The Associate of the Year award is presented annually to a member of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, (HBA) in recognition of their accomplishments in the areas of service to the industry and association, professional excellence and community involvement, furthering the mission and goals of the association. The 2013 Associate of the Year is Betsy Sheppard of Gilbert &[...]
Earlier this week, the Commerce Department released its monthly report on new housing starts and reported that privately-owned housing starts in March had reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of more than one million units. This number is 7 percent above the previous month number of 968,000, and a whopping 46.7 percent above the same number from one year ago when[...]
The Clean Air Campaign announced today that it has selected Tedra Cheatham, CEcD for the position of executive director, leading the organization’s efforts for less traffic and cleaner air that reach thousands of employers, commuters and schools across Georgia. Cheatham, a certified economic developer, currently serves as chief operating officer for the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. During her eight-year[...]
Frank Norton Jr., President of Norton Agency Real Estate, addressed a joint meeting of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber o Commerce and the Rotary Club of Lanier- Forsyth. Norton shared that Forsyth issued 1,200 new home permits in 2010 – the most in north Georgia. Gwinnett came in second with 1,100 permits. “The boom is here” he said and added that[...]
The Atlanta SMC would like to say thank you KNOWAtlanta for being a media sponsor for the 2010 OBIE Awards. The OBIE awards will be held Nov. 13 and will honor the best of Atlanta real estate. With more than 24 years of relocation expertise, KNOWAtlanta is Atlanta’s award-winning source of information for corporate executives, families and individuals moving to Atlanta. Published[...]
Friday's issue of the Atlanta Business Chronicle contained a story about builders using social media to succeed in the current Atlanta real estate market. "Builders drum up business using social media," featured Atlanta Real Estate Forum's own Carol Flammer. Flammer, president of Flammer Relations, Inc. a social media and public relations firm, is the author of BuilderBooks 2010 top selling book,[...]
Light beer, dark beer, pale ale. Bottoms up! If you like to taste beer, here is your chance. The 7th Annual German Bierfest takes place this Saturday, August 28 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Atlanta's Woodruff Park . The German Bierfest is a family friendly event. And to keep everyone safe, both children and designated drivers are welcome to attend[...]
There is great news coming out of the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. During the week of July 22, the Department of Economic Development hosted a press conference where they revealed that 43 companies have decided to either move their operations to the Atlanta area or expand, which will result in an anticipated[...]