Making

home ownership a reality for all Americans

If

you asked most Americans what makes up the proverbial "American

Dream," in addition to listing a successful career and a happy,

healthy family, they would likely also include "owning a home."

Gatheridge

named Realtor of the Year

The

Fayette County Board of Realtors presented its annual Realtor of the

Year award to Michaele Gatheridge of RE/MAX Results at its "June

Jam 2001" general membership meeting.

'Career

Night' sessions planned

Coldwell Banker

Bullard Realty's Fayette County and Newnan/Coweta County offices will

host two more "Career Night" sessions this month.

Pathway

breaks ground in Forsyth County

In 1998, on the

heels of breaking ground for SummerGrove in Newnan, now one of Atlanta's

most successful master-planned communities, Peachtree City Development

Corp. changed its name to Pathway Communities.

Metro

Brokers changes affiliation to GMAC Real Estate

Metro Brokers/Better

Homes and Gardens, one of Metropolitan Atlanta's largest residential

real estate companies, recently announced that the company has changed

its name to Metro Brokers/GMAC Real Estate.

Bullard

picks up Cendant award

Coldwell Banker

Bullard Realty was honored for the company's outstanding performance

at the 2001 Cendant Mobility Broker Network International Conference,

held recently in Phoenix.

SummerGrove

gets new sales manager

As SummerGrove at

Newnan nears its 500th home sale, Pathway Communities, the developer

of SummerGrove, has named Linda Nettleton as the community's sales manager.

Burn

receives ABR designation

Myra Burn with Coldwell

Banker Bullard Realty's Fayette County office has been awarded the Accredited

Buyer Representation designation by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council

of the National Association of Realtors.

Bullard

agents qualify for Diamond Society

Sixteen

sales associates from Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty have earned membership

in the Coldwell Banker network's 2000 International Diamond Society,

an honor bestowed upon the top 20 percent of the more than 72,000 Coldwell

Banker sales associates worldwide.

Cedarcroft

listed on Model Homes Tour

The

model home at Cedarcroft, Ravin Homes' new single-family residential

community in the western part of Peachtree City, has been entered in

Communities Magazine's annual Model Homes Tour, which opened July 10

and continues through Aug. 31.

Avery

Park sales manager selected

Pathway

Communities, the developer of Avery Park in historic Newnan, announces

the appointment of Mike Johnson as Avery Park's sales manager.

New

agents in the area

Julie

H. Parker is a new agent with the Fayette County office of Coldwell

Banker Bullard Realty.

Connell

awarded LTG designation

Ruth

Connell, associate broker with Re/Max Results in Peachtree City has

been awarded the Leadership Training Graduate designation from the Women's

Council of Realtors National Association.

Monarch

Village sales manager named

Pathway

Communities, the award-winning developer responsible for Monarch Village,

a 440-acre master-planned community in Stockbridge, has named Nancy

Craze as the community's first sales manager.

Reduce

energy usage, save on monthly bills

Reducing

home energy usage can add comfort, provide long-term financial gains

for consumers and cut down on monthly bills. "Energy conservation"

means taking steps and adopting habits that decrease the amount of energy

used to operate one's home. "Energy efficiency" means using

improved technology to decrease energy demand. Both of these ideas offer

homeowners ways to reduce their energy bills - ranging from very simple

efforts like closing windows and turning off lights to installing new,

high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment and using energy-efficient

appliances.

Waterford

Pointe hosts preview

crowd of approximately 100 visitors turned out for a recent Realtors

Preview of Waterford Pointe, an upscale new community in Henry County

marketed by Custom Community Marketing.

Hampton

Manor now open

Donna

Tidwell & The HomeTeam from Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty's Henry

County office have been selected to market the homes in Hampton Manor,

a new single family residential community in Henry County.

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