Classic Tour of Homes set for October

Pathway Communities has announced its 16th Annual Classic Tour of Homes, to be held Oct. 14-15 and 21-22 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.

HBA installs new officers at gala

The Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia held its annual "Associate Table Top Night" at its August meeting, which took place at WhiteWater Country Club.

Termites eat their way to the top

With all of the havoc that fires, storms and earthquakes wreak, it's the quiet, near-invisible termite that causes more damage to homes than all these natural disasters combined. But two-thirds of respondents to a recent survey don't even realize it.

Lunsford new exec. director of HBA

Elizabeth Lunsford is the new executive officer for the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia.

HBA members get to test the track at AMS

Members of the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia will have the opportunity to experience the Atlanta Motor Speedway "Driving Experience" at their next meeting.

 

Avoid the home inspection blues

Home buying is a lesson in delayed gratification. But eventually, you get the payoff you've been waiting for... moving day. It's hard to believe you're really there.

Compare home costs in various markets

Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation has released its 2000 Home Price Comparison Index (HPCI) which indicates that there is a $870,597 price difference between the most expensive market, Palo Alto, CA ($974,237), and the most affordable market, Mt. Pleasant, MI. ($103,640).

Jones achieves high metro area ranking

Tim Jones Communities, which is based in Jonesboro, has been ranked 15th in the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2000 listing of "Atlanta's Top 25 Home Builders."

Watch 'Old Homes Restored' on HGTV this fall

From San Francisco to New Orleans to Boston, Americans have a longstanding love affair with beautiful old homeswhether they live in one or not.

Bennett team handling home financing matters

Frank and Karen Bennett are the husband-and-wife mortgage banker team at Griffin Financial Services in Fayetteville. They offer their clients not only expertise in handling home loans, but can give valuable insight into the building and real estate industries.

 

CAI courses gain recognition from Georgia Real Estate Commission

The Georgia Real Estate Commission recently agreed to approve and recognize all of the Community Associations Institute's Professional Management Development Program (PMDP) courses for both pre-license education and continuing education credits in the state of Georgia. This means both real estate professionals and community managers may attend CAI courses and classes, and receive credit towards their certification and re-certification.

 

ERA Jo-Par sales associates enrolled in Training Academy

Carnetha Bufford, Angie Gaydosik and Jan Lopez, sales associates with ERA Jo-Par Realty, have been accepted as candidates and are currently attending the Training Academy, one of the most advanced training programs in the nation, designed to help them better serve customers with their real estate needs.

Search farther for vacation home deals

The vacation home market seems to know no bounds, the pricier the better. But where does that leave the middle-class buyer, apart from gazing wistfully at ads for million-dollar palaces?

Is your new home an energy hog?

For a homebuyer, nothing matches the feeling of glee in touring a builder's model and visualizing your new home for the first time.

 

New government Web site gives info on homes, other topics

What do finding a job, getting better health care, contacting your Representative in Congress, reserving a campsite, getting a college loan, and buying a home have in common?

 

New faces in new places

Ann A. Johnston has joined Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty's Fayette County office as a sales associate.

October is Fire Prevention Month

ATLANTA Last year, the Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter of the American Red Cross helped more than 1,090 local citizens get back on their feet after fire destroyed their homes. Many of those fires could have been prevented if simple, common sense tips had been observed.

Local broker helping buyers and sellers with moving tasks

Making the home buying and selling process easier for consumers in Peachtree City, ERA Preferred Realty has introduced the ERA Select Services program, a one-stop shopping source offering convenient solutions to customers' real estate-related needs.

 

Jones to build at The Glen

Tim Jones Communities will build 65 homes in The Glen at Eagle's Landing, located off Peach Road less than five minutes from the Jodeco Road exit of I-75.

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