Archive for the ‘Atlanta Area Mover’ Category

The Atlanta movers hear that there has been a new sale of commercial property in downtown Atlanta. The Imperial Hotel has long been inhabited by the homeless and low income families of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The last 15 years have seen the hotel house homeless and advocates at low costs–a far cry from the hot spot that it used to be back when it was one of Atlanta’s leading hotels.

Recently, the building was purchased by Columbia Residential and National Church Residences, and will remain a safe haven for the needy. Initial fears were apparent that the property might be remodeled and flipped as luxury condos, however, the goal is to provide high quality affordable housing for the needy. The current residents will be displaced while renovations are underway, however.

Buckhead has long been noted as an upscale and prominent area of Atlanta–but also one that had potentially jumped the gun and built too many new developments too quickly, such as expansive condo and apartments and also a plethora of office space. With the recession, many of these new and beautiful luxury buildings were left vacant.

However, with a new year seems to be a new turn for Buckhead. At it’s vacancy peak for offices, Buckhead was at 23% open units. Currently, that number has dropped to 18.7% vacancy. While the change may not seem significant, the Atlanta movers are hoping its a positive step in the right direction.

While residential real estate is staying busy with buyers, landlords, and renters; the commercial site isn’t doing as well–but it’s getting there. Hopefully in the first quarter of 2012 we will see some positive movements in the Atlanta market.

The Occupy movements are moving on to a new cause–saving foreclosed homes. Not just for the owners, mind you, but also for themselves to basically squat in. Public spaces such as parks have driven out the crowds, so they have taken to boarded up and condemned properties and claiming them as their own.

However they do also claim to be saving homes for families being foreclosed on. In Atlanta specifically, Occupy protesters held a rally in front of a county courthouse with whistles and sirens intended to disrupt auction proceedings indoors. The auctions were of course to sell the foreclosed homes. The foreclosure protests have also been popping up in New York, Seattle, and in Southern California. The motto? “Foreclose on banks, not people.”

The Atlanta movers have learned through a Newsday article that Occupy protesters feel they are saving homes for the needy and that their acts are a sort of “Christmas gift to the people.”

While the real estate market has had a rough year (as residential has as well), there are a few markets throughout the United States that showed in increase in market activity including sales, developments and new construction. The Atlanta movers are proud to say that our city is one of those successful markets. As the most reliable commercial mover in the Atlanta metro area, we are pleased by the strength of the Atlanta commercial real estate market and also hope that our situation only continues to improve.

According to a new article published on the Credit Union Times website, Atlanta is among a dozen cities (including Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Kansas City, Mo., Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, San Francisco and St. Louis) that saw changes in the local commercial real estate market. Though the increases weren’t huge, they are certainly a step in the right direction.

In Atlanta specifically, rental vacancies declined, rents have stabilized, and construction activity is up from 2010.

Atlanta has recently been announced as one of the top 10 cities in the U.S. with high-net worth residents. Wealth X, which is a wealth information and intelligence company, has ranked Atlanta at number eight. The residents who qualify for ultra-high net worth are worth at least $30 million in assets.

New York was at the top of the list with over 7,000 high net worth residents, and Seattle came in at #10. The rest of the cities are, in descending order, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C., Houston, Dallas, and Boston.

Whether you’re one of the high net worth residents, or just an average Joe like the Atlanta movers, we want you to know there is no move too big or too small. We are here to help you relocate to anywhere in the country–whether it’s one of these 10 cities or anywhere else your heart desires.

In a few days, the Fulton County Dept. of Housing & Community Development will host a event for the residents of Atlanta regarding foreclosure. A healthy mix of counselors, information, and assistance will make up this great event at Atlanta’s Westlake High School on Saturday from 9-4. One of the highlights for homeowners is a qualification screening for the Making Home Affordable initiative.

The Atlanta movers want to make sure you attend the fair prepared! To apply for the program you must have two copies of several documents on hand, such as:

The past two mortgage statements

Recent communications between lender/mortgage company

A month’s worth of paystubs

Your tax return

Two most current bank statements

Copies of all relevant bills: insurance, utilities, auto

Also: Unemployment insurance letter, property tax statement, current homeowners insurance policy, personal loan statements, credit card statements, HUD1 from mortgage closing, mortgage deed.

You can register for the event here.

Surrounded by the metropolis of Atlanta is the once little-known Georgia town of Stockbridge. These days, however; Stockbridge has quite a bit to brag about, and your Atlanta area mover is impressed. Presidential candidate, Herman Cain, is a local Stockbridge resident who has been receiving much attention lately. Long before Herman Cain’s campaigning began to garner attention for the candidate and his hometown, Stockbridge was the proud home to Panola Mountain State Park. The park helps to preserve the nearly-thousand-foot-high stand-alone granite hill.

Stockbridge is a fun and interesting town to call home. What makes the town most popular for families and individuals on the move is the shockingly low cost of living in the area. Stockbridge has many 50’s and 60’s era homes, many of which are listed for less than $50K. A beautiful Stockbridge home is very affordable, and your Atlanta movers have your affordable relocation service solution should you set sights on this fine Georgia town.

A 325-unit complex in Grant Park has officially received the first Gold LEED certification among the Southeast area of theUnited States. The complex is an example in environmental sustainability, located centrally in the middle ofAtlantaand is already booked to meet over 90% capacity with committed new residents.

The Atlanta movers have uncovered some fantastic details about Enso-Atlanta, including impressive eco-friendly features that any green American would be proud to boast about. 85% of the building materials utilized was recycled, and 92% was locally accessed material. A rainwater collection cistern was created that can hold about 76,000 gallons of water, and 84% of the grounds filter into this hub. Water efficient plumbing equipped throughout the units is set to save over 1 million gallons annually of water, and high efficiency air conditioning cuts energy use by 14 percent.

To learn more about the complex and see available units, visit Enso-Atlanta.

Comparing June 2010 to this past June, CoreLogic reports that home prices were down 6.8% this year. In fact, the entire state of Georgia saw a 6.8% price drop for June 2011.

While this is significant, the Atlanta movers are grateful that Atlanta isn’t getting the worst of it–Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, Illinois and Minnesota all depreciated by at least 9.5%. The states that are actually appreciating? New York, Washington D.C., North Dakota, Alaska and Nebraska.

The term “throwback” has been used quite a bit lately. It seems to be a hip concept that has been thrown around a lot and also utilized as a marketing ploy; the throwback technique aims to garner new business by using nostalgia to sell people on how great a product is. If you watch television on a regular basis, surely you have noticed TV commercials here and there that seem to have been produced fifteen or twenty years ago. Vintage style logos from yesteryear have graced cans of popular soft drinks, and even professional sports team jerseys to move the audiences that view them nation wide; and the throwback technique has definitely worked. The nostalgia concept in advertising has been used by more companies than you would believe recently, and it works so well likely because of how great things were years ago.

I must admit that the throwback ads are fun to watch, but this mover in Atlanta here feels that the throwback campaign shouldn’t stop at logos. For us, the same classic qualities that have always run deep in this Atlanta moving company have and will never change; old fashioned care will always be prominent characteristic of the relocation services in Atlanta we provide. So while the “throwback” memories and logos may be around only for a limited time in many cases, you can always count on your Georgia movers in Atlanta here to provide the same good ole’ throwback treatment that we always have; and that goes beyond the classic logo!