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Chambliss Statement on Passage of Legislation to Stabilize Housing Market

WASHINGTON – U.S., July 29, 2008 (RealEstateRama) - Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today made the following statement following passage of legislation to stabilize the housing market:

Sorting Out Atlanta’s Housing Market

While the sky may be falling in other housing markets, it is certainly not falling in Atlanta’s. However, the old saying that all real estate markets are local has certainly gotten lost in the shuffle of the bad news coming out of our national press.

Center for Financial Services Innovation Invests in RentBureau

Investment Will Support Credit Options for Underbanked Consumers
ATLANTA, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI), the leading nonprofit organization encouraging the financial services industry’s efforts to support underbanked consumers, has made an equity investment in RentBureau to enhance the use of its proprietary data for enabling consumers to secure credit, announced […]

BidClerk.com Reports Construction Projects up for Bid in the Atlanta, GA Area

BidClerk’s daily update of Georgia construction projects coming up for bid and starting construction within the next 90 days.
January 22, 2008 — BidClerk, the Construction Industry Search Engine, reported today that the following commercial construction projects are planning to go out for bid or start construction in the next 90 days in the Atlanta area.

Algon Group Expands Advisory Services to Homebuilding Industry

Homebuilding Industry Veteran Larry Comegys Joins Algon Group as Managing Director
New Strategic Alliance with Braun Inc. and Premiere Estates
ATLANTA, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Algon Group, a financial advisory and investment banking firm that specializes in complex and financially distressed situations, has announced the expansion of its real estate practice to include a full spectrum of […]

‘It’s a Not So Wonderful Life’ Writes Thomas Quinn in CornerCap Investment Counsel Quarterly Newsletter

Who’s Responsible for the Subprime Mortgage Mess?
ATLANTA, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Thomas E. Quinn, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Atlanta-based CornerCap Investment Counsel. It appeared in the firm’s quarterly newsletter which was published earlier this month.

Regent Partners, LLC, Appoints Kristi Torgler Director of Sales & Marketing for Residential Development

ATLANTA, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Regent Partners, LLC announces the appointment of Kristi Torgler as Director of Sales & Marketing for the Atlanta-based real estate development, investment and services firm. Ms. Torgler joins Regent Partners from Julian LeCraw & Company, LLC. In her new position, Ms.

Two Ponzi Scheme Operators Plead Guilty In Massive Insurance and Securities Fraud Prosecution

Lee Cash and Joey O’Kelly pled guilty today to charges arising out of a Ponzi scheme operated by the two men that focused on defrauding elderly individuals who thought they were purchasing insurance policies and securities. 

Georgia’s business climate ranked No. 2 in nation

Washington — In an annual comparison of each state’s business climate, Georgia has come in at No. 2, moving up two notches from last year.

Asian home-buyers shore up Atlanta market

have chosen any city in the world to settle and raise his family.And, like a growing number of Asian-Americans and Asians from outside the United States, he chose Atlanta.