Kevin Weitzel, director of business development with Zonda, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to share an overview of the company’s new listing platform made exclusively for new construction homes. Weitzel sits down with host Carol Morgan to discuss the changes for real estate in the digital asset world. Zonda is well known for being the largest homebuilder and land data aggregator in the industry. In the past several years, Zonda has acquired various companies, including...

President Greg Bray with Blue Tangerine joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to provide tips on how home builders can effectively make marketing plans for the year ahead. Bray chats with host Carol Morgan on the importance of on-page SEO and which technology advancements to focus on. Bray holds a computer science degree from Brigham Young University and has over 20 years of website development and programming experience. In 2006, Bray became the owner and president of Blue...

Andrew Hitch, community manager with Kolter Homes, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to chat about the home builder’s fast-growing Newnan communities. Hitch sits down with host Carol Morgan to discuss the types of home styles and amenities offered at each active adult community and exciting new projects on the horizon. With 15 years of experience in residential building and construction management, Hitch has been a part of the Kolter Homes team since 2014 and was promoted...

Barbara Wray, senior vice president of strategic growth with Wick Marketing, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to discuss Wick Marketing’s recent homebuyer research study. On the All About Real Estate segment, Wray chats with host Carol Morgan about the insightful results of targeting millennials and Gen Z new home buyers and how to utilize the results to build a successful sales and marketing strategy. With the building industry constantly evolving, Wick Marketing recently...

Casey Hill, CEO of Blue River Lifestyle Communities, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to share an overview of the homebuilding company. On the All About Real Estate segment, Hill sits down with host Carol Morgan to discuss the types of communities and floorplans Blue River Lifestyle Communities offers and exciting information on its first community, Mayfair on Main in Alpharetta. Working in the homebuilding industry his entire professional career, Hill spent over 35 years...

Vice President of Sales and Marketing Amy Kessler with Traton Homes joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to chat about new and upcoming communities on the horizon. On the All About Real Estate segment, Kessler sits down with host Carol Morgan to discuss newly decorated model homes and the homebuilding company’s involvement in Cobb Christmas. Kessler boasts more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry and has worked in the specialty market of local Atlanta home...

Three years after our interview with Newport officials, it's a sad state of affairs for South Downtown.  According to Atlanta Bisnow and other sources, lender BridgeInvest has scheduled a foreclosure auction on Nov. 7, 2023, for 18 parcels in Downtown Atlanta, including Newport's Hotel Row properties and 222 Mitchell St., which Newport had started turning into an office and retail mixed-use project. BridgeInvest provided a $75M loan to the German developer for construction to revitalize key...

Jon Vaughan, former president of Brand Vaughan Lumber, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to discuss his family’s legacy in the lumber industry. Kicking off the Legacies of Real Estate series, Vaughan chats with host Carol Morgan about working with his family, the difficulties the company faced during the Great Recession and his involvement in the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. Vaughan knew from a very young age that lumber was his passion. Per his father’s...

Mike Rose, a senior loan officer with TowneBank Mortgage, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast for its 12th-anniversary episode to share an overview of the mortgage company. On the All About Real Estate segment, Rose sits down with host Carol Morgan to discuss special promotional programs offered by TowneBank Mortgage and how to use the company’s mobile app. Rose is a rare Atlanta native born and raised in the area, and he currently resides with his family in Dunwoody. Before...

Realtor with Keller Williams Atlanta North Mariam DePriest and Senior Loan Officer Mike Rose with TowneBank Mortgage join the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to share an overview of the real estate agency and its Live Luxury Division. DePriest and Rose sit down to chat with host Carol Morgan on the All About Real Estate segment. Before pursuing a career in real estate, DePriest studied broadcasting and worked as a news anchor, broadcaster and radio host before pivoting to...

Jim Jacobi, president of Parkland Communities, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to share an overview of the company, the benefits of renting and upcoming communities coming soon to metro Atlanta. Jacobi chats with host Carol Morgan on the All About Real Estate segment. Boasting nearly two decades of experience in the home building industry, Jacobi went out on his own in 2005, formed his first home building company in 2007 and the past year has focused heavily on the...

Jim Chapman, principal of Chapman Design Studio, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast as part of the Legends of Real Estate series. Chapman chats with host Carol Morgan about Chapman Design Studios, his years of experience in the industry and the relationships he’s formed while designing 300 golf clubhouses and related structures. Becoming an architect was an early and easy decision for Chapman. While other kids were playing with blocks, Chapman and his older brother were...

