Visit Emily Amy Gallery for a cocktail fundraiser benefitting Haiti
Tastemakers Help Haiti
The devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti may have caused immeasurable damage to a nation, but thankfully, it has also encouraged aid from so many generous people in the U.S. and abroad. Here are just a few stylish events we’ve uncovered in Atlanta that offer you a fun way to get involved and raise money for this deserving cause:
Stop in at the new Midtown lounge Aurum—designed by local design luminary Michael Habachy—on Saturday, January 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. for a fundraising drive replete with tasty appetizers and industry faces. Food will be provided by restaurants such as Silk, Pacific Grill, Hsu’s, Alon’s Shaun’s and Loca Luna, while raffle prizes from local businesses OwenLawrence, Blue MedSpa, Spice Market, The W Midtown, MetroFresh, Shaun’s Edgewood Social Club, Lupe Taqueria, Top Flr, Alon’s, P’cheen International Bistro & Pub, James Madison Salon, Habachy Designs and mcuh more will be up for grabs. Your in-kind donation, which will go toward your choice of three charities—CARE International, Partners in Health, and Save the Children—is your ticket in.
At the Environment Furniture showroom on the Westside, all sales of BRANDAID artwork will go toward Haitian relief efforts. Prices for the works, which feature the art of local Haitan artisans, start at $120. This promotion also applies to Environment’s New York, Los Angeles and Costa Mesa showrooms.
Andy Alibaksh and Arnaud Michele, owners of the Amuse!, Anise, Café Diem, Après Diem, Carpe Diem, Village Plaza and Carroll Street Café family of restaurants, are hosting a special dine-out event to aid the Haitian relief efforts. On Tuesday, January 26, 20 percent of all purchases on your bill at these participating restaurants will go toward Doctors Without Borders, currently aiding Haitian disaster survivors. Visit the link to the event on Facebook to make your R.S.V.P. official.
Visit Emily Amy Gallery on the Westside for the Aide Haiti for a cocktail fundraiser on Friday, January 29 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Proceeds from this auction of art and exclusive items from local businesses will go to Care.org and Habitat for Humanity, both providing immediate and long-term relief to the people of Haiti.
The devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti may have caused immeasurable damage to a nation, but thankfully, it has also encouraged aid from so many generous people in the U.S. and abroad. Here are just a few stylish events we’ve uncovered in Atlanta that offer you a fun way to get involved and raise money for this deserving cause:
- Stop in at the new Midtown lounge Aurum—designed by local design luminary Michael Habachy—on Saturday, January 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. for Unite! for Haiti, a fundraising drive conspicuously stocked with tasty appetizers and industry faces. Food will be provided by restaurants such as Silk, Pacific Grill, Hsu’s, Alon’s, Shaun’s and Loca Luna, while raffle prizes from local businesses OwenLawrence, Blue MedSpa, Spice Market, the W Atlanta – Midtown, MetroFresh, Shaun’s Edgewood Social Club, Lupe Taqueria, Top Flr, Alon’s, P’cheen International Bistro & Pub, James Madison Salon, Habachy Designs and much more will be up for grabs. Your in-kind donation, which will go toward your choice of three charities—CARE International, Partners in Health and Save the Children—is your ticket in. Visit the link to the event on Facebook to make your R.S.V.P. official.
- At the Environment Furniture showroom on the Westside, all sales of BRANDAID artwork will go toward Haitian relief efforts. Prices for the works, which feature the art of Haitan artisans, start at $120. This promotion also applies to Environment’s New York, Los Angeles and Costa Mesa showrooms.
- Andy Alibaksh and Arnaud Michele, owners of the Amuse!, Anis Bistro, Café Diem, Après Diem, Carpe Diem, Village Plaza and Carroll Street Café family of restaurants, are hosting a special dine-out event to aid the Haitian relief efforts. On Tuesday, January 26, 20 percent of all purchases on your bill at these participating restaurants will go toward Doctors Without Borders, currently aiding Haitian disaster survivors.
- Visit Emily Amy Gallery on the Westside for the Aide Haiti cocktail fundraiser on Friday, January 29 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Proceeds from this auction of art and exclusive items from local businesses will go to CARE International and Habitat for Humanity, both providing immediate and long-term relief to the people of Haiti.
January 22nd, 2010
All 16 of the townhomes for auction at The Peninsula at Lake Oconee went to the highest bidders at the December event, averaging $400,000 per unit, says Craig Post, the Chicago-based managing director of auction firm Sheldon Good & Co. Sales totaled $6.5 million.
The closings on the four- and five-bedroom townhomes are expected in the next seven to 10 days, and Post reports that the majority of buyers were from Atlanta. He won’t disclose the number of bidders, but says the auction had a strong turnout, with 200 attendees including bidders from New York, South Carolina and northern Florida.
The auctioned townhomes represented nearly half of the units in the lakefront 36-unit community in Eatonton.
Post says: “This was a secondary home community where a majority of the auctions (Sheldon Good conducts) are for primary residents. I think what’s most important is that the auction was able to demonstrate market value and that also garnered the attention of the maketplace. It enticed people to make a discrentionary purchase.”
No more Georgia auctions are scheduled for now, but Post expects the company will be doing more auctions here this spring and summer.
January 12th, 2010
The AJC reports that foreclosure proceedings have begun on one of downtown’s most high-profile new projects as BB&T plans to auction 50 Allen Plaza on Feb. 2.
Barry Real Estate chairman Hal Barry tells the paper he’s hoping to avoid foreclosure and earlier this week, he spoke about the future of Atlanta real estate at the ULI Atlanta luncheon.
Here are some of those comments (provided to us by Flammer Relations):
“The future of the entrepreneur in real estate is in question and I didn’t think I would ever say that. The government needs to stay out of the way. The playing field has really changed.”
“I don’t think anyone saw this coming in 2007. It was caused by real estate overbuilding, sub prime credit and the lack of liquidity in the market.”
“Atlanta is sitting on its hands and feet and just not getting it done. Nashville is attracting a lot of business. They have a ‘can do’
attitude of getting things done that is really amazing. Nashville is still small enough … they have Vanderbilt, a music scene and
entertainment … that is really good. They have also been able to attract the auto industry.”
January 8th, 2010
As we’re wrapping up the last week of the year, we checked in with some of the city’s busy agents for their thoughts about how they and Atlanta’s housing market will fare in 2010.
What are they doing and recommending that their clients do in the coming year?
Wesley R. Vawter III, founding partner, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty:
“Appraisal guidelines changed in our industry in 2009. I am recommending all sellers have their homes professionally appraised early in 2010 so they price them correctly for the spring 2010 market. I think having homes priced right is crucial to a housing market rebound. Some sellers cannot accept the fact that prices have come down. If they do not like the appraisal they may decide it is not the time to market their home. I am offering to reimburse my clients for 50 percent of the appraisal cost at closing. I am doing this for all sellers just to be proactive in pricing the properties right.”
What is one thing that needs to happen for Atlanta’s housing market to rebound?
Al Floda, RE/MAX Greater Atlanta:
“Until the unemployment rate drops well below its current 10 percent and the percentage of short sale/foreclosure business in this market drops below its current third or more of total sales to maybe 20 percent or less, I don’t see prospects for a major improvement in prices.”
More comments are coming in so check back in later this week for more agents’ thoughts, and add yours below.
December 29th, 2009
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April 2nd, 2009
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