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Six essential qualities that
are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy,
wisdom, charity. - William Menninger
Housing
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life
by what we give. - Winston Churchill
8/27/07 Brayson Homes is once again ranked among "Atlanta's Top
25 Home Builders" in the Atlanta Business Chronicle's annual survey
that appeared in the publication's Home Quarterly distributed in its August
17-23, 2007... More
6/27/07 The National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s
Atlanta chapter has initiated an innovative pilot program to teach
remodelers ways to reduce the volume of waste from deconstruction and
salvage usable items from their projects...
More
The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water,
gravel and vinyl. -
Dave Barry
9/27/06
According to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies,
there are over 120 million homes more than 32 years old. $233
billion is spent annually on remodeling work. Remodeling
accounts for 40 percent of residential construction spending
which is two percent of the US economy. In 2003 alone, over 800,000
room additions were constructed, most by professional remodeling
contractors. More
5/23/08 (Georgia Front Page) BUSINESS WIRE--The Home Builders
Association of Georgia (HBAG), comprised of more than 13,000
builders statewide, issued an urgent call today to members who are
policyholders/owners of Builders Insurance to “take back” the
company and restore it to a fiscally conservative company that
serves its policyholders...
More
1/7/08 (4:40 p.m.) PRNewswire-FirstCall -- Cooper Wiring Devices
today announced a new line of Tamper Resistant receptacles designed
specifically for dwelling units - residential homes, extended stay hotels...
More
12/7/07 (8:08 a.m.) Construction is slated to begin early next year on the
commercial section of The Villages of LaFayette Park,
fulfilling the developers' vision of a vibrant
live-work-play community in downtown Fayetteville...
More
8/13/07 American homes are getting bigger at least when
measured by the number of bedrooms they have according to a new analysis of
data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. In 2005, one in
five occupied homes (20 percent) had four or more bedrooms, compared to 17.7
percent in 2000... More
12/11/06 The Knight Group continued its tradition of winning OBIE Awards
for Professionalism by earning a Silver Award in the 2006 competition.
The OBIE Awards is the annual program hosted by the Sales and Marketing
Council of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. The black-tie
dinner and presentation event was held recently at the Georgia World
Congress Center. More
Pictured (from left) are HBA of Midwest Georgia
Treasurer John Cox, blackjack dealer Kent Gravelle of
Entertainment Productions, the producer of the event, and Griffin
Technical College President Dr. Robert Arnold.
9/19/06 Members of the Home Builders
Association of Midwest Georgia and their guests gathered at the
Depot in Tyrone recently for a western-style Saloon and Casino
Night of fantasy gambling complete with craps table, slot
machines, poker and blackjack. Net proceeds from the event will
help fund scholarships for students enrolled in Griffin Technical
College's Construction Management Diploma program, a curriculum
that qualifies graduates for a variety of careers in the building
industry.
The 700-member Home Builders Association of Midwest
Georgia serves builders in Fayette, Coweta, Spalding, Meriwether,
Heard, Pike, Upson, Lamar, Butts and Jasper Counties. More
information about the group can be obtained by calling Sandy Boda
at the association office, (770) 716-7109.
6/27/08 (GA Housing) Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel today reminded
construction contractors about the July 1, 2008 deadline to obtain state
licensure. Pursuant to Georgia law, the following types of contractors must
obtain a license from the State Licensing Board for Residential and General
Contractors...
More
Forecast Shows Housing Making Positive Transition For
2008 2/26/08 (Blogpost) Forecasts show that consumers are feeling a little
better about buying homes for 2008. That is the message from the 2008
Economic Forecast presented Thursday, Feb 21st by the Home Builders
Association of Midwest Georgia (HBA)...
More
10/3/07 The coming of Fall always means one thing – back to
school. In the past, getting new school supplies and seeing old friends have
been students’ lone reasons to celebrate the end of summer. But for a growing
number of students, the free educational software program “Building Homes of
Our Own” ... More
From Roof to Paint, The Life Expectancy of Your Home’s
Components
7/24/07 Just like the human body, your home is made of parts,
all working in unison, many unseen and unthought-of during the course of your
daily life. From the roof to the foundation, and from the front door to the
back, a home consists of literally thousands of components...
More
2/6/07 Mike Daughtry, president of Hilpine Builders and
publisher of 20 South Magazine, and Patsy Dunagan, commercial lines account
executive with J. Smith Lanier & Company, have been named Builder of the Year
and Associate of the Year, respectively, by the Home Builders Association of
Midwest Georgia.
More
2/6/07 Charlie Whitfield of Ravin Homes was selected as the
2006 "Superintendent of the Year" for Peachtree City during the annual awards
presentation at the Peachtree City Council meeting on Thursday night, Jan. 18.
More
Doug Mitchell, President of Pathway
Communities, presents check to Jerry Peterson, Board member of
Southern Conservation Trust
10/17/06 Pathway Communities has signed on as a supporter
of Southern Conservation Trust’s Community Conservation program.
Southern Conservation Trust owns and manages local
natural areas and holds conservation easements, a legal tool that
allows landowners to permanently protect their land while continuing
to own and use it, and receive significant tax benefits. For
information contact
Southern Conservation Trust at 770-486-7774, email
info@sctlandtrust.org or
visit
www.sctlandtrust.org.
