Yearly Archives: 2013

ATLANTA - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sterling Planet in Atlanta, Ga. is among 21 Green Power Partners awarded Green Power Leadership Awards by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their achievements in advancing the nation’s renewable electricity market. Sterling Planet received the award in the Green Power Suppliers of the Year

ATLANTA - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Kasim Reed celebrated the official launch of the Centers of Hope Initiative today with Atlanta City Council members, city officials, corporate sponsors and community partners at an event held at the Center of Hope at Ben Hill. At the launch, Mayor Reed announced an expanded partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta and initiatives to increase enrollment at the centers. The event served as the latest phase in a three-year effort toward fulfilling Mayor Reed’s promise to re-open all of the recreation centers and convert them to state-of-the-art, comprehensive learning centers with structured academic, character and recreational programs.

ATLANTA, GA - September 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Harry Norman, REALTORS® is pleased to announce their platinum sponsorship of 18th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference in Atlanta hosted by Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate. The Fall Conference will be held at The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead on October 7-9, 2013, and is one of the largest luxury specific real estate conferences in the world

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - September 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Former Atlanta Brave star third baseman Chipper Jones has put his Roswell home on the market with Harry Norman, REALTORS® for $3.195 million.

Atlanta, GA - September 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the latest figures released by the LexisNexis® Mortgage Asset Research Institute (MARI) in their August 2013 report, mortgage fraud in Georgia continues to decline. Georgia remains outside the top ten for mortgage fraud for all originations and is well below the MFI industry baseline of 100, which is the level of reported fraud and misrepresentations one would expect given the level of loan originations

LITHONIA, GA - August 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Saturday, Sept. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 5, Congressman Hank Johnson is hosting community events to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.

ATLANTA - August 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Kasim Reed announced today that the City has regained its Class 2 ISO rating. The rating, provided by Insurance Services Office, can affect the cost of homeowners’ insurance, with a lower rating meaning lower premiums. Insurance companies have 90 days to respond to the lowered rating, meaning that homeowners could begin to see changes in their insurance costs in December.

EUGENE, OR - August 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Buford, Georgia homes are now available with the click of a mouse, thanks to the partnership of real estate agent Juanyita Edd and IDX, Inc. Edd now hosts a custom IDX solution on her search page, giving her clients and other home seekers utilizing her website a concise and quick online property search. First MLS (FMLS) listings are integrated into the properties Edd represents, allowing home seekers to search through thousands of amazing, detailed property listings without ever leaving the comfort of their homes or the convenience of the website of Edd.

Atlanta, GA - August 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On July 30, 2013, the Superior Court of DeKalb County issued a Final Order and Judgment enjoining National African American Relationships Institute, Inc. (“NAARI”) d/b/a NAARI Housing Counseling Agency naarihousingcounselingagency.com aarelationshipsinstitute.com from further violation of an Order to Cease and Desist issued to the company by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”).

EUGENE, OR - August 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Marietta, Georgia real estate agent Nicholas Yarnall of Sellect Realty, LLC to the growing network of professionals choosing to integrate an IDX solution on their websites. Home seekers can explore thousands of First MLS (FMLS) listings directly on the convenient IDX-enabled website of Yarnall. He not only gives his clients the ability to search through an immensely comprehensive database of property listings, he also simplifies the real estate game for himself

ATLANTA, GA - August 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Former Atlanta Brave star pitcher Tom Glavine has put his Country Club of the South home on the market with Harry Norman, REALTORS® for $1.995 million.

EUGENE, OR - August 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Myers Realty Team and Mark Myers have joined forces with IDX, Inc. to update and transform the real estate website Myers hosts. Home seekers can now scan the IDX Broker enabled page to search through First MLS (FMLS) listings quickly and efficiently, thanks to the IDX solution Myers has adopted. With the dynamic tools made available to Myers, his clients and those just browsing the Loganville, Georgia real estate market, the online property search has been revolutionized. Homes around the Loganville and surrounding suburbs are now seamlessly displayed on the search page Myers supports

ATLANTA, GA - August 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A serene Tuscan Paradise can be found hidden amongst traditional suburban neighborhoods in Kennesaw, Ga. just a few miles outside the hustle and bustle of Atlanta’s busy urban scene. Every detail of this magnificent Mediterranean style villa was painstakingly recreated down to the hand-painted murals adorning the walls of the exquisite formal dining room. Custom built in 2004, the original owners spared no expense building their dream home, importing some of the finest materials to replicate the luxury villas of Italy and Greece

ATLANTA, GA Today Mayor Kasim Reed announced a milestone in the city’s efforts to end chronic homelessness. As part of the national 100,000 Homes Campaign 100-Day Challenge, Atlanta assisted 320 chronically homeless people and their family members with moving into permanent housing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced four Atlanta-based groups will receive more than $4.5 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fight veterans’ homelessness.