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atlanta: When buyers won't make a move, what do you do? - 02/19/07 09:55 AM
I came across an article in Innan News by Matt Carter (might only be viewable by subscribers) from last October which really hit home, especially in the Metro Atlanta market where we have a very large standing inventory of homes for sale (10+ months). The gist of the article is based around the growing nationwide rise of housing inventory and the fact that the Feds have left interest rates alone for quite some time.
With those thoughts in mind, today's Buyer may be thinking that the "best buy" is just around the corner and with fairly stable interest rates, there's not the same … (12 comments)
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atlanta: Home Depot set to enter the Chinese home improvement market - 12/15/06 08:04 AM
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 development office in China to evaluate marketplace strategies and gain consumer insights.
The Home Way is a Chinese home improvement retailer with 12 stores located in 6 cities and around 3,000 employees. Get this: the Chinese home improvement market has been growing at a compounded annual rate of 20% … (3 comments)
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atlanta: Tree lighting at the Governor's mansion - 12/04/06 04:41 AM
Last night, families in and around the metro area joined together outside the Governor's mansion for the lighting of the Christmas tree. Governer Purdue said that the tree was the largest one to date weighing in at 2 tons. The onlookers were entertained by dancers, live music and a tour of the mansion decorated for Christmas. At 6:40 p.m., the switch was thrown and the tree, strung with almost 40,000 lights, was lit. The mansion is open to the public during the holidays. Tours are free.
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atlanta: Georgia Aquarium - 12/03/06 07:21 AM
In November of 2005 one of the world's largest aquariums opened in Atlanta. The Georgia Aquarium has more than 100,000 fish and animals from over 500 species. Atlanta officials have announced that Atlanta is having their largest tourism boom since the 1996 Olympics, due mostly in part to the opening of the Aquarium. Also, the aquarium is 505,000 square feet.
"The Georgia Aquarium was designed with both entertainment and education in mind," said benefactor Bernie Marcus. "From the very beginning, our team was composed of both ‘fish people' and ‘theatrical designers' who looked at everything from creative positioning of windows to innovative tactile concepts … (1 comments)
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