As real estate professionals, we can celebrate the fact that the first time home buyer tax credit has indeed fulfilled its intended purpose. The IRS recently reported that 1.4 million people nationwide have taken advantage of the incentive. The tax credit was just what the housing market needed to encourage home shoppers to buy now instead of hesitating as well[...]
Most Georgians can agree that the daily commute in Atlanta traffic is one of the most common stressors we face. Each day residents gear up for the long commute in traffic on the highways, knowing that it's going to be a long ride to and from work. This is not the case for Karen Kubecka, whose daily commute is all of 25 feet door to door. Kubecka[...]
When Heather Townsend and Stephen Davis started looking for a home, a convenient location was high on their list of "musts." "We particularly wanted to live near MARTA because we travel a lot and it's convenient to take the train to the airport," Townsend said. Lofts@5300, a loft condominium community located right across Peachtree Road from the Chamblee MARTA station, fit the[...]
Atlanta's first eco-friendly decorator's show house is in its final week of public home tours. The Greenhaven home, built by Pace Homebuilders, is a three-story, suburban home that features green products, building materials and techniques to make the home as eco-friendly as possible. Greenhaven, located in the Cobb County new home community Chelsea Landing, has LEED for Homes certification and has[...]
Ashton Woods is happy to welcome a new addition to their team. Cory Boydston is now the Chief Financial Advisor for the new home builder, effective August 10. The addition of this seasoned industry professional means bright things for the future of Ashton Woods. Cory has experience working with some of the nation's biggest builders, including Lennar Corporation and Beazer Homes.[...]
Brock Built properties builds intown Atlanta new homes and has great opportunities at Haberhsal at West Highlands and The Commons @ Historic Westside for up $100K in down payment assistance programs. These programs are a great way to get into your first home and start building a future. Habershal features a new collection of cottage homes starting in the $190,000[...]
After 21 years of building luxury new homes in Metro Atlanta, Peachtree Residential Properties moves up nine notches in the recently released2009 Housing Giants report by Professional Builder. This report, based on closings and revenue, ranked Peachtree Residential Properties number 152 out of 400 developers across the nation. “Our strong ranking demonstrates Peachtree Residential’s stability, which is a vital attribute for homebuyers[...]
Newsweek has published their annual list of the 1, 500 top U.S. high schools, and schools in Georgia make up 51 of them. It's really a great time for Newsweek to release these rankings because we are just now at the beginning of summer. Many people are looking to relocate and school districts are going to be a big part[...]
On Sunday, June 7th, Brock Built celebrated 25 years of building by hosting an old fashion carnival at West Highlands Park. Brock Built invited employees and their family members to celebrate this big occasion. Steve Brock, CEO made sure there was something to entertain all ages. Steve also recognized employees for five and ten years of service working for Brock[...]
Do you call Johns Creek home? Well if you do, consider yourself among the uber upscale, because you live in the state's wealthiest city, according to Bizjournals. The company conducted research using census data to compare income level, home size and value, number of cars owned, education and other factors to rank cities across the nation. The average household income in[...]