Developer and Atlanta real estate expert Harold Cunliffe of The Pacific Group kept a packed room engaged and laughing during "Get Back in the Game," an informative meeting presented by the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. Joined by Bill Blanton, CEO of First Covenant Bank, the dynamic pair gave tips to home builders on what they need to do to[...]
The Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council congratulates Traton Homes for winning a Gold OBIE in the Community Service category for Project Playhouse to benefit HomeAid Atlanta. Traton gives special thanks to Total Building Services Group, David McGee of Southern Design Concepts of Atlanta, Bridgette Boylan Interiors, Inc. and Ameriscapes Landscape Design. Traton Homes aspired to create a playhouse that would appeal[...]
The Council Chair of the Year award honors outstanding leadership at the council level. The award recognizes achievement in the areas of education and membership development within the local council. The 2010 Council Chair of the Year is Betsy L. Sheppard. Betsy Sheppard has more than 28 years of real estate marketing and advertising experience. Her extensive understanding of the housing[...]
If you are in the market for a new Atlanta single-family home, chances are you are searching for something smaller in size than you would have if you had been looking a couple years ago. Builders have noticed. Statistics that were recently released by the Census Bureau showed nationwide that homes have dropped to an average of 2,438 square feet. This[...]
Atlanta Real Estate News Who says that Atlanta is going to become completely dominated by national builders just like the rest of the top 10 home building markets? With 20 new Atlanta home builders launching building companies in the past year, it seems that the local Atlanta builder is continuing to maintain a strong Atlanta foundation. While national builders such as[...]
Building permits are falling, housing starts have increased, sales of existing homes are increasing and the pending homes sales index is up. Are lower home prices on the way? Is now the right time for you to purchase a home? What do all these numbers and statistics tell us anyway? Ilyce Glink, a nationally-syndicated award-winning columnist and author of numerous books[...]
Richardson Housing Group and Richport Properties, Inc. have merged construction operations to form Richbuilt LLC, a next generation home building company. With over 70 years of homebuilding experience between the two companies, Richbuilt offers owners of lots a full service residential general contracting operation to manage its communities. When complete, lot owners get a competitive well built home to sell,[...]
HUGE congratulations to Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council for winning a GOLD at Nationals in Las Vegas! Atlanta SMC Board member Kelly Kenton Fink was present at the awards ceremony to accept the honor. This is a huge honor for the council as it is a highly competitive award. In its 28th year, The NationalsSM pays tribute to superior new-home sales[...]
Wednesday night, January 13th, was the 2010 Installation and Awards reception for the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. This event brings together some of Atlanta's most prominent professionals in the home building industry as the 2010 Board of Directors are named and officially instated into their positions. However, in addition to the installation of the 2010 Board of Directors, certain[...]
John Hunt with ViaSearch discussed demographic trends at the Atlanta Housing Summit. He says to sell real estate it is time to go back to basics and really focus on product, price, place, promotion and target audience. Here is a brief overview of home buyer demographics in the Atlanta new home market: $150,000 is the new $250,000 in Atlanta. First-time homebuyers in[...]