The Georgia Institute of Real Estate is pleased to announce the return of Career Night and you are invited to participate! This event is an excellent opportunity for you to meet, greet and recruit new agents for your company. Potential attendees will include recent GIRE Salesperson Prelicense students, students from other schools and anyone who might be interested in a real estate career.

Join the Community Service Committee for a day of golf and lunch with the children of the First Tee of Atlanta.

The Community Service Committee would like for you to join them for a rewarding volunteer opportunity at the USO of Georgia located at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport. We need volunteers to assist with serving lunch and greeting the U.S. soldiers coming through to await the next plane to report for duty or coming home for a little R&R.

On May 9, Atlanