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MetLife forecloses on Mansell Overlook

Submitted by Atlanta Busines... on Friday, January 4th, 8:56 am
MetLife forecloses on Mansell Overlook

ROSWELL, Ga. -- MetLife Inc. has foreclosed on Roswell's Colonial Center at Mansell Overlook for more than $80 million, according to Fulton County records and Databank Inc.

The foreclosure, completed in December, includes the development's four mid-rise office buildings and its retail properties. The project went back to MetLife for about $82.5 million, according to Databank, an Atlanta firm that covers commercial real estate transactions.

Mansell Overlook got caught in a highly competitive north Fulton market and the slow rebound in job growth after the downturn.

In 2006, near the height of the commercial real estate boom, Birmingham, Ala.-based Colonial Properties Trust completed a $166.4 million joint venture, sale and long-term management and leasing assignment deal with UBS Wealth Management for Mansell Overlook.

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Fulton County to Host Information Workshop for Future Homeowners

Submitted by FeleciaChurch on Thursday, June 14th, 6:17 pm
Fulton County to Host Information Workshop for Future Homeowners

Fulton County residents with dreams of owning a home are invited to attend a “Do You Dream of Owning Your Own Home?” information session on Tuesday, June 26, 2012.  Future homebuyers can learn more about all eligibility requirements of the Home Ownership Program (HOP) and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).  The workshop hosted by the Department of Housing and Human Services Office of Housing and Community Development will be held from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the South Fulton Service Center.  The Service Center is located at 5600 Stonewall Tell Road in College Park, Georgia 30349.

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Somebody Else Owns The Home You Are Living In

Submitted by Castles By Chrissy Team, Team Leader of Castles By Chrissy
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011, 9:19am
Somebody Else Owns The Home You Are Living In

Someone Else Owns The Home You Are Renting

Owning a home is still the American Dream. Renting is easier, but let's remember, somebody else owns the home you're renting. You are helping them achieve the American Dream and that's awful nice of you...but don't you want to achieve your own dream? You think that by renting you are saving money? You aren't. You are just paying someone else's mortgage, or at least part of it.

Wouldn't you rather invest that rent money into your own home? Let us assume that the average rent in a San Antonio Texas neighborhood for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is $1000. Over the period of one year (12 months), you have contributed $12,000 to a person's, whom you probably don't even know, future.

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11 Questions to Ask Before Pricing Your Home

Submitted by Castles By Chrissy Team, Team Leader of Castles By Chrissy
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 11:52am
11 Questions to Ask Before Pricing Your Home
 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Are there improvements I can make to my home — both major and minor — that could enhance the price?
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Not So Big House Principles Apply to Remodeling Projects of all Sizes

Submitted by Sylvia Small on Monday, September 19th, 2:31 pm
Free Educational Program on Oct. 15   The concept or movement of “Not So Big House” has entered the mainstream, but what is it and who started it? Well, what it is not about is tiny houses for everyone, or a creed of bad design in favor of tiny energy bills.   The No So Big House philosophy, in fact, embraces architectural style across the spectrum, and is a concept dedicated to homes of all … well, most sizes. It can be described as an anti-McMansion sort of trend, but it is much more positive than that.   This is a direction in home design and construction championed by Sarah Susanka, an architect by trade, that emphasizes the concept of home as haven, in scale and proportion to need, a welcoming, comfortable, usable place where space is used according to purpose, rooms flow together with subtle delineations -- well-built, light-filled and energy-efficient.
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Fulton Co. hosting foreclosure prevention fair Sept. 24

Submitted by Michael H. King, Digital Executive Producer
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011, 12:02pm
Fulton Co. hosting foreclosure prevention fair Sept. 24

ATLANTA -- The Fulton County Department of Housing and Human Services' Office of Housing and Community Development are hosting a foreclosure prevention fair on Saturday, Sept. 24.

The fair will be held at Atlanta's Westlake High School from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Counselors will be on hand to provide foreclosure counseling and assistance. The counselors will help homeowners assess their current situation and determine if the homeowners qualify for the Obama Administration's Making Home Affordable program.

The Making Home Affordable program helps homeowners get refinancing or loan modifications to help them stay in their homes.

Participants need to bring two copies of the following documents to obtain assistance at the fair:

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Selling Season Is NOT Over

Submitted by Castles By Chrissy Team, Team Leader of Castles By Chrissy
Friday, August 19th, 2011, 10:52am
Selling Season Is NOT Over

If you have been trying to buy or sell a home and the end of the spring-summer real estate season is stressing you out, The Castles By Chrissy Team says "relax!"

Even though real estate sales do fall off at the end of warm weather, there's still plenty of buying and selling coming this fall and winter.

Remember, sales volume is not your problem. The only house you care about is the one you're selling or hoping to buy.

Real estate isn't nearly as seasonal as it used to be. If a house is priced and marketed appropriately, no matter what time of year it is, there will be a buyer for it.

What's more, many home buyers and sellers are bucking the seasonal nature of residential real estate.

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