The Village of Lexington Circle townhomes offer great value, innovative plans, and convenient location just east of Peachtree City - and home buyers are noticing.

Although water levels – and waterfront sales - are down at Lake Martin, in Alexander City, Alabama, Champion Developers is moving forward with plans to build the second phase of North Lake Condominiums, a $15 million master-planned condominium community on the north shores of the lake.

Presented by the Fayette County Board of REALTORS
President, Patti Harris Ayers

I want to start this article with something very important to the Fayette County residents, and our Board of REALTORS. I want to thank everyone for a fabulous event we had last Saturday evening at our Annual Noel November. The turnout from the community was wonderful with the children’s choirs, crafting corner and activities during the day to the auction in the evening. We donated the net proceeds to the following local community organizations: Christian City Children’s Village, Fayette County Special Olympics, Fayette Family Y.M.C.A., Fayette Senior Services, Fayette Youth Protection Home, Joseph Sams School and Promise Place. We couldn’t have done it without the dedication of our committee, the REALTORS and the support of community businesses who made donations of auction items, their time, and also bid on things. (Look for further articles and pictures with more details later in the newspaper.)

Barbara Pearson, Broker Owner of RE/MAX Around Atlanta Results in Peachtree City, is pleased to announce that Agent Paige Fant has joined the company. Fant specializes in residential sales in Fayette and Coweta Counties.

Barbara Pearson, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Around Atlanta Results in Peachtree City, is pleased to announce that Agent Karen Hoyt has recently joined the company. Karen has nearly ten years of experience in the real estate industry and has an extensive background with Relocation.

Barbara Pearson, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Around Atlanta Results, is pleased to announce that real estate professionals John Ryckeley, Ginger Uhl, and Phyllis Phillips known as The Platinum Group have joined the Peachtree City office.

By Amy Patton, Realtor
Prudential Georgia Realty

The media has been full of stories about the slowing housing market – and although this kind of market normalization is commonplace in the real estate industry, there is no question that in many parts of the country, houses are currently on the market a little longer and there is more competition for buyers.

Champion Developers is pleased to announce that Doreen Barr has joined the firm as Director of Sales and Customer Service. Ms. Barr will provide leadership and coordination of company sales and marketing functions, develop and implement sales and marketing strategies, monitor and analyze sales and marketing activities and serve as the contact person for sales and marketing of The Lighthouse condominium development on Lake Martin.

ERA Jo-Par Realty recently announced the addition of J.W. Wallis to its team of real estate sales professionals serving consumers in the Southside area.

Pfeifer Building Co., Inc. was recently honored as one of the top 500 remodeling firms in the U.S. by Qualified Remodeler Magazine. The national trade publication lists the top remodeling firms in the country by volume of work performed, in their annual Top 500 edition. Pfeifer Building Co., based in Peachtree City since 1997, was ranked # 457. The firm is a full service residential and commercial remodeling company. They handle a multitude of home improvement services, from very large renovations to very small repair work, and have now made Qualified Remodeler Magazine’s Top 500 four times in the past ten years.

By Chuck Fister, REALTOR
Special to The Citizen

In a May 9, 2007 article published in The Citizen, I reported that Single Family listings under contract as of May 1 gave sellers some hope that the Fayette County real estate market might be rebounding. Sales metrics for April showed that sales had improved by about 10% over the previous six-month average. Those observations were tempered by the fact that sales performance prior to April was poor, with about 114 total sales per month on average. Although the market did rebound, listings sold peaked in June and have fallen dramatically since then.

Atlanta-based John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods was ranked highest in customer satisfaction among new home builders in Atlanta and tied for the highest customer satisfaction ranking in Charlotte in the 2007 New Home Builder Customer Satisfaction StudySM recently released by J.D. Power and Associates. In addition, Wieland Financial Services was recognized for the highest customer satisfaction ranking among Builder Mortgage Originators in Atlanta.

