Yearly Archives: 2013

Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion dollar joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General Sam Olens, 48 additional states and the District of Columbia and the federal government

In recognition of over 34 years of commercial brokerage experience, T. Richard Bryant, president of Lee & Associates Atlanta, was one of the recipients of the 2013 Leaders of Lee award at the Lee broker’s summit, which was held recently in Las Vegas. The award was created to give recognition to those who have made exceptional contributions to the firm and the industry, as a whole.

Georgians who install solar panels on their homes or businesses should not have to pay a special feel proposed by Georgia Power, utility regulators said Friday.

Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, has negotiated a $45 million purchase of a three-building, 709,603-square-foot office building portfolio located at 900, 1000 and 1100 Circle 75 Parkway, in Atlanta, Ga. Mark Hollan, executive vice president of Lee’s Atlanta office, represented the buyer Scott & Associates, Inc. The sale, by B.F. Saul Company, represents its last office asset in the Atlanta market

ATLANTA - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --In an 11-2 vote, the Atlanta City Council adopted Mayor Kasim Reed’s ordinance to create a new public property vending program. Today’s vote establishes the rules and parameters for all kiosk and mobile cart vending on the city’s sidewalks

Atlanta, GA - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On November 1, 2013, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with DeWitt Mortgage Services and Property Management, LLC (“DeWitt Mortgage”), mortgage broker’s license number 22052, NMLS number 159325, located at 7 Plantation Park Dr, Suite 2-A, Bluffton , South Carolina 29910, formerly located at 219 West Bryan Street, Suite 306, Savannah, GA 31401, and its owner, Mark DeWitt, mortgage loan originator’s license number 27102, NMLS number 160478, to resolve allegations pertaining to violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act.

ATLANTA - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mr. Wingfield, you wrote today that I “can’t handle a little criticism, or the truth.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Georgia real estate investor and his company pleaded guilty today for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced

Alpharetta, GA - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- 3720 Oakland Chase Alpharetta, GA 30004, For Sale is located in the Oakside at Hamby Subdivision. The home is available for $369,900 and offers five (5) bedrooms and five (5) baths. An added bonus is the master bedroom AND another bedroom are located on the main level. You and your family will be able to park all your cars with the three (3) car garage while also enjoying the fenced in yard perfect for young children and pets. An unfinished basement awaits for your personal design. With some much to offer, you will find this is the home for you!

Atlanta, Georgia - October 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On October 7, 2013, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with David Lavar Jacobs, NMLS #258503 to resolve allegations pertaining to violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act

LITHONIA, GA - October 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Local homeowners participated in Saturday’s HomeSafe Georgia foreclosure prevention event at Salem Bible Church in Lithonia hosted by Rep. Hank Johnson along with representatives from credit counseling agency CredAbility.

Alpharetta, GA - October 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Come to our Fall Festival Client Appreciation Day, Roswell, Georgia and celebrate the cooler weather, changing leaves and the autumn season. Fall doesn't merely mean Halloween happenings; this time of year is also ripe for colorful festivals, focused on everything from apples to pumpkins!

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop (GA-02) released a statement regarding the failure of Congress to pass a budget or ‘continuing resolution’ to fund the government and keep services open for all Americans:

LITHONIA, GA - October 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Saturday, Oct. 5, Congressman Hank Johnson is hosting a community event to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure

CONYERS, GA - September 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 100 homeowners participated in Saturday’s HomeSafe Georgia foreclosure prevention event at Springfield Baptist Church in Conyers hosted by Rep. Hank Johnson, along with representatives from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and HUD-approved counseling agency D&E