Atlanta homes for sale on iPhones and Blackberry phones

Finding homes for sale in Atlanta just got easier. Using the latest mobile phone app from Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty, you can search for homes for sale anywhere in Atlanta on a phone that offers wireless internet service or GPS capabilities. 

Text AFH to 87778 or click here to download the free application to your iPhone or Blackberry (primarily).

This means now you can search from your car, a coffee shop, and even as a passenger while in driving.  Simply download the free application for your iPhone or Blackberry and within a minute or two, a GPS map will show your location and will list all the available homes in that specific area.  As your location changes, so do the available homes.   

You can view multiple pictures, find out prices, square footage, interior and exterior features, number of bedrooms and baths, etc.  You can even press a “Call to See” button and, while you’re being connected with the listing agent, the agent is simultaneously being sent an email with the information about the listing about which you are calling.  All this information is available to you instantly, any time of day, with the touch of a button on your SmartPhone.

Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty has the exclusive offering for this hand-held search for homes for sale in Atlanta.  Primarily designed for Blackberry and iPhones, data is pulled directly from FMLS.  Our downloadable app will find properties using a GPS-enabled phone or via the wireless connection on any phone.

Visit our website at  www.atlantafinehomes.com, and download the mobile real estate application to use this free and valuable service. 

Or you can simply text AFH to 87778 to get started immediately. 

Let us know what you think.  Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty is interested in finding out how you are using this great new service and how it is making your home search easier!     

If you have any questions, please give us a call at 404.835.9600.

You need a real estate agent to help with your move from Kansas City to Katmandu?

Heery Brothers, Founding Partners

 

Do you call Relo, yellow pages, www.best realtorintown.com, the person with the most signs? How do you select the right agent for the job? Call the people that you know.

Few people like to choose their advisors by opening the phone book; rather most folks prefer to work with someone who has been referred to them by a trusted source. Heery Brothers can help anyone moving to virtually any city in the United States and in180 international markets.

Sotheby’s International Realty participates in the top relocation networks, we can put you in touch with a qualified real estate specialist who has a proven track record of performance in your areas of interest. This specialist will have the knowledge and understanding you are looking for in your new home search or the sale of your current residence.

Sometimes we may know the agent or their broker. We work hard to kindle these relationships not only through the firm but with top producers in other firms and markets using the same type of networking used to develop clients here in Atlanta. We attend national conventions for Sotheby’s International REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS® not only seeking to learn about upcoming trends in marketing, but also to work on contacts in other locations. Much to our wives’ annoyance on vacation we stop in and meet other local REALTORS® and try to develop an understanding of their market and level of competence.

Just a few of the extended services a referred relocation agent can assist you with are: area tours, school orientations, special needs providers, settling-in-services, cost of living comparisons, medical services, and much more. Meet with a REALTOR® even if you are still considering a move. Let them present their local market to you in its best light. The information they provide could be helpful to you in negotiating a new job. Any firm your company uses is normally happy to work with this relocation network.

Throughout the process, your real estate specialist will touch base with periodically to keep us up to date as to how your move is going. We question them to try to insure that they are providing the best service possible. We check in with you to insure that you are happy. This monitor s your satisfaction with the process and to helps to resolve any issues, should they arise.

So if you need to sell or buy real estate anywhere in the world contact the agents you know first. Please call the Heery Brothers with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty for all of you real estate needs at 404.974.4319 or 404.836.9600.

3D Search Feature on AtlantaFineHomes.com

Janet Blanton, VP Marketing

Today we unveiled two new ways of searching on our web site, AtlantaFineHomes.com. These search features will allow unprecedented views and information on Atlanta area homes for sale.  All the listings in FMLS are found on our site, along with our own set of listings.

For the buyer has a sense of the local market, niche markets like Garden Hills or Ansley Park can be found easily.  If you are a person relocating to Atlanta and are familiarizing yourself with the city, or looking for a home near your new place of employment, our 3D search module will be very helpful in this area.

