Creative Loafing Names Melaver to the Green Team
Creative Loafing names developer Martin Melaver to their Green Team for “making mother nature proud!” The seven Georgian’s named to the Green Team include Sierra Club lobbyists Neill Herring and Mark Woodall, Alice Rolls with Georgia Organics, The Rev. Martin Battle of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Vine City, Gwinnett County developer Emory Morsberger, Lee Biola wth Atlanta based Citizens for Progressive Transit and Martin Melaver with Melaver, Inc.
Melaver is a Savannah-based firm that has developed a niche as a sustainable-building leader that deals solely with energy-efficient buildings. The company builds (Continued…)
Simpson Earns CPM from IREM
Kairos Development Corporation congratulates Velda Simpson, Property Management Director, for achieving the prestigious Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).
CPM members advance the profession of real estate management and add value to their companies and the properties they manage. In addition to achieving the CPM designation, Simpson, who has worked in property management for over 17 years for Kairos Development, will serve on the IREM board of directors, where she will represent IREM in Washington, D.C., working with senators and lobbyists on IREM’s behalf.
Simpson currently manages over 200,000 square feet of apartment, office, retail and medical space for Kairos. She is a member of the Georgia Board of Realtors and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brenau University and (Continued…)
CoStar to aquire Dorey to combine Atlanta databases
CoStar Group is one of the nation’s leading providers for commercial property data, listings and comps. Today they are moving to acquire Atlanta’s oldest commercial property resources: Dorey Companies.
This certainly narrows the competition for market dominance in Metro Atlanta down to LoopNet and CoStar. As a commercial broker, (Continued…)
NAMAR Offers FREE CE Class
Have you ever wondered what a 1031 Exchange is? What exactly does TIC stand for? NAMAR is offering the 1031 Exchange for the Investor Tenants in Common (TIC) Property on April 3rd. The three-hour CE class will be held at NAMAR from 10 am to 1:15 pm at no charge. As a result of this extensive course, participants will gain a thorough understanding of 1031 Exchange Rules and Principles as well as Tenant In Common (TIC) Investment Properties. Topics for discussion will include:
- 1031 Exchange Basics
- Selecting a Qualified Intermediary
- Types of Exchange
- Why Exchange
- Calculating the Gain
- Understanding Tenant In Common (TIC) Investment Properties
- Trends Influencing the rapid growth of TIC property
- The NAR exemption request to the SEC
- How to utilize this knowledge to grow your business
For more information, contact Barbara James at (770) 670-6429.
Central Atlanta Progress Annual Meeting March 26th
Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) will hold their 66th annual meeting at 8 a.m. preceded by registration and coffee at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26 in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom at the Georgia World Congress Center.
This year’s theme is “Downtown Now – More Than You Can Imagine!”
Tickets for the meeting are $75 for members $85 for non-members. They can be purchased at www.atlantadowntown.com. (Continued…)
