their children and grandchildren have already relocated to this area because of their transferring jobs.

Sometimes, these home searches start out as Lake Lanier waterfront homes. In many cases, however, the search can transition into off-lake homes because of the price for being waterfront on Lanier or because of the limited amount of available acreage on waterfront properties. These buyers often feel that in order to get the amount of acreage and privacy that they want with waterfront footage on Lake Lanier, the asking price is beyond their budget. This forces the search to go off-lake in communities such as Cumming, Buford, Flowery Branch, Suwanee, John's Creek, Hoschton, etc.  These communities offer properties with plenty of space and acreage along with the ability to still have access to Lake Lanier. With all of the public boat ramps and marinas scattered around the lake, new residents to our area can still enjoy lake activities without actually being in a waterfront home.

If you are searching for a waterfront home or an near-lake home on Lanier, please contact us to assist in your search process. We have been doing this now for 15 years, and we can share our extensive knowledge of the area!



Lake Sidney Lanier Homes is the most comprehensive online source for information on Lake Lanier homes for sale and Lake Lanier area real estate. View the latest Lake Lanier home listings, foreclosures, lots, land, sales trends and real estate topics on Lake Lanier. Arthur Prescott is an Accredited Buyer's Representative and Certified Residential Specialist with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties. He has over a decade of Lake Lanier real estate experience. If you would like to schedule a free buyer or seller consultation, please feel free to contact us directly at www.LakeSidneyLanierHomes.com or 678-513-2014 or email us at Arthur.Prescott@BHHSGeorgia.com.

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Lake Lanier Real Estate Buyers Come From Many Places!

As many of you may know, Lake Lanier is a popular place!  Popular not just among the locals, but also the regionals, people all over the United States, and even readers of this blog in Asia, Europe and afar!  But until recently, it seems that over the past few years, most of our Lake Lanier buyers have been coming from nearby Atlanta.  Mostly, folks looking for weekend retreats, cottages, etc.

Six to seven years ago, we went through a phase, which I call the wonder years, when buyers of Lake Lanier real estate would come from the Northeastern United States.  Places like Boston, New York, New Hampshire and other locations in that area.  Many times, these people would sell their homes in metropolitan areas and buy a place on our lake so they could feel like they were retired, yet still be close to their kids and grand children who were residing or working in nearby Atlanta.  Atlanta was a hot area for relocation, and many of those family members had moved to Atlanta as part of a corporate relo package.  Soon, the parents and other family members would follow.

Another phase of Lake Lanier real estate occurred when we assisted many buyers from Florida.  During a time of intense hurricane activity during one year in Florida, we had many lake buyers shop Lanier in a desire to move north to less tumultous weather patterns and still have a comfortable climate.

We've had shoppers from other areas too.  Michigan, California, Ohio, Texas and other states.  Over the years, however, and during the housing crisis, the number of visitors from other states has decreased and virtually stopped.  That is until now.  During the past month, we have assisted Lake Lanier real estate shoppers from Nevada, Utah, Texas, Pennsylavania and other states.  Is this a sign of improving times and a real estate market on the mend and upswing.  I think so!  And I am grateful and excited to have this new opportunity.  Hello growth!  Hello second home ownership!  Welcome to Lake Lanier and a new beginning in Lake Lanier living!