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Wednesday, October 13, 2002

Preventive fall maintenance can help reduce energy costs and protect your investment

Kids are back in school, football is back on Monday nights and bathing suits are in safely hibernating for the winterall signs that and fall has finally arrived, thankfully replacing the oppressive heat of the summer and bringing with it some much needed rain. Autumn brings falling and blowing leaves, dipping temperatures and the promise that winter will soon be upon us.

 

Custom homes give buyers what they want

Some people just can't find the kind of house they're looking for amid the hundreds being built in this area at any given time. Sometimes, they have a lot of their own ideas that they want to incorporate into the building process, and have a finished product that they can call their very own.

New faces in new places

NWA picks Metro/GMAC for relocation

Metro Brokers/GMAC Real Estate has been chosen as the primary broker for employees of Northwest Airlines who are being transferred as part of the airline's closing of its Atlanta maintenance facility.

The Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia will hear a discussion on NPDES permits at its November meeting, scheduled Thursday, Nov. 21. Speakers will be Ed Phillips and Bettie Sleeth of the Home Builders Association of Georgia.

Townhomes available at Centennial

John Wieland Homes & Neighborhoods has introduced luxury townhomes now under construction at Centennial, in prestigious Peachtree City. Priced from $199,900, townhomes at Centennial will offer luxury living within a master-planned neighborhood, convenience of nearby shopping, golf cart paths and excellent Peachtree City Schools.

Schlosser to head new Bullard division

Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty, the largest Coldwell Banker franchised company in Georgia, has named Rick Schlosser to head up the company's new Builder Services Division.

PruGeorgia helping military during holidays

An Atlanta-based company, Prudential Atlanta/Georgia Realty, is doing its part to assist military personnel stationed overseas this holiday season. The company is adopting a Navy squadron for the upcoming holiday season and is encouraging other local businesses and organizations to do the same.

A day on the links

Participants in the recent Fayette County Women's Council of Realtors' Golf Tournament got a solid indication of the improvements nearing completion at Arbor Springs Golf and Country Club, located in Arbor Springs Plantation near Newnan.

Three model homes completed in Villages

The three furnished and decorated model homes are open and construction is underway on six spec homes in The Villages at LaFayette Park, the new multiuse community in Fayetteville.

Davis wins big prize

Jay Davis, a sales associate with The Home Source Realtors, was winner of the grand prize, a washer-dryer from Maytag, from the recent Open House at Jerry Ballard Homes' model home in Oak Park, a neighborhood in SummerGrove.

Townhomes for sale in Cascade

Continuing the tradition of excellence in the historic Cascade area, John Wieland Homes & Neighborhoods announces its newest townhome neighborhood of approximately 84 homesites at Regency Pointe.

New model unveiled at Cedarcroft

Visitors to the recent Agents Open House at Cedarcroft, Ravin Homes' single-family residential community in the western part of Peachtree City, got to see the new custom built home now serving as the model home for the community.

Southampton adds 100 sites

John Wieland Homes & Neighborhoods proudly announces the opening of three new phases totaling 100 additional homesites in Southampton, Wieland's premier master-planned Fayette neighborhood in Tyrone.

Transplant House completed

Construction has been completed on the 2002 Transplant House, located in Brayson Homes' Meadow Grove community in Lawrenceville. It is the second Transplant House built in Meadow Grove.

New model in Swan Lake

The new furnished model home is now open in The Woods @ Swan Lake, Meyer-Sutton Homes' lake and beach community in the Stockbridge area of Henry County.

New method of comparing home prices by market

Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation has released its 2002 annual Home Price Comparison Index (HPCI), showing the average home value is up seven percent since 2001. The data also demonstrates the price variances for similar homes in the 317 U.S. markets analyzed in the index.

Bihuniak to head Bullard's Fayette office

Laura R. Bihuniak has been named Cendant Mortgage's financial services representative in Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty's Peachtree City/Fayette County office.

Southampton open club amenities

John Wieland Homes & Neighborhoods has opened its 7,000 square foot club and recreation facilities at Southampton.

New homes available at Chastain Park

New homes are available with occupancy before the holidays at Chastain Park, Meyer-Sutton Homes' new townhome community off Greison Trail and Ga. Highway 34 in Newnan.

New SouthGate builder busy

Majestic Residential LLC has joined Don Henry Custom Homes as one of the preferred builders in SouthGate at Eagle's Landing, located within Killearn Properties' planned community in Henry County.

Cypress Pointe nearly sold out

Only three homes remain unsold in Cypress Pointe, a Starcraft Communities' 54-home community in Union City.

Rose Court Place underway

Ground has been broken on Rose Court Place, Starcraft Communities' 47-townhome community near the Jonesboro Road exit of I-75 in McDonough.

Sales moving at Eagle's Nest

agle's Nest, Bob Adams Homes' neighborhood of 70 golf villas inside the Eagle's Landing Country Club community in Henry County, is now nearly one-third sold out.

Few Meadow Glen homes remain

Only four single family homes remain on the market in Meadow Glen, The Knight Group's 268-home mixed use development in the Fairburn area of South Fulton County.

NAMB adds consumer section to Web site

In an effort to provide consumers with the most up-to-date financial information and resources, the National Association of Mortgage Brokers has added a "Consumer Focus" section to its Web site at www.namb.org.

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