]> The Citizen Online - Real Estate http://archive.thecitizen.com/taxonomy/term/15/0 en 'Tis the season to buy a home http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/41487 <p>By Patty Tarver<br /> President of the Fayette County Board of REALTORS</p> <p>Winter is often considered a relatively slow time of year when it comes to buying and selling real estate. In colder regions, trekking through snow and ice to visit open houses isn’t the way most people tend to spend their free time.</p> Real Estate Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:59:52 -0500 Fayette headquartered company offers required erosion control training and certification http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/38745 <p>DES Consultants, Inc. (DES, Inc.), a leading provider of environmental training and consulting services to builders, developers, and contractors throughout the United States, today announced their upcoming course schedule for Erosion Control Training &amp; Certification in the Metro Atlanta area.</p> Real Estate Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:14:11 -0400 Green Home, Greener Wallet: Tax Incentives abound for energy-efficient homes http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/38648 <p>By JOHNNY BOLTON<br /> President of the Fayette County Board of Realtors</p> <p>Thanks to Uncle Sam and some temporary tax credits, it pays right now to go green. Although a lot of attention has been paid to the $8,000 home buyer tax credit that was established earlier this year by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, that legislation also established a number of tax breaks for current homeowners who want to improve their home’s energy efficiency.</p> Real Estate Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:56:56 -0400 Lexington Circle luxury townhomes offer value, style http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/38647 <p>Home buyers seeking a new home under $200,000 and low maintenance lifestyle in Peachtree City - with bright open living areas offering granite counter tops, custom kitchen cabinetry, stainless appliances, and hardwood floors - will find all this at The Village at Lexington Circle across from Peachtree East Shopping Center on Hwy. 54.</p> Real Estate Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:53:44 -0400 Home Source offers free homebuyer seminar http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/38646 <p>If you are thinking of buying your first home, plan to attend a free homebuyer seminar at The Home Source Realtors Fayette office to learn what it takes to help make your dream of home ownership a reality.</p> Real Estate Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:52:28 -0400 Two agents join PTC/Fayette office of Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/38645 <p>Jánat L. Fletcher is a new sales associate with the Peachtree City/Fayette County office of Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty.</p> Real Estate Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:51:07 -0400 Bailey named ‘Top Gun’ by GAMB http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/38644 <p>Fayette County High School graduate and University of Georgia alumni Kate Bailey (Kathryn) was recently named a “Top Gun,” for the second consecutive year, by the Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers (GAMB).  </p> Real Estate Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:49:35 -0400 Hargraves of The Home Source earns REO Designation http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/38643 <p>Ann Hargraves of The Home Source Realtors Fayette office in Peachtree City now holds the Real Estate Owned (REO) designation following an intensive course of study and examination. Hargraves joins fewer than one percent of real estate licensees to have earned the designation.</p> Real Estate Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:47:29 -0400 Local realtor achieves national recognition http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/37895 <p>Tonya Anderson with Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners has been awarded the Accredited Buyer Representation (ABR) designation by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, Inc. (REBAC) of the National Association Of Realtors (NAR).</p> Real Estate Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:09:58 -0400 Karen Lewis joins The Home Source Realtors http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/37894 <p>Karen Lewis is now with The Home Source Realtors Fayette General Brokerage office in Peachtree City. A licensed Realtor since 2003 with experience in general brokerage and new home sales, Karen specializes in residential real estate in Fayette and Coweta counties and surrounding areas.</p> Real Estate Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:09:03 -0400 8,000 reasons to become homeowners http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/37892 <p>The federal government gave many potential home buyers a big incentive to become homeowners earlier this year with an $8,000 tax credit for qualified home purchases through November 30, 2009. Now the Federal Housing Administration has sweetened the deal. Instead of waiting to file their taxes to receive the $8,000 credit, qualifying buyers who use FHA loans can access the funds immediately through short-term bridge loans.</p> Real Estate Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:01:42 -0400 Home Source's Mary Watts earns green designation http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/34961 <p>Mary Watts of The Home Source Realtors Fayette General Brokerage office continues her real estate advanced education by earning the Green designation, the only green real estate professional designation recognized by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR).</p> Real Estate Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:48:15 -0500 GAMLS recognizes RE/MAX as number one in Fayette County http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/34960 <p>RE/MAX of Georgia is proud to announce once again that RE/MAX is the number one organization in closed volume in Fayette County according to the Georgia Multiple Listing Service, the recognized industry source for calculating all local industry statistics.</p> Real Estate Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:47:26 -0500 Darby is RE/MAX All Around’s Top Agent of 2008 http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/34959 <p>Barbara Pearson, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Around Atlanta Results is proud to announce that Mark Darby has received the Top Agent 2008 award.</p> Real Estate Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:46:39 -0500 Mike Robinson & Associates named Top Team for 2008 http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/34958 <p>Barbara Pearson, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Around Atlanta Results in Peachtree City, congratulates Mike Robinson &amp; Associates on being named Top Team 2008. You probably recognize Mike from The Real Estate Book where he has had exclusive rights to the back cover of The Real Estate Book for over 20 years.</p> Real Estate Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:45:35 -0500