Events Calendar Nov 23, 2009
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ReNew Athens builds interest fielding condo inquiries Nov 19, 2009
com The founders of a new nonprofit that will convert Athens apartments into condominiums for the working poor say they already are fielding calls from real estate agents and potential buyers ... The founders of a new nonprofit that will convert Athens apartments into condominiums for the working poor say they already are fielding calls from real estate agents and potential buyers ... And several real estate agents have inquired about selling units to the new nonprofit, called ReNew Athens, they... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Wilson promoted at Plum Creek timber Nov 15, 2009
A certified commercial investment member is a recognized expert in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate. Brawner finishes life coaching course. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Editorial: ReNew Athens is the start of a good idea Nov 10, 2009
That's the date McKillip, a local real estate attorney and a Democrat serving Athens-Clarke in the state legislature, will provide additional details on the ReNew Athens program ... That's the date McKillip, a local real estate attorney and a Democrat serving Athens-Clarke in the state legislature, will provide additional details on the ReNew Athens program. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Condos for poor a goal Nov 8, 2009
"It's the same sort of paradigm as Habitat, but with multifamily units instead of standalone houses," said McKillip, who also is a real estate lawyer. If it is successful, the project will fill a niche for people who are employed but do not earn enough to afford even other subsidized homeowner programs, such as ones run by Habitat for Humanity, the Athens Housing Authority or the Athens Land Trust. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Business Whirl: Purvis honored at realty conference Nov 8, 2009
The featured general sessions were highlighted with presentations from Rich Rudnick of Smart Sales Solutions and Alissa Harper of Market Leader focusing on recruiting and lead generation for real estate brokerages. Barrow names Woman of the Year. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Some successful in drivesto oust area incumbents Nov 4, 2009
In Jefferson, Mayor Jim Joiner narrowly won over local real estate agent Debbie Langley in a 538-486 vote. The Nicholson mayor's race ended with Mayor Ronnie Maxwell narrowly holding onto his seat with a seven-vote lead - only 2 percent of the ballots cast - over challenger Jimmy Ford, a retired Athens Technical College instructor. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Antiques stolen in home burglary Oct 21, 2009
The witness called the real estate agent in charge of the property, who discovered the back door had been forced open and some furniture was taken. The furniture is valued at more than $1,000, police said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Clarkson: Bulldogs back in positive mindset Oct 19, 2009
The win didn't contain the kind of style points that impress pollsters, but the coaches' wives shouldn't feel the need to check real estate listings for at least a couple of weeks. Vanderbilt provided the right medicine for Georgia. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Forum: A conservative 'stimulus' that worked Oct 11, 2009
And when it comes to real estate, Isakson knows of what he speaks. He started his career selling homes and later became president of one of the larger regional real estate companies of the 1990s. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Homeless man charged in theft Oct 10, 2009
com University of Georgia police took out a warrant charging a homeless man with burglary in the theft of $200 from the UGA Real Estate Foundation last week, UGA police said ... University of Georgia police took out a warrant charging a homeless man with burglary in the theft of $200 from the UGA Real Estate Foundation last week, UGA police said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Razing of fraternity houses to start Oct 5, 2009
Each of the fraternities signed a long lease with the UGA Real Estate Foundation, the university-affiliated nonprofit corporation that built and owns the houses. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Monday, October 05, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Colmans: Home-based businesses need insurance protection, too Sep 13, 2009
Small businesses most often at risk include: computer consultants, household product distributors, accountants, architects, real estate agents, photographers, tailors and seamstresses, beauticians, consultants, pet groomers/sitters and music/art/dance instructors. When insuring your business, there are three basic choices, depending on the nature of your business and the insurance company you buy it from. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Debts closing in on photographer Leibovitz Sep 6, 2009
Art Capital Group, a New York company that issues short-term loans against fine and decorative arts and real estate, sued her in late July for breach of contract. Some experts say filing for bankruptcy reorganization could be the best option for Leibovitz, 59, who has put up as collateral her three historic Greenwich Village townhouses, an upstate property and work. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Worker friendly Web site seeks employers Sep 6, 2009
