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By ROBERT LEE LONG - Community Editor
rlong@desototimestribune.com
Published: Monday, April 20, 2009 7:55 PM CDT
DESOTO COUNTY ? While new home sales and building permits have taken a dive due to the ailing national economy, local real estate experts say new tax incentives could help boost the industry.
That is, if new home buyers are aware of the incentives and take advantage of them.
On Feb. 17, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which includes tax credits and incentives for new home buyers. As part of $787 billion in economic stimulus measures, the legislation created a home buyer tax credit that is larger than the previous credit implemented in July 2008.
Among other things, the tax credit provides $8,000 toward the purchase of a home. The incentive applies to first-time home...
BRENTWOOD, TN., - Crye-Leike, REALTORS congratulates Agent Diane Balciar on earning her Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) designation. She is a Realtor with Crye-Leike and based out of the company's Brentwood West branch office located at 5111 Maryland Way.
"I am proud of this accomplishment, especially in the extreme market conditions we are experiencing," said Diane. "When many agents are struggling to maintain their business, I have been able to serve as a buyer's agent for a number of clients while fulfilling the educational requirements for the ABR designation."
The ABR is awarded to real estate agents who meet specified educational and practical experience criteria. Diane successfully completed a comprehensive course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation specialty offered through the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of REALTORS (NAR)
"This achievement...
www.leaderselite.com
April 16th, 2009
Author: admin
Mark Leader, North America's No.1 real estate sales speaker/trainer and founder of Leaders Elite, announced today that Yolly Seedtibood with Crye-Leike REALTORS? in North Little Rock, Ark., has been named the Leaders Elite Wall of Fame's Star of the Month for March 2009.
Leaders Elite is a North American online membership-based training and coaching program for real estate professionals. The virtual-based program offers monthly Webinars, coaching and communication templates as well as an effective activity planner developed and led by Mark Leader.
Seedtibood received this international recognition from Leader for her total points accumulated in March as top producer in dollar amounts, appointments scheduled and as top lister for buyers and properties. She competed for the award with other Lea...
FORT OGLETHORPE, GA., - Crye-Leike, REALTORS is pleased to announce the selection of Jack W. Deaton as the company's newest Managing Broker to serve in the Greater Chattanooga, East Tennessee and North Georgia Region. He will oversee day-to-day management and operations of the Crye-Leike Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Branch Office located at 69 Crye-Leike Drive.
"I have had many great careers in my lifetime but I believe the best came this year when I was honored to become the Managing Broker for the North Georgia office of Crye-Leike, REALTORS," said Jack W. Deaton. "Our goal is to be the number one office in the region and to set the standards for being the best Realtors and the best company providing the best service for our clients."
Jack is a licensed real estate Broker in Georgia and Tennessee. Prior to his career in real estate and joining Crye-Leike, Jack's work experience was in the automotive industry and United States...

Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company founded in Memphis in 1977. Today it is ranked #4 in the nation and the largest real estate company serving markets in Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi. Crye-Leike has a network of more than 2,800+ licensed sales associates, 600+ staff members and over 130+ branch and franchise offices located throughout a seven state region of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Crye-Leike also has a franchise location in Puerto Rico.
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