'Mi casa, su casa'

For many Americans, buying a home is the most important decision that they will ever make. Tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars are riding on where you decide that you and your family will make your home for the next several years.

Design Trends 2000

Nothing stays the same, and that includes the housing market.

Susan Fitzgerald Named to Atlanta's Best Realtors List

Susan Fitzgerald of The Home Source Realtors - with more than $12 million in residential sales during 1999 - has been named among Atlanta's top seven individual real estate agents working with General Brokerage companies.

 

Noel November funds could be yours

Organizers of Noel November, the Fayette County Board of Realtors' annual Christmas celebration, are looking for a worthy organization to receive some of the funds generated by the event.

 

Bullard hosting Career Night

Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty's Fayette County office will host two “Career Night” sessions in upcoming weeks.

 

Fayette remodelers building good reputation

As a company, M Cubed Building Services (M3) might be only a couple of months old, but many people and businesses in this area were already aware of the quality work produced by representatives of the remodeling firm.

 

Scholarship recipeints announced

The Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia announced the year 2000 recipients of its annual scholarship program at the association's April meeting, held recently at WhiteWater Country Club.

 

Southern Crescent Mortgage opens new office

Southern Crescent Mortgage has opened a new branch office at 828 West Taylor St. in Griffin. The telephone number is 770-233-3533. The new office will be staffed by loan officers Camille Massey and Tracy Brock.

 

Monarch Village celebrates first home buyer

Monarch Village, the 440-acre master-planned community in Stockbridge being developed by Pathway Communities, is celebrating its first home buyer.

 

Cole joins HomeChoice4U Realty

HomeChoice4U Realty has appointed Christy Cole as its newest real estate agent as of May 1, according to the firm's broker, Patti Harris Ayers.

 

Southern Crescent Mortgage marks 10 years

Over 100 guests turned out Friday, May 12, for the 10th Anniversary celebration at Fayetteville-based Southern Crescent Mortgage.

 

SummerGrove realtors among Morrison Homes' national sales leaders

SummerGrove at Newnan, one of the top-selling master-planned communities in the Atlanta area, is also home to two of Morrison Homes' most accomplished new home sales professionals.

 

Chimneys almost complete

With only 13 homesites remaining, The Chimneys, a Pathway Communities development, has proved to be one of Fayette County's best-selling since its inception in 1998. Since January alone, 15 homes have sold in the Centex Homes-built neighborhood.

 

Janeece Swainey Joins The Home Source Realtors as Training Director

Janeece Swainey has been named Director of Training for The Home Source Realtors' General Brokerage Division and Sales Manager of the Peachtree City office.

 

Jernigan top producer for Scarbrough

Myra C. Jernigan was April's top producing agent in Century 21 Scarbrough Properties in Tyrone, marking the second time this year she has received this honor.

 

Elbow grease boosts your curb appeal

Real estate agents worship it. Homebuyers notice it in the first few seconds. It's that magnetic first impression from a sparkling home that “shows well.” It's known as curb appeal. How do you get it?

 

Transplant House under construction in Gwinnett

Brayson Homes has begun construction of the 2000-2001 Transplant House in Haverford Place, the company's new residential community in Lilburn.

 

The Home Source Realtors Professionals Earn GRI Designation

Sue Monson, Karen Velbeck, Gail Hankins, and Jackie Begg (L-R) of The Home Source Realtors are now among approximately 15 percent of Georgia Association of Realtors (GAR) members who hold the Graduate, Realtor Institute (GRI) designation. GRI requires completion of 90 hours of classroom instruction on such topics as professional standards, sales and marketing, risk reduction, finance, and contract law to earn the designation. (Not pictured is Mary Ann Seward)

 

Use room dividers to conquer your space problems

Telecommuting, home delivery, home offices, home entertainment... all of these new lifestyles are putting more pressure on your available space. Before you drop big bucks on a home remodel or expansion, consider installing room dividers.

 

What homebuyers don't know can really hurt them

Homebuyers, there are things your agent may never want you to know.

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