Yearly Archives: 2015
The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® Releases May 2015 Statistics on Housing Market
The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® (ABR), the largest association of its kind in Georgia, released its May 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.
Nina Sins joins The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team of Keller Williams Realty of North...
Nina Sins, a real estate sales professional in Alpharetta, Georgia has joined the North Atlanta Keller Williams Realty team of The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team. Mrs. Sins has an extensive background in sales and marketing and has recently entered the real estate industry.
Atlanta Home Sales Up Marginally in May But Prices Continue to Surge
The dollar volume of Atlanta residential real estate sold continued its torrid pace in May with another double digit gain from the previous year, while growth in the number of home sales remained sluggish with a 3% increase from May 2014.
Senator David Perdue Condemns Power Grab By President Obama’s EPA
U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent water rule, Waters of the United States. In a Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator Perdue noted that the new rule from President Obama’s EPA is blatant regulatory overreach and will hurt Georgians. For example, the regulation would impact nearly 3,000 miles of roads, 1,500 miles of streams, and 1,400 miles of drainage ditches in Gwinnett County
Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Participants Lead Nation in Water Savings Pilot Program
The City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Sustainability announced today that the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Water Pilot program exceeded 22 other cities in a national water conservation program. Atlanta buildings participating in the pilot accounted for 43 percent of the total 377 million gallons of water saved – the equivalent of 570 Olympic-sized swimming pools – in the first year of program
Georgia Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies at Public...
A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty today for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced
The Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS® Hosts Legends Luncheon
Bruce Wilson, Charlie Brown, Jack Rooker, Larry Kelly, Sam Massell and Steve Selig were honored by the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS® during an intimate luncheon for their video contributions to the ACBR 2015 Million Dollar Club awards
City of Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department Adds New Life-Saving Equipment to Inventory
The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department (AFRD) today announced the addition of new rescue equipment to its inventory. The new equipment is a self-retracting, fire-retardant rope system, called a search line kit, which enhances both the safety of AFRD personnel and its large-area rescue capabilities.
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Invests in Cheshire Bridge, a Class A 285-Unit Luxury Apartment...
The luxury multifamily rental community will be set on 3.88 acres in a sought-after location adjacent to Atlanta’s Buckhead and Midtown neighborhoods. Total projected development costs are estimated at $48.2 million, or $169,000 per unit.
Mark Spain to Serve on the Board of Forsyth County Family YMCA
Georgia native and businessman Mark Spain has been asked to serve on both the YMCA board and the executive committee for the Forsyth County Family YMCA. A charter member of this YMCA location since it opened in the early 2000s, Spain became more active on the philanthropic side of the organization in 2014.
Senator Perdue: Sweeping New Waters Rule Another Massive Overreach By Washington
U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) released the following statement after the Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a sweeping new rule that will drastically redefine how water is subject to regulatory requirements under the Clean Water Act
U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) has introduced a new measure to help prevent a...
Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) issued the following statement today after the Obama administration launched the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s final “Waters of the United States” rule
ISAKSON CONDEMNS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S OVERREACH ON WATER
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today condemned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for finalizing a new rule that allows the EPA to regulate nearly all private and state waters in the United States, including thousands of streams, creeks, wetlands, ponds and ditches
Matt Hester Named The Top Team of 2014 at RE/MAX Greater Atlanta
Known as Matt Hester & Associates, the team’s sales production jumped from $19.5 million in 2013 to nearly $28 million in 2014. These gross sales numbers also placed Hester in the top 10 RE/MAX teams in Georgia and they were honored as the No. 2 team with the Cobb Association of Realtors
Mayor Kasim Reed Announces Push to End Veterans Homelessness in the City of Atlanta...
Mayor Kasim Reed announced today that the City of Atlanta has made significant progress in its effort to move all homeless veterans into permanent supportive housing, putting the city on a path to meet President Obama’s goal of ending veteran homelessness across the country by 2015.