Harry Norman, Realtors Peachtree City Office sales associate Chris Flanigan has successfully completed the e-PRO course to become one of a select few real estate professionals to earn the prestigious certification offered by the National Association of REALTORS. Flanigan has also earned the Senior Real Estate Specialists (SRES) designation also awarded by the National Association of REALTORS.

Harry Norman, Realtors Peachtree City Office sales associate Karla Grady White has successfully completed the e-PRO course to become one of a select few real estate professionals to earn the prestigious certification offered by the National Association of REALTORS. White has also earned the Senior Real Estate Specialists (SRES) designation also awarded by the National Association of REALTORS.

Construction is slated to begin early next year on the commercial section of The Villages of LaFayette Park, fulfilling the developers’ vision of a vibrant live-work-play community in downtown Fayetteville.

Are you looking for a vacation or retirement home in Alabama and wish you had a local real estate professional to help you find just the right property?

Harry Norman, Realtors is proud to announce several leaders within the company who have been appointed to key positions for their efforts with Fayette County Board of Realtors 2008 term. Notable appointments include:

Those searching for the perfect vacation or second home will have a sneak peak at Russell Lands’ new luxury waterfront community of stunningly crafted estates and town homes in Lake Martin, Alabama during its showcase of homes Saturday, September 15 and 22 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, September 16 and 23 from 12-5 p.m. The new community is targeted to vacation and retirement home dwellers looking for a lakeside escape with upscale amenities.

By Patti Ayers
Special to The Citizen

Know your Market:
Fayette County (Single Family homes as of July 31st), provided by GAMLS:

Communities Magazine recently honored Jennifer d’Oliveira of the d’Oliveira/Thompson Team with Prudential Georgia Realty as a member of the 2007 Communities 100, a designation recognizing Atlanta’s leading Realtors across 15 metropolitan Atlanta real estate boards. This is the first year d’Oliveira has received this honor.

Realtor Karen Iampietro has made the switch to Prudential Georgia Realty. She is based out of the company’s Coweta office at 2525 Hwy. 34 East in Newnan.

Harry Norman, Realtors Peachtree City Office is pleased to announce the addition of five new agents: Violet McCord, Robert K. Bliss, Janet Gibson, Kim Daniel and Kaley Jones.

The Home Source Realtors announces the second in a series of education programs for real estate customers and clients - “Buying A Home in Today’s Market”. The free seminar is offered Saturday, September 15 from 9 - 11 a.m. at The Home Source Realtors Newnan office, 1201 Lower Fayetteville Road.

Jim Warwick, a perennial multi-million dollar producer in metro Atlanta real estate for more than 15 years, has joined Beacham & Company, Realtors as a senior sales associate.

Pathway Communities, one of the region’s most accomplished developers, has welcomed one of the South’s leading real estate marketers as its new Vice President Marketing and Public Relation. Corley will oversee the marketing of Pathway Communities nine residential properties, and will be actively involved in the broader marketing and communications efforts of the company.

Located at the gateway to Peachtree City, the new office for The Home Source Realtors is the third move to new and larger facilities for one of the area’s premier real estate companies.

Gloria Williams, Michelle Johnson and Lisa Gray of The Home Source Realtors have earned professional designations to provide advanced real estate skills to home sellers and buyers.

Pat Lovell, Broker/Owner of Exit Encore Realty is proud to announce that the team of Dianne and Perry Lewis recently joined Exit Encore Realty. Perry and Dianne have wonderful reputations in the Real Estate field for the quality of professionalism they give. Dianne holds an Assoicate Broker license with Exit Encore Realty

By Chuck Fister
Special to The Citizen

In the Biblical text of Romans 4:18 (KJV), Saint Paul writes about Abraham, “Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.” At the time, Abraham was 100 years old and Sara, his barren wife, was 90. Hoping against hope is to hope very strongly that something will happen, although you know it is not very likely. It is often simply described as wishful thinking.

Pat Lovell, Broker/Owner of Exit Encore Realty is pleased to announce that Steve Wurst recently joined Exit Encore Realty as a Sales Associate. Steve comes to Exit Encore Realty from Realmerica.