New Search Feature on AtlantaFineHomes.com

The first search option one is a more traditional method but using a proprietary system of creating “most popular areas” in the main markets we serve.  For example, you can select Buckhead and then choose a submarket called “Tuxedo Park, Peachtree Heights West, Haynes Manor, Garden Hills”. 

Additionally, you can select to see homes that have Master on Main, Pool on Property, or are part of a group of homes in Foreclosure/Bank Owned/Corporate Owned.

Click here to see this practical and detailed search.

3D Search Feature on Atlanta Fine Homes Web site

 

The second new way of searching is a thrilling 3D experience.  After a brief waiting and initial download, the 3D map comes to life. 

Flying into metro Atlanta, all homes in FMLS are featured.  On the left hand side of the screen, full search capabilities come into play and layers can be added including streets, schools, hospitals and parcel maps.  

Parcel maps are displayed for Fulton County only….and if the user clicks a little white circle in the middle of each parcel, the tax assesor information appears.  We have the exclusive offering on this capability in Atlanta at this time.

Click here to see the new 3D Search.

Atlanta ranks as Southeast’s No. 4 city

Leslie Ransom Founding Partner

Submitted by Leslie Ransom

A new study ranks metro Atlanta fourth among nine Southeastern metro areas on a range of factors affecting economic growth.

The benchmarking index was compiled by Harrison Campbell, associate professor of geography at UNC Charlotte. He ranked the metro areas on employment and labor; income and productivity; livability and connectivity; new economy; and equity and diversity.

The Raleigh-Durham area achieved the No. 1 overall ranking, followed by Austin, Texas, Charlotte, N.C. Dallas ranked fifth, followed by Richmond, Va.; Nashville, Tenn.; Tampa, Fla.; and Jacksonville, Fla.

For entire story on the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Welcome Laura Warren

Laura Warren

We welcome Laura Warren to Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty.

A native of Atlanta, Laura currently resides in White Columns with her husband, Brent, a real estate closing attorney and their two miniature schnauzers. Laura was consistently recognized as a Top 10 Agent in her former office and a Top 55 Agent Company-wide. She is a Life Member of the Atlanta Board of REALTORS® Million Dollar Club and a Certified Relocation Agent.

Laura is a graduate of The University of Georgia, with a BBA in Marketing. She was a member of Tri-Delta Sorority. Prior to real estate, Laura worked for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Buckhead for four years in the Sales and Marketing Department and also managed the Repeat Guest Program. Later she managed a commercial printing company for seven years.

Laura specializes in swim, tennis and golf neighborhoods in North Atlanta. She is an expert in White Columns having participated in the most number of resale transactions over the past seven years. Personal service, aggressive marketing and attention to detail, combined with Laura’s extensive knowledge of the Metro Atlanta area, assures her clients of success whether selling their property or searching for the perfect home!

	404.731.7330 Cell
	770.442.7300 Office
	laurawarren@atlantafinehomes.com http://laurawarren.atlantafinehomes.com

Welcome Barbara Durden to the North Atlanta Office

Barbara Durden

An Atlanta native, Barbara began her Atlanta real estate career in 1996, joining a boutique firm. The opportunity arose in May, 2009, to join Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty as a Founding Member of the North Atlanta Office.

Barbara has a reputation in the real estate industry for skill, integrity, caring and discretion, qualities that are greatly valued by her clients be they buyer or seller. Not surprisingly, this has resulted in a loyal clientele and Barbara’s business being largly repeat and referral based. When Barbara is marketing a home for sale, sellers are secure in the knowledge that she will use her expertise to handle the marketing and sale of their home as if it were her own. Partaking of the unique and extensive marketing network that Sotheby’s International Realty® offers, and enhanced by her adaptability and skill at reading the market, Barbara successfully exposes her client’s properties to the right buyers, helping to obtain a satisying and expeditious sale.

Barbara gives equal skill and care when helping those seeking to purchase a home and takes great pride in her ability to find and match her buyers with the home that they dream of, all the while guiding them through every step of the process.

Barbara and her husband Mike reside in North Atlanta and together have raised three sons.

