Some people want to put the past behind them, while others never tire of reliving the "good old days." According to some stories in the news this week, it seems people from both groups have a penchant for Atlanta real estate. If you find yourself visiting downtown Cedartown, Ga., this week, don't be alarmed by any sudden change in scenery. No,[...]
The Georgia division of PulteGroup is excited to have Stephen Haines on board as VP of Sales. Stephen, who comes back to PulteGroup’s Georgia market, brings with him six years of VP experience in three markets including Houston, S.Florida, and Georgia. He has helped oversee the sale of over 10,000 homes during his tenure and attributes the success to continually[...]
How much is a penny worth to the DeKalb County School Board? If a new sales tax is approved this November, it will be worth at least $475 million. According to the Dunwoody Reporter, the school board will ask voters to approve a five-year penny sales tax to help pay for building and operations projects. If the tax is approved, DeKalb[...]
Despite the housing slowdown, Atlanta remains a top 10 new home market nationally coming in at number nine on Builder Magazine's Top Local Leaders list for 2010. This is up from number 12 in 2009, but down from the number four market in 2008. In 2005, Atlanta was the top new homes housing market in the country with the top 10[...]
Lennar Atlanta recently announced the appointment of new home sales veteran Tracie Shaw to the position of Area Sales Manager. In this new position Tracie will be responsible for day to day sales management of the Lennar new home communities throughout the Atlanta market. Lennar Atlanta Director of Sales and Marketing, Ginny Bryant commented, "We are utterly delighted to have found[...]
According to a report in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Tuesday that it will provide more than $52 million in grants to various parts of Georgia. The money is intended to increase the supply of affordable housing and support community development. Specifically, Secretary Shaun Donovan said that Atlanta, Rome, Savannah and Augusta,[...]
The Professional Builder 2011 Housing Giants report is out. We decided to take a peak to see if any Atlanta home builders are amongst the nation's 225 largest builders, and here is what we found. Of Atlanta's hometown builder operations, John Wieland Homes is ranked highest at number 42. Other Atlanta building companies who made this year's cut include Marietta based[...]
In what may be the most exciting team-up since Spider-man and Wolverine, Chris Bush from UAMC Mortgage has joined the team at Lennar Atlanta. UAMC is the wholly-owned mortgage subsidiary of Lennar Atlanta, and with Chris on board, it will be easier than ever for homebuyers to obtain mortgages on their new Atlanta homes. Chris is an 11-year veteran of the mortgage business[...]
Georgia’s homeowners are being hit hard with the foreclosure crisis. In the month of March, one in every 311 Georgia housing units received a foreclosure filing. Fulton County had the highest rate of foreclosure filings in the first quarter of 2011 out of all Georgia’s counties. If you think Atlanta real estate foreclosure might be in your future, help is on the[...]
When asked for some good news on the Atlanta housing market, Dan Forsman replied, "The good news is that all recessions end." Luckily for us the President of Atlanta's largest brokerage went on to share a bit more stating, "We are finding the bottom; we are seeing activity." Forsman believes that if this recession was going to continue we’d see the[...]