The Norton Agency, a Gainesville-based real estate and insurance company, recently opened its newest regional service center in downtown Winder. The office will serve Oconee and Walton counties as well at Barrow. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Auburn woman survives, thrives after 'Shark Tank' Aug 23, 2009
Instead, Krumins, who has worked as a nanny for nearly 10 years, emerged as the first woman on "Shark Tank" to win investment capital - $50,000 from real estate magnate Barbara Corcoran - for Ava the Elephant, a friendly-looking dispenser that makes it fun for children to take medicine. "I assumed they would look at me as just a nanny from Auburn, who has no business experience and they wouldn't be willing to give up the money for that," Krumins said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
From songs to suds? Aug 19, 2009
Once an opera house and now a historic site with a real estate agency and billiards showroom on the first floor, the Second Street building is in need of major repairs. Athens resident Ken Landin wants to purchase the building from current owner Don Fontaine, and restore it. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Fed extends low-rate financing program Aug 18, 2009
The part geared toward boosting new commercial real estate lending will run through June, because of the extra time typically needed to complete such deals. Delinquency rates on such loans have soared as companies have downsized or closed their doors, the Fed has said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ambitious jobs-for-disabled plan raises questions Aug 5, 2009
Developers have not done a traffic study, said McKenna, but from his 20 years experience in real estate, he doesn't anticipate traffic problems. Employees arriving in the morning and leaving in the afternoon will come in the opposite direction of rush-hour traffic, and Sycamore Ridge residents won't have their own cars. (Athens Banner-Herald)
A/C unit stripped at vacant house Jul 30, 2009
A real estate agent discovered a $2,000 air conditioner torn apart and stripped of its copper components at an empty home in the 300 block of Burkland Lane on Monday afternoon, Athens-Clarke police said. The agent had shown the home, which is owned by Bank of America, on Friday morning, but found the stripped air conditioner as he was preparing to show the house again Monday afternoon. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Local real estate group plans fall event to help burn foundation Jul 22, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. The Athens Area Association of Realtors; third annual Family Fun Day happens Sept. 19. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Wine shop proprietor has apprentice class Jul 19, 2009
The Summit Agency, owned by Laurie Rainey, produces The Real Estate Book and Apartment Finder magazines ... Albert Laing, managing editor of The Real Estate Book will work with Williams in managing advertising sales and they will be assisted by The Summit Agency s Jill Shoop. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Chamber embraces social networking sites Jul 19, 2009
Real estate professional Hank Bailey said Facebook gives a business person the ability to gain a big audience rapidly. In the past, he would leave cards at every house in a neighborhood and hope they would think of him when looking to buy or sell a house. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Banks manage a profit Jul 18, 2009
Commercial real estate: While home foreclosures are increasing, the commercial real estate market is expected to keep causing loan losses for banks. Rising store and office vacancies are cutting into landlords' and developers' cash flow, and leading them to default on their mortgages. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Authority to finance residence hall Jul 9, 2009
The building should be open for students to move in by fall 2010, said Eric Orbock, president of the UGA Real Estate Foundation, the affiliated corporation that arranges financing for UGA building projects, oversees construction, then leases the buildings back to UGA. ... Other UGA Real Estate Foundation projects in the works include two parking decks under construction on campus and four fraternity houses nearing completion on River Road near Sanford Stadium ... The housing authority and the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
East Athens land cast as bio site Jul 3, 2009
The same thing happened with Mercedes, said Gerry Whitworth, a commercial real estate agent who represents the Orkin Tract. Whitworth has assembled 12- to 18-month contracts to represent 680 acres of available land at Athena Industrial Park in East Athens that he plans to redub Athens Bio-Science Park. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Home-buyer program set for Wednesday Jun 30, 2009
For more information, call the real estate office at (706) 549-3200. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
La-Z-boy recognizes Adcock’s sales Jun 28, 2009
The meeting is open to anyone, including builders, environmental professionals, engineers, architects, real estate agents and brokers, local government, students, educators and university faculty and staff. For more information, visit. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Closing an insolvent bank fairly simple process Jun 21, 2009
