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I recently completed the Georgia Contracts - 2007 online course and found it to be very informative and helpful, especially since there are some major changes over years past.  If you are planning on using the 2007 GAR Purchase and Sale Agreement and haven't already had coursework offered at your...
02/08/2007
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It seems you never know what you'll find when you look through historical records at the State archives these daysOn Wednesday, Gregory Jarrell, an archivist, found what was indeed an important and forgotten piece of Georgia's history.  Apparently, Mr. Jarrell was looking at some microfilm when h...
01/20/2007
The Board of Commissioners decided in it first meeting of 2007 to approve a 90-day moratorium on residential rezoning for applications submitted after June 5, 2007.  There is an option to extend the moratorium by 90 days in place.Commissioner Dave Richard, who is considered to be one of the commi...
01/07/2007
Hi and Happy New Year to all.I'm having a lazy day and am thinking about what I hope to achieve in 2007.  I am losing the first 2 months of the year as I recover from back surgery (more time to type - lol) and I still intend to have my best year yet!I am really excited about the fact that I will ...
01/07/2007
In an article by Seth G. Weissman in the current Georgia REALTOR® Magazine, he says:  "There are two fundamental truths in the world of real estate brokerage.  The first is that most REALTORS® thrive on making deals happen.  The second is that great deal makers are great negotiators.  If you agre...
12/17/2006
                        Today was the day of the long awaited 100-day naming ceremony of Zoo Atlanta's panda girl cub.  The name was determined through a public online poll sponsored by the Atlana Journal Constitution.  Voters had a list of 10 names that were suggested from various sources includ...
12/15/2006
Atlanta based Home Depot reported on Wednesday that it plans to buy "The Home Way" and estabish a retail presence in China.  They expect the deal to close by the end of 2006 and it has already been approved by the Chinese government.  Near the end of 2004, Home Depot had opened a business develop...
12/15/2006
Hey all you Harry Potter fans in Gwinnett County, the Georgia Board of Education voted to keep Harry Potter on the library shelves in Gwinnett holding that the books are good tools to ignite creativity and encourage students to read.  There have been year-long complaints from a mother who thought...
12/14/2006
Christmas in Cumming Arts and Crafts show at the Cumming Fairgrounds - December 8 & 9 Breakfast with Santa - Saturdays through December 16 (reservations required) at the Southeastern Railway Museum in DuluthThe Nutcracker at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Theater - through December 17Live Nativity ...
12/07/2006
Martha Stewart joins KB Homes in building a community called Wynchase in Woodstock, GA.  This is the second Martha Stewart/KB Homes community in metro Atlanta.  The first one, Hampton Oaks, opened in July of this year in Fairburn, GA.Wynchase is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2007 and will ha...
12/04/2006
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