IBA Mountain Homes

IBA Mountain Homes is a realty group located in the North Georgia community of Big Canoe. Big Canoe® is a registered servicemark of Big Canoe, LLC. IBA Mountain Homes is not affiliated with the developer. IBA focuses on resales in Big Canoe including homes for sale, lots, and condos.

IBA created this blog to discuss living in Big Canoe as well as the North Georgia real estate market. We are full time residents of the Big Canoe community, and our job is real estate - thus the name of the blog! :) Our blog is opinion. Feel free to leave us a comment if you like, and as with anything on the internet, we urge you to always verify information independently.

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This Lil’ Old Blog Made it to the New York Times!

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Hi Everyone,
Tonight I am on top of the world. I made it into the New York Times Escapes Section for the second time this year! The article is due out tomorrow but here’s a sneaky peek! We really enjoy blogging about Big Canoe as well as North Georgia Mountain real estate.
Judging from your fabulous comments [...]

North Georgia Real Estate Deal in Big Canoe

Monday, October 27th, 2008

As if a magic star flew across the sky and landed right on my laptop I bring to you the PERFECT follow-up to my last blog! CALLING ALL INVESTORS!
Introducing 565 Lake Watch Village. It is a fully furnished 3 bedroom 2 bath home right in the center of the Big Canoe Community. You may remember [...]

Big Canoe-Real Estate Options For Everyone

Friday, October 24th, 2008

I heard on the news yesterday that the United States has now reached the 1 million mark in foreclosures. Nevada, California, Arizona, and Florida are leading the nation in foreclosures but Georgia is not far behind. Where this is grim news for most, it is a big opportunity for others. This breaks us up into 3 [...]

Big Canoe Trunk or Treat and Tate ES Fall Festival!

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Hi There Big Canoe Trunk or Treaters. For anyone that has not read the Big Canoe POA updates the Trunk Or Treat Experience at Wildcat is back to FREE! Hooray! However, you will need to pick up a parking pass to guarantee your parking spot. Several Big Canoers have volunteered to do the Trail of [...]

Oktoberfest Was a Big Hit For Big Canoe!

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

This weekend was so much fun that it took me until Wednesday to write about it! Truth be known that it was a whole lot of fun but I had to spend Monday and Tuesday catching up to reality. On Friday my very favorite Big Canoe house hunters came up to look around for their [...]

What Can We Learn From EBAY?

Friday, October 10th, 2008

The Market dropped more than my weight yesterday! Everyone seems to be questioning when it is going to hit the bottom.  I started to delve into all this to see what wasn’t losing money. Something astounded me and then it all made sense! According to Foxnews.com on Tuesday the following is stated to be true:
The Nasdaq [...]

Jasper Hosts Marble Festival In North Georgia!

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

There’s just nothing more “Apple Pie American” than a good old fashioned small town parade and festival! Jasper, Georgia proudly hosted the Georgia Marble Festival this weekend and despite the gas and the economy there was a tremendous turnout! For the first time in 3 years I was able to attend and chose the parade [...]

A Good Agent-Big Canoe Real Estate Lesson!

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

I love to blog, but I also love to read other people’s blogs. One blog that I recently read written by a fellow agent made me nod my head and think that I’m not alone in a pool full of sharks. There are some pretty decent fish swimming around in this Big Canoe  pond too! This agent wrote [...]