Fayette communities get personalized Web sites

Wednesday,

March 12, 2003

Fayette

communities get personalized Web sites

A new partnership

agreement between Re/Max Around Atlanta, one of the area's leading real

estate brokers, and Connecting Neighbors, an innovative creator of Internet

venues, will bring individual neighborhood Web sites to area residents

to help them connect with one another.

The Web sites,

easily accessible to anyone living in a designated area, offer detailed,

up-to-date community information ­ everything from babysitter and

handyman referrals to homeowner's meetings and neighborhood clubs ­

geared specifically for that particular neighborhood.

The highly

acclaimed Connecting Neighbors concept, a high-tech version of the old-fashioned,

over-the-fence chat, will soon be available to people living in the following

neighborhoods:

www.stonebriarnews.net.

www.bonaventureestates.com.

www.thechimneynews.com.

A local Re/Max

Around Atlanta real estate professional familiar with the neighborhood

will sponsor each Web site. The sites will begin launching in March. The

Re/Max Around Atlanta sponsoring agent will notify residents via several

methods, such as postcards, fliers, etc. how to access their personalized

community site once the sites are up and running.

"We are

so excited to provide Peachtree City and Fayetteville neighborhoods with

such a valuable and creative service," says Barbara Pearson, broker/owner

of Re/Max Around Atlanta. "The sites are easy to use, lots of fun

and extremely beneficial to neighborhood residents."

The Connecting

Neighbors neighborhood Web site will:

Give users

free, immediate access to community events and information.

Allow residents

access to their neighborhood site directly, rather than connecting through

a central site.

Screen all

material for content and language before it appears on the screen. It

is not a glorified bulletin board that allows anyone with a password

to log in and indiscriminately post material.

Allow neighbors

to place free classified ads and other postings, provide tips and resources

from major retailers and specialists, write a history of their neighborhood,

research their local schools and post a variety of community events.

"Too

often, families settle into new homes without knowing anything about the

area in which they live," observed Jay Otlewski, president and CEO

of Real Estate on the Web, Connecting Neighbors' parent company. "This

is a way for real estate professionals to give something