The Citizen Online - Real Estate

'Tis the season to buy a home

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:59:52 -0500

By Patty Tarver
President of the Fayette County Board of REALTORS

Winter is often considered a relatively slow time of year when it comes to buying and selling real estate. In colder regions, trekking through snow and ice to visit open houses isn’t the way most people tend to spend their free time.

Fayette headquartered company offers required erosion control training and certification

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:14:11 -0400

DES Consultants, Inc. (DES, Inc.), a leading provider of environmental training and consulting services to builders, developers, and contractors throughout the United States, today announced their upcoming course schedule for Erosion Control Training & Certification in the Metro Atlanta area.

Green Home, Greener Wallet: Tax Incentives abound for energy-efficient homes

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:56:56 -0400

By JOHNNY BOLTON
President of the Fayette County Board of Realtors

Thanks to Uncle Sam and some temporary tax credits, it pays right now to go green. Although a lot of attention has been paid to the $8,000 home buyer tax credit that was established earlier this year by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, that legislation also established a number of tax breaks for current homeowners who want to improve their home’s energy efficiency.

Lexington Circle luxury townhomes offer value, style

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:53:44 -0400

Home buyers seeking a new home under $200,000 and low maintenance lifestyle in Peachtree City - with bright open living areas offering granite counter tops, custom kitchen cabinetry, stainless appliances, and hardwood floors - will find all this at The Village at Lexington Circle across from Peachtree East Shopping Center on Hwy. 54.

Home Source offers free homebuyer seminar

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:52:28 -0400

If you are thinking of buying your first home, plan to attend a free homebuyer seminar at The Home Source Realtors Fayette office to learn what it takes to help make your dream of home ownership a reality.

Two agents join PTC/Fayette office of Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:51:07 -0400

Jánat L. Fletcher is a new sales associate with the Peachtree City/Fayette County office of Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty.

Bailey named ‘Top Gun’ by GAMB

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:49:35 -0400

Fayette County High School graduate and University of Georgia alumni Kate Bailey (Kathryn) was recently named a “Top Gun,” for the second consecutive year, by the Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers (GAMB).

Hargraves of The Home Source earns REO Designation

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:47:29 -0400

Ann Hargraves of The Home Source Realtors Fayette office in Peachtree City now holds the Real Estate Owned (REO) designation following an intensive course of study and examination. Hargraves joins fewer than one percent of real estate licensees to have earned the designation.

Local realtor achieves national recognition

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:09:58 -0400

Tonya Anderson with Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners has been awarded the Accredited Buyer Representation (ABR) designation by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, Inc. (REBAC) of the National Association Of Realtors (NAR).

Karen Lewis joins The Home Source Realtors

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:09:03 -0400

Karen Lewis is now with The Home Source Realtors Fayette General Brokerage office in Peachtree City. A licensed Realtor since 2003 with experience in general brokerage and new home sales, Karen specializes in residential real estate in Fayette and Coweta counties and surrounding areas.

8,000 reasons to become homeowners

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:01:42 -0400

The federal government gave many potential home buyers a big incentive to become homeowners earlier this year with an $8,000 tax credit for qualified home purchases through November 30, 2009. Now the Federal Housing Administration has sweetened the deal. Instead of waiting to file their taxes to receive the $8,000 credit, qualifying buyers who use FHA loans can access the funds immediately through short-term bridge loans.

Home Source's Mary Watts earns green designation

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:48:15 -0500

Mary Watts of The Home Source Realtors Fayette General Brokerage office continues her real estate advanced education by earning the Green designation, the only green real estate professional designation recognized by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR).

GAMLS recognizes RE/MAX as number one in Fayette County

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:47:26 -0500

RE/MAX of Georgia is proud to announce once again that RE/MAX is the number one organization in closed volume in Fayette County according to the Georgia Multiple Listing Service, the recognized industry source for calculating all local industry statistics.

Darby is RE/MAX All Around’s Top Agent of 2008

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:46:39 -0500

Barbara Pearson, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Around Atlanta Results is proud to announce that Mark Darby has received the Top Agent 2008 award.

Mike Robinson & Associates named Top Team for 2008

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:45:35 -0500

Barbara Pearson, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Around Atlanta Results in Peachtree City, congratulates Mike Robinson & Associates on being named Top Team 2008. You probably recognize Mike from The Real Estate Book where he has had exclusive rights to the back cover of The Real Estate Book for over 20 years.