Monthly Archives: September 2015
City of Atlanta Wins $30 Million HUD Choice Neighborhood Grant
Mayor Kasim Reed and Secretary Julián Castro announced today that the City of Atlanta has been selected to receive $30 million through the 2014-2015 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant. Mayor Reed and Secretary Castro made the announcement at a press event at The Oasis at Scholar’s Landing, a senior residence in the Atlanta University Center neighborhood.
The Young Council of REALTORS® of the Atlanta Commercial Board Raises $22,000 for Children’s...
The 26th annual Young Council of REALTORS® Charity Golf Tournament was held September 18th at Chastain Park Golf Course. Over 100 REALTORS® and guests came together to raise $22,000 dollars for the Carter Martin Cancer Research Fund. Over the past ten years the Young Council has raised over $250,000 dollars through the annual tournament, to benefit the fund and children’s cancer research.
ARC’s Green Communities Program Earns Metro Atlanta Chamber E3 Award
The Atlanta Regional Commission’s Green Communities program was named the winner of the Community Strong award at the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s 2015 E3 Awards presentation on Thursday. The E3 awards celebrate metro Atlanta companies, individuals, governments and nonprofits that “are committed to positioning metro Atlanta as a place where the economy and environment connect for everyone.”
City of Atlanta and the Development Authority of DeKalb County to each Receive $300,000...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the city of Atlanta and the Development Authority of DeKalb County will each receive $300,000 to clean up and redevelop contaminated brownfields sites in Georgia
Congressman Collins Advocates for More Water in Lake Blue Ridge
Congressman Doug Collins sent a letter to the President of the Tennessee Valley Authority on the yearly draw down of the water in Lake Blue Ridge, located in Fannin County. Current TVA Operating Guidelines call for the lake to be below full volume for much of the year, including during part of the summer, which drastically shortens the season for boating and other recreational activities. Congressman Collins issued the following statement after sending the letter
The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® Releases August 2015 Statistics on Housing Market
The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® (ABR), the largest association of its kind in Georgia, released its August 2015 Market Brief on residential housing statistics for 11 area counties in metro-Atlanta. Market Brief, now compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), provides the only regionally focused synopsis of monthly sales and home prices for single family residential properties.
The Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS® Hosts Legislative Appreciation Reception
Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS® President Chip Roach and the ACBR Governmental Affairs Committee hosted Atlanta elected officials at a Legislative Appreciation Reception to thank them for their continued support of the commercial real estate industry. Special guests included:
Hunt Mortgage Group Finances the Acquisition of a Multifamily Housing Property Located in Atlanta,...
Hunt Mortgage Group, a commercial real estate lender, announced today that it has provided a Fannie Mae DUS loan in the amount of $5 million to finance the acquisition of a multifamily housing property located in Atlanta, Georgia.
