Hyre said that

Rose Lummert, who has worked with the organization for the past several

years and whose experience in this capacity "will be essential,"

is sales manager.

Founded in

September of 1998, Forrest Homes emphasizes the building of high-quality,

affordable homes in a neighborhood setting, using only the best materials

and suppliers available.

The company

has already won top awards in both 1999 and 2000 in the Professionalism

Awards competition sponsored by the Greater Atlanta Home Builders and

the Sales & Marketing Council, and the marketing representative of

one of its communities was named Sales Associate "Rookie of the Year"

qualification as a Certified Professional Home Builder.

Perhaps best

known for its aggressive finance programs allowing homeowners to move

in for only $999, Forrest Homes is poised to become a very significant

player in the metro Atlanta home building industry.

Forrest Homes,

which has corporate offices in Alpharetta and Jonesboro, is headed by

Adamson, who has previously held executive positions with Colony Homes

and Brayson Homes.

Prior to working

for a total of six years with these large home builders, he operated his

own mortgage loan company for four years and also worked with Southern

Highlands Foundations and First National Bank of Atlanta.

Forrest Homes,

which has an executive management team of six and a total of 32 employees,

also has an in-house mortgage company, Longstreet Mortgage Inc.

Michael Adamson

is also the president and founder of Home Buyers Assistance Foundation,

a nonprofit organization created to provide potential homebuyers with

down payment assistance, as well as pre and post purchase education.