Bob Barnard, president of Barnard and Associates Remodeling in Fayetteville and a former president of the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia, has been elected president of the Home Builders Association of Georgia, representing approximately 12,000 companies and over 250,000 individuals in the building industry.

Gary Marshall, broker at Assist 2 Sell Buyer & Seller Realty Center in Peachtree City, recently attended a comprehensive 3 day Star Power Team training university course in Atlanta. The university experience starts with the collective knowledge of The Star Power Stars as the instructors for the class.

Harry Norman, Realtors sales associate Karol Hall of the Peachtree City Office will act as food drive coordinators collecting food from Oct. 17 through Nov. 21 for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The food bank serves nonprofit organizations throughout the metropolitan area. Harry Norman, Realtors has held an annual food drive for more than a decade and has been among the food bank’s largest corporate contributors of food for many years.

The Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty organization’s offices are once again serving as dropoff points for the annual U. S. Marine Corps Reserve “Toys for Tots” campaign.

More than 150 local and state government officials, real estate professionals and home owners attending the ground breaking for Killearn's new Eagle's Brooke Golf and Country Club heard Henry County Commission Chairman Jason Harper say that the community was on track to become one of the top features in the recreational and residential life of Henry County.

As empty nesters seek ways to make their lives less complicated, many choose to downsize their homes and turn to low-maintenance living, buying homes with smaller lots and homeowners’ associations that handle lawn maintenance.

Builders across the nation create the neighborhoods and communities we call home. But in many cases, they contribute much more than just building the structures in which we live. The philanthropic work of home builders, whether it is raising funds for a local hospital or volunteering with HomeAid or the Boys & Girls Clubs, forms a collective bond, bringing together citizens and neighbors in unselfish acts of charity.

Serenbe taking shape in Chatt. Hill Country

Its the best-kept secret inside the best-kept secret in metro Atlanta and across Georgia. In times to come it will be a secret no longer.