Clayton County Approves Sprinkler Ordinance
At a meeting last week, the Clayton County Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance that will change the county’s current fire sprinkler ordinance. The focus of the ordinance is to retrofit hotels and motels that are not currently sprinkled and multifamily dwellings, as well as substantial renovations.
Additionally, the adopted version affects new construction, stating “All new one and two family dwellings built closer than 15 ft. from another structure or closer than 10 ft. to the property line must be equipped with an approved sprinkler system.”
Jonesboro Realtor Achieves National Recognition
Walton Gibbs from Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty’s Jonesboro/Clayton County office 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). Gibbs joins more than 32,000 real estate professionals in North America who have earned the ABR designation. All were required to successfully complete a comprehensive course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation specialty, both in addition to submitting documentation verifying professional experience. (Continued…)
Patterson Named to Represent MSAR on NAR Board of Directors
Sharon Patterson has been elected to a two-year term as National Association of Realtors (NAR) director by the Metro South Association of Realtors (MSAR). Pointing out that it is an honor to be selected to the NAR board of directors, Patterson will represent MSAR at the 2008 NAR Midyear Meetings and Trade Expo in Washington, D.C., in May and their annual meeing in Orlando in November. (Continued…)
Prospective Wrights Crossing Homeowners Eagerly Await Phase II Decorated Models
Wrights Crossing, a new home community by Scenic Homes, located in Jonesboro, Ga (Clayton County), is poised to open two brand new decorated model homes in Phase II of the development. Scenic Homes asked customers what they were looking for in a new home - and listened! Now, Wrights Crossing Phase II offers many of the prospective homeowners’ upgrade requests as standard features.
Priced from the $180s, Wrights Crossing offers three to five bedroom, two-and-a-half (Continued…)
Bullard Realty Organization Adds Joe T. Lane Realty in Recent Merger
Two Jonesboro-based real estate industry leaders, Steve Bullard and Joe T. Lane, have announced the merger of Coldwell Banker Joe T. Lane Realty with the Bullard Realty organization. Lane, who is now an associate broker with Bullard’s Jonesboro/Clayton County office, said, “This is something that Steve and I have talked about doing for two years, and I’m really enthusiastic that this will be a good thing for everyone involved. Bullard is the largest and best real estate organization between I-20 in Atlanta and the Florida line.” Bullard added that his company is “excited about adding Lane and the other realtors from Coldwell Banker Joe T. Lane Realty. Joe has been one of Clayton County’s best known and most active community and real estate industry leaders for many years.” (Continued…)
