Association

leadership attends conference

Joanie Keller, president-elect

of the Fayette County Board of Realtors, and Cherie Jolley, Association

Executive, recently attended the National Association of Realtors' Volunteer

Leadership Training Seminar and the Leadership Summit in Chicago.

Regency

Oaks unveils Stratford

John Wieland Homes

& Neighborhoods has unveiled its new designer model home, the Stratford,

at Regency Oaks near the historic Cascade area of South Fulton.

Baldauf-Boda

attends seminar

Sandy Baldauf-Boda,

executive officer of the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia,

attended a five-day educational seminar in Hot Springs, VA, given by

the National Association of Home Builders' Executive Officers Council.

Weekley

showcases designer model

While SummerGrove

at Newnan has become known for its top-notch amenity package and unsurpassed

lifestyle, the community is quickly become known as Atlanta's designer

model home destination.

New

golf community in Griffin

Pre-sales are underway

in Westminster Hills, an exclusive golf course community by Dixon Development

in the Griffin area.

Silverstone

has grand opening

The

final weekend in August served as the kickoff for Grand Opening at Silverstone,

Brayson Homes' 80-home community on Hwy. 19-41 (Tara Boulevard) in Clayton

County.

Hollis

now on the Web

Nancy Hollis, a

sales associate with the Jonesboro/Clayton County office of Coldwell

Banker Bullard Realty, announced that her Web site, www.nancyhollis.com,

is now posted on the Internet.

Lakefield

Forrest now underway

Forrest Homes has

announced plans for Lakefield Forrest, a 64-home single-family residential

community in Clayton County.

Sales

begin in Liberty Square

The four furnished

model homes are open and the first sales activity has begun in Liberty

Square Park, the Reese Builders & Developers community in Hampton.

NAMB

offers refinancing tips

With mortgage rates

at a record low, and many consumers taking advantage of this opportunity

to refinance their mortgage, the National Association of Mortgage Brokers

(NAMB) recommends that consumers consider the following tips prior to

moving forward with the refinancing process:

Hampton

Brook moves into new phase

With Phase 2 nearly

sold out, pre-sales have begun in Phase III of Hampton Brook, a single

family residential community located one mile south of Hampton in Henry

County.

Knight

Group now No. 11

The Knight Group

Inc. continues to move up in the Atlanta Business Chronicle's yearly

listing of "Atlanta's Top 25 Home Builders."

Henderson

makes Communities list

Communities Magazine

recently honored Penny Henderson of Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty as

a member of the 2002 Communities 100, a designation recognizing Atlanta's

leading Realtors across 15 metropolitan Atlanta real estate boards.

This is the third year she has received the honor.

PruGeorgia

among top 100 companies

REALTOR Magazine,

a publication by the National Association of Realtors, recently published

its findings on the Top 100 Real Estate Companies in America. Prudential

Atlanta/Georgia Realty has once again placed in the top half of this

list.

ADT,

PruGeorgia working together

Prudential Atlanta/Georgia

Realty has entered into an alliance for ADT Security Services to provide

free home security systems (with the signing of a home monitoring contract)

to its home buyers.

Locked-in

mortgage rate may have flex

Are you one of the

thousands of homeowners whose once-great locked-in rate looks high these

days, as mortgage rates continue to drop? Don't assume that you're stuck

with that locked-in rate.

Buying

A Luxury Home: Things To Consider

What

do affluent home buyers consider when looking for the luxury home of

their dreams? Many want homes in which they can entertain their friends,

so an open floor plan with a spacious kitchen is preferred. Some affluent

buyers consider a pool and a large backyard important features in the

home they'd like to buy. Other factors, such as proximity to the airport

and vacation homes, might also need to be considered.

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