Northeast Georgia Bank's bid was for all Freedom Bank's assets - about $167 million, excluding real estate, furnishings and equipment - and liabilities, but Seay signed a deal where his bank can buy those assets at a later time. Northeast Georgia Bank also bought all Freedom Bank's deposits, about $161 million, whether they were insured or not, he said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Jahn, Boatright key Hotel Indigo execs May 31, 2009
She has more than eight years of sales, hospitality, real estate development and property management experience ... Before entering the field of hospitality, she worked as the sales assistant and office manager for the associate broker of Re/Max and became a licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams Greater Athens in 2003. (Athens Banner-Herald)
UGA: Less funding for scholarships, travel May 18, 2009
But this year, UGA's endowments and other investments lost a third of their value as prices for stocks, real estate and other investments tanked. In some cases, administrators will use UGA operating funds to replace foundation money that pays expenses such as faculty research travel. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Home-buying seminar Monday May 17, 2009
Whether you are looking to purchase your first home, have questions about selling your house or are curious where Athens real estate is going in the future, you can pick up tips to help you in all future real estate decisions at this community seminar. For more information or to make a reservation, call 706) 543-4000. (Athens Banner-Herald)
New fraternity houses part of East Campus' remake May 8, 2009
"There's a point in every construction project where everybody's on top of everybody else, and this is it," said project manager Matt Matthews of Atlanta's Choate Construction, the company chosen by the UGA Real Estate Foundation to build the four houses. The houses are slated to be ready for four UGA fraternity chapters to join two existing fraternities on River Road when classes begin Aug. 17. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Alisa Diez: Senators against common folks May 4, 2009
The average Georgian, whose expertise in mortgages and real estate doesn't begin to compare to that of the bankers, made a mistake when he entered into his mortgage contract. For his mistake, the average Georgian gets thrown out on the street with his belongings. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Happy hour at home May 3, 2009
The two real estate professionals, pinched economically by the downturn in the housing market the past year, in August turned to making and drinking their own beer - under the apt appellation, Broke Ass Brewery - at home. "We coined the name Broke Ass Brewery based on what we're all going through," Rowland said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Restoration plans idled by recession Apr 19, 2009
com COMMERCE - Convincing real estate investors to sink money into a historic storefront never has been easy, but the current confidence-busting economy has frozen city revitalization projects just as they brought 19th-century charm into the 21st century ... COMMERCE - Convincing real estate investors to sink money into a historic storefront never has been easy, but the current confidence-busting economy has frozen city revitalization projects just as they brought 19th-century charm into the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
ARFC pro-am gives up-close glimpse into player's routine Apr 16, 2009
com BOGART - He mashed range balls into the rising sun, on a sliver of real estate that was illuminated only by three spotlights ... BOGART - He mashed range balls into the rising sun, on a sliver of real estate that was illuminated only by three spotlights. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Funopolis garners award from group Apr 12, 2009
The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center will hold a workshop titled Understanding Your Commercial Real Estate Lease from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at the SBDC offices, 1180 E. Broad St. Pre-registration is required. The session will cover, how to understand leasing of office, retail and industrial properties; different options for customizing leases for your business needs; and an overview of legal terminology associated with leases. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Spotlight on junior linebacker Akeem Dent Apr 11, 2009
I'll be doing like real estate if I don't make it to the NFL.. Q: 2009 will be a good year for you personally if what happens. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Move to new courthouse going 'smoothly' Apr 5, 2009
Court clerks and office workers spent the weekend refiling the thousands of folders and real estate transaction ledgers and setting up their computers, said Court Clerk Regina Brock McIntyre ... McIntyre's office is responsible for maintaining a record of the county's real estate transactions as well as the records from Barrow County's Magistrate, Probate and Superior courts, dating back to 1915. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Current construction costs save UGA millions Mar 16, 2009
The costs of two parking decks soon to be constructed on campus also are sharply lower than estimates, said Eric Orbock, president of the University of Georgia Real Estate Foundation ... The real estate foundation leases the buildings back to the university, which takes over ownership once the mortgage is paid off. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Construction crews get no break at UGA Mar 13, 2009