Certifications:	Certified Relocation Specialist eAgentAffliations: Atlanta Board of REALTORS® Georgia Association of REALTORS® National Association of REALTORS®
Achievements:	Recipient of the prestigious Phoenix Award noting 10 years of achieving the Atlanta Board of REALTORS® Million Dollar Club status – 2007Consistent multi-million dollar producer

Mobile:	(404)729-4711
Office:	(770)442-7300
Email:	barbaradurden@atlantafinehomes.com

Atlanta a top relocation city

Natalie Ransom, Realtor & Founding Partner

Submitted by Natalie Ransom

Atlanta remains one to the best cities in America to get a fresh start, according to Relocation.com.

The online moving service company ranked Atlanta the eighth-best city to start over and seek out new economic opportunities.

Relocation.com used the following elements to create its list: city ‘popularity’ based on consumer requests for moving quotes to move to that city; economic-growth prospects; home affordability; and the strength of a community as reflected by volunteerism rates.

The top city was Austin, Texas, followed by Dallas; Charlotte, N.C.; Denver; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; and Washington, D.C. After Atlanta are Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Houston.

“Studies have shown that many people don’t like where they live,” said Sharon Asher, chairman and founder of Relocation.com. “At the same time, a lot of people are looking for work, whether they’re unemployed now or fearing layoffs. It’s a scary time, but for some it might be a good time to think about starting over.”

To see the story on the Atlanta Business Chronicle web site, please click here.

2009 Top 10 Reasons to be Proud of Atlanta Public Schools

 

Leigh Massey Relocation Director

1. APS is on a consistent nine-year trend of progress.

2. In February 2009, APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall was named the National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators – the highest professional honor for a K-12 education leader.

3. The APS Class of 2008 was offered more than $64 million in scholarships to colleges and universities across the country and abroad.

4. In August 2008, APS launched one of the largest mathematics and science professional development and curriculum programs in the nation.

5. The Nation’s Report Card shows that, since 2003, APS math, reading and writing scores improved faster than any other major U.S. urban school district.

6. APS continues to attract, develop and reward quality teaching.

7. Using in-depth academic and social services, Project GRAD is turning around schools once labeled lowest performing.

8. APS is changing the middle school experience through single-gender learning and other reform initiatives.

9. Early signs show that APS’ move to small high school environments is working.

10. APS’ extensive network of business, community and philanthropic support continues to propel the success of its students through partnerships.

For more information about Atlanta Public Schools and other school systems in the Metro Atlanta area, email our Relocation Department.

Welcome Andralyn Taylor to Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty

Andralyn Taylor

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Million Dollar Club, Atlanta Board of REALTORS®
• Georgia Association of REALTORS®
• National Association of REALTORS®
• Certified Relocation Specialist
• eAgent

BACKGROUND

• Many years experience in education including the public schools of Georgia (early childhood education), disadvantaged children in federal programs, regular classroom work, and developing educators’ training program for migrant children

• Worked for Washington State Even Start Consortium project, including developing materials and curriculum and conducting training session in several states for the same project

• Served in industrial training films, various commercials, and in a music video

EDUCATION

• Graduate: Coldwell Banker School of Real Estate
• Graduate Studies, Oglethorpe University
• B.A. Early Childhood Degree, Augusta College
• Associate Business Degree, GA Perimeter College
• Advanced Acting Classes, Alliance Theater
• Commercial Acting Classes, Weist Barron Studios
• Private Vocal Coaching
 
 

Please contact Andralyn:

Mobile: 404.313.0091
Office: 404.835.9600
andralyn@atlantafinehomes.com
andralyntaylor.atlantafinehomes.com

Atlanta – Top Destination for Relocation

Leigh Massey Relocation Director

U-Haul recently released their annual survey of top destinations for one-way truck deliveries in 2008.

Atlanta is at the top of the list for destinations of thier vehicles. Following closely behind people moving to Atlanta is Houston, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. 

Below is the list of the top 10 U-Haul destinations:

1. Atlanta, Georgia

2. Houston, Texas

3. Los Angeles, California

4. Las Vegas, Nevada

5. Denver, Colorado

6. Portland, Oregon

7. Chicago, Illinois

8. San Antonio, Texas

9. Austin, Texas

10. Orlando, Florida