Lori Lane, president of Berkshire Hathaway New Homes Division, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to discuss the types of projects the award-winning company represents and many new home communities where home shoppers have options for new homes. Lane chats with host Carol Morgan on the All About Real Estate segment. From condos and townhomes to master-planned communities and active-adult neighborhoods, Berkshire Hathaway New Homes Division represents a plethora of various...

President Dennis McConnell with Healthy House of Georgia joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to share an overview of the energy-efficient custom homebuilding company. On the All About Real Estate segment, McConnell sits down with host Carol Morgan to discuss the benefits of living in a conservation community and his latest project, Pendergrast Farm. Created to help individuals outside the building industry, Healthy House of Georgia recognizes the efforts put into housing that...

Bob Chapin, senior vice president of SouthState Bank, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast as part of the Legends of Real Estate series. Chapin chats with host Carol Morgan about his years in the industry, what sparked his interest in banking and his involvement in the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and Home Builders Association of Georgia. Growing up in Doraville, Chapin has been a rare Georgia native who went to college at Georgia Southern University earning a...

Bill Benzur, executive director of Georgia Ready Mix Concrete Association (GRMCA), joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to touch on the relationship between concrete and residential housing. On the All About Real Estate segment, Benzur sits down with host Carol Morgan to discuss the areas of Georgia that are growing the fastest. Founded in 1968, the GRMCA is a non-profit organization with a membership comprised of ready-mix producers and companies that supply materials such as...

Marketing Manager Carrie Rogiers with Fischer Homes joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to share what today’s buyers are looking for in a home. On the All About Real Estate segment, Rogiers sits down with host Carol Morgan to discuss new Fischer Homes communities coming to metro Atlanta. Recently celebrating her 10th anniversary with Fischer Homes, Rogiers started her career with the homebuilder in 2013 – the same year the builder unveiled its Atlanta division. Known as...

Lora Gonzales, director of sales for Epcon Communities, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to discuss upcoming metro Atlanta developments, exciting community amenities and popular trends in today’s housing market. Gonzales sits down with host Carol Morgan on the All About Real Estate segment. With experience in brokerage and new home development, Gonzales has over 20 years of experience working within the Atlanta real estate market. Gonzales and her team at Epcon Communities...

Principal Geoffrey Deckelbaum with SRP Lending joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to share an overview of the private lending company. On the All About Real Estate segment, Deckelbaum sits down with host Carol Morgan to discuss how services offered by SRP Lending benefit home builders and ways for investors to get involved. Local to Atlanta for almost 30 years and counting, Deckelbaum has worked in the real estate industry his entire life and has several years of experience...

David Clough, president of Waterford Homes, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast as part of the Legends of Real Estate series. Clough chats with host Carol Morgan about his decades in the homebuilding industry, working through the Great Recession and his involvement with the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) and the Home Builders Association of Georgia (HBAG). An alumnus of Princeton University, Clough holds a degree in economics and politics. Clough started...

What are mortgage interest rates going to do in the last quarter of the year? Chief Marketing Officer John Ryan with Georgia MLS joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to discuss the current trends within the Georgia housing market. Ryan sits down with host Carol Morgan to share his predictions for the remainder of the year on the All About Real Estate segment. Intending to provide an orderly and efficient space for real estate buyers and sellers, Georgia MLS is the largest real...

Edie Weintraub, founder of terra alma, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to share an overview of the woman-owned advisory firm. On the All About Real Estate segment, Weintraub chats with host Carol Morgan about the top trends in commercial real estate. Encouraged and inspired by her father, who worked in land and development, Weintraub has worked within the real estate industry for over 15 years. Weintraub began her career in the residential side of the industry, where she...

Despite the fact that Atlanta has a river flowing through the center of it, it isn't known as a river city. We are hoping that changes with the Chattahoochee River Project and Atlanta embraces the river the way that Chattanooga, Tennesse or Greenville, South Carolina have creating areas where the public can interact with the river. Chattahoochee Program Director Walt Ray, PLA, AICP with Trust for Public Land joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to discuss the Chattahoochee River...

Dan O’Dwyer, the founder of O’Dwyer Homes, joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast as part of the Legends of Real Estate series. O’Dwyer chats with host Carol Morgan about his decades of experience in the home building industry, working through the Great Recession and his involvement in the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (HBA). Known as the kid in his childhood neighborhood that built the most excellent playhouses, O’Dwyer has always had a passion for construction....

Executive Officer Robin Wallace with the Greater Columbus Home Builders Association (GCHBA) joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to discuss the Columbus housing market. On the All About Real Estate segment, Wallace sits down with host Carol Morgan to chat about their unique Careers in Construction program and how to get involved in the community. Originally from Illinois, Wallace grew up in a small farming community where she lived a sheltered life that began her passion for...