- Real
Estate Review
By MAC MCKINNEY
Contributing Writer
The subject of books, songs
and millions of fond memories, the porch truly is an icon of American
life. As we enter the warm summer months, families across the country
will gather on their homes’ front, rear or side porches to sip
lemonade, relax and watch the world go by.
By NANCY ZAK
Special to The Citizen
Summertime at Big Canoe
brings great family outdoor opportunities, including delightful swim
facilities and a host of other enticing options. Encompassing over
8,000 acres of beautiful north Georgia mountain terrain, Big Canoe
includes eight mountains, three lakes, miles of hiking trails, several
dramatic waterfalls and abundant recreational amenities within its
boundaries.
The Home Source Realtors was
among the top 25 real estate companies in Atlanta in 2003, according
to The Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Donna O’Kelly was recently
recognized by Communities magazine, which recognized the Top 100 Realtors
in Metro Atlanta.
The Home Builders Association
of Midwest Georgia will recognize the recipients of the association’s
2004 scholarships at its June 17 meeting, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wyndham
Peachtree Conference Center in Peachtree City. State Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
will be the keynote speaker for the event.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for
Renaissance at South Park, which is one of the largest developments in
the South Fulton County area, were co-hosted recently by The Knight Group
and the South Fulton County Chamber of Commerce.
Gary Marshall, broker of Assist-2-Sell
Buyer and Seller Realty Center in Newnan, just attended the MRLANDLORD.com
national convention in Indianapolis.
Home Power Realty held a ribbon-cutting
ceremony May 19 in their newest new-home community of Morningside. Located
on Rockaway Road in Coweta County, near Senoia, this 140-home community
features 2-story, ranch and custom homes from the $200’s.
There have already been seven
sales in Hopewell Village, an upscale community in the Covington area
of Newton County.
Forrest Homes, Inc., has announced
the opening of Avalon, a 102-home community in Fairburn.
Sam Carroll is Brayson Homes’ on-site
agent in Lake Overlook, the company’s single-family residential
neighborhood located on Highpoint Road in Union City.
Jerry Ballard Homes has only
two homes remaining to sell in Savannah Place, a single-family residential
community at the intersection of Teaver Road and Pyne Road in the LaGrange
area.
Thus far in 2004, new home sales
in the Eagle’s Brooke Golf and Country Club community have surpassed
those of 2003, according to statistics released recently by SmartSearch
Atlanta.
Jerry Ballard Homes is preparing
to open Phase III of Smithfield Estates, the company’s 69-home single
family residential community in Henry County.
Four sales associates with Coldwell
Banker American Land Mart, Linda Lindsey, Betty Denio, Ann Bell and Sandi
Austin, have been invited to attend the Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation
Elite Retreat, a three-day conference conducted exclusively for the company’s
top sales associates.
Four sales associates with Coldwell
Banker Bullard Realty — Doug Crumbley, Duane Lockwood and Butch
Springer of the McDonough/Henry County office and Penny Henderson of
the Jonesboro/Clayton County office — have been named to the Coldwell
Banker Real Estate Corporation International President’s Elite.