Though heavy rains and snowfall in recent weeks slowed progress, the fraternity house project is on schedule, said Eric Orbock, president of the University of Georgia Real Estate Foundation. The Real Estate Foundation, a private corporation that finances and oversees construction projects for UGA, will be the legal owner of the fraternity houses and the intramural field parking deck. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Bioscience park sites discussed Mar 12, 2009
316 corridor, discussed the possible acquisition of real estate for more than 35 minutes before the authority board's quarterly meeting, according to Authority Chairman Charles Bannister, who also serves as chairman of the Gwinnett County Commission. After the close of the authority's regular 3 p.m. business meeting, the authority's entire board - more than a dozen members - met in closed session for more than 30 minutes to discuss the possible purchase of real estate. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Leiden honored by fellow real estate agents Mar 11, 2009
Leiden, a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty on Jennings Mill Road in Bogart, is also a well-known artist in the area. "I was so thrilled and honored to be chosen by my fellow Realtors for this award," she said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Those sickened may not get damages from peanut firm Mar 7, 2009
The only real estate that Peanut Corp. listed in the court documents was its plant in Blakely, Ga. identified by the FDA as the source of most of the illnesses. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Messy Music? iPod Organization Made Easy Feb 25, 2009
NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION. Do you find you have songs labeled Track_01 instead of by their proper names, tracks by "Various Artists", or three different names for a band -- "Beatles" versus "The Beetles" versus "Beatles, The". (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Business Whirl: Gerig will manage Tractor Supply store Feb 22, 2009
Athens real estate professional Linda Carol Porterfield was installed as a vice president of the Georgia Association of Realtors on Feb. 13 at GAR s inaugural meeting on Amelia Island, Fla ... Porterfield, a partner in the Keller Williams Realty Greater Athens franchise, has been an active member of the real estate organization for more than 25 years. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Condo high-rise in foreclosure Feb 17, 2009
The delays hurt the project, said Barbara Dooley, who served as real estate broker for Georgia Traditions from 2007 to December 2008. Georgia football legend Herschel Walker also helped pitch the condo development. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Stimulus state of mind (with BAILOUT TRACKER) Feb 15, 2009
But to free up credit for business owners and consumers, Hodgson said, the bill should have contained more help for the financial and real estate industries. "You've got to get the industries that employ the most people in the U.S. back functioning again," agreed Oconee County developer Mike Power, whose businesses have taken a big hit over the past year with the collapse of the credit and housing markets. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Grants help to child care businesses Feb 15, 2009
Real estate agent Delores Jennings and real estate broker Buster Vandiver, co-owners of Signature Real Estate of Athens, contracted with Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc. to operate their company as a Weichert franchise ... The full-service Weichert real estate office also includes mortgage and insurance services ... Real estate professionals attend Inman conference. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Shipp: Plenty of places to spend federal dollars in Georgia Feb 11, 2009
And on a related note: Pledge not to use insider information to acquire personal real estate. While you're governor, do not take on any more moonlighting positions in real estate. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Wal-Mart cuts jobs, plans fewer stores Feb 11, 2009
The cuts are in Wal-Mart's real estate, apparel and health and wellness departments, spokesman David Tovar said. Wal-Mart would not say how many jobs will be cut in each segment. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Nelson: Could the market be improving? Feb 8, 2009
The positive news had a number of folks, especially real estate professionals, almost giddy last week, and that's very understandable when you consider how deflated housing sales has effected the ranks of real estate agents in the Athens area. The number of real estate agents slipped from 800 in 2007 to 610 this year, said Charlie Upchurch, president of Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty ... The group got some pointers and information from Alex Perriello, president and chief executive officer of... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Greek villa is a warm sanctuary Feb 7, 2009
5 million, according to Holystone Property Development and Management Consultants, a local real estate agency ... According to real estate agents, a steady number of foreigners and Greeks are expressing interest in building such luxury homes in Lagonisi, which, with just 400 or so residents, remains one of the few coastal suburbs of Athens with room for development. (International Herald Tribune)
