- The
facts about apartments
People
in the building industry know that multifamily housing has a significant
image problem. That is why the National Association of Home Builders
(NAHB) and the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia are
committed to debunking the myths and misconceptions associated with
new apartment development that often play into the "not-in-my-backyard"
syndrome.
Lake
Windsong underway in Tyrone
Lake Windsong,
the 285-acre residential development underway in Tyrone, is being
designed to blend the elegance of the homes with the natural beauty
of the rolling, wooded countryside of the site.
- Race
cars and real estate
Nearly
every industry imaginable has capitalized on the immense popularity
of NASCAR in recent years, and the local real estate industry is no
exception.
Prudential
Georgia recognizes top agents
Prudential Georgia
recognized its top agents at a recent annual awards ceremony at the
Hyatt Ravinia in Atlanta. Dr. Ike Reighard was the featured speaker.
Hanson
named Peachtree City's top superintendent
Richard Simms Homes
has announced that Mike Hanson, a superintendent with the company, has
been named Superintendent of the Year by the city of Peachtree City.
Table
Top Night set for March 21
Builder members
of the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia will have the opportunity
to benefit from information presented at the organization's annual Associate
Table Top Night, scheduled at its March meeting.
CRS
Pathways 2002 officers sworn in
Certified Residential
Specialist (CRS) is a designation recognized as the "Ph.D."
of residential real estate. CRS agents are members of the Council of
Residential Specialists, an affiliate of the National Association of
Realtors that provides advanced real estate-related education to its
members. Only about 5 percent of NAR members are Certified Residential
Specialists, but nationwide they are involved in about 25 percent of
residential real estate transactions.
Homebanc
sponsoring free marketing seminar
HomeBanc
Mortgage Corp. is sponsoring "Proven Marketing System to Build
Referrals," a Roger Butcher training seminar, for south Atlanta
area Realtors March 19 at the Ramada Plaza at 1419 Virginia Avenue near
Hartsfield International Airport.
Local
company recognized for customer service
Local
real estate company ERA Jo-Par Realty in Fayetteville has been named
"Top Customer Satisfaction" by ERA Real Estate, earning the
organization's prestigious Jim Jackson Memorial Award.
Scheibler
top agent for Prudential Georgia
Prudential
Georgia Realty has named Mary Scheibler its Peachtree City office's
Agent of the Year for 2001.
Wieland
receives public service award
The Hearthstone
Builder National Lifetime Public Service Award was given to John Wieland
at a special presentation last month. A 10-minute video was aired to
the audience in an attempt to recapture some of the outstanding moments
of Wieland's charitable history.
Wieland
Financial Services marks 20th anniversary
Wieland Financial
Services, a John Wieland company, is celebrating its 20th anniversary
in the Atlanta area.
Assist
2 Sell saves sellers $368,000 in commissions
Saving money on
real estate commissions is a growing trend in real estate, and Assist
2 Sell Buyer & Seller Realty Center in Newnan and Peachtree City
is doing its part, saving home sellers $368,182 in commissions last
year, based on comparisons to 6-percent commissions.
Assist
2 Sell recognizes award winners
Assist 2 Sell Buyer
& Seller Realty Center, with offices in Newnan and Peachtree City,
recently held its annual awards banquet at the E-KA Japanese Steak House
in Newnan.
Metro
Brokers/GMAC hires 1,000th agent
Metro Brokers/GMAC
Real Estate recently hired its 1000th agent a company record.
Peachtree
City names Builder of the Year
Huddleston-Thompson
Inc., a home building company headed by two men with deep roots in their
community, has been named Residential Builder of the Year by the Peachtree
City Building Department.
SummerGrove
is Atlanta's third best-selling community
According to Smart
Numbers, a residential real estate information, analysis and forecasting
company, SummerGrove at Newnan was Atlanta's third best selling master-planned
community in 2001.
New
Web site unveiled for SummerGrove
Announcements
have been a way of life lately for Pathway Communities.
GT
announces contest winners
In January of 2001,
GT Architecture, also known as GT Communities, launched a 12-month competition
designed to attract highly motivated real estate professionals. The
criteria for winning were simple: the agent with the most co-op GT home
sales would receive the Grand Prize, valued at $6,000. Second and third
place prizes would also be awarded. GT Communities named the sales campaign
"Jewels of the Nile."
Five
Tri-City agents move to Prudential Georgia
In January of this
year, Prudential Atlanta/Georgia Realty purchased the residential division
of Tri-City Realty Services. Long-time Fayette County real estate professional
Kathy Murphy was then named Managing Broker of Prudential Georgia Realty's
Peachtree City office at 1971 Highway 54 West.
Tour
of Homes set for next week
Oxford Homes Inc.
and Custom Community Marketing are combining efforts to present a Tour
of Homes from Wednesday, March 20, through Sunday, March 24.
Ballard
coming to SummerGrove
Jerry Ballard Homes,
a force in Atlanta's home building industry for nearly 25 years has
joined the builder team at SummerGrove.
New
faces in local real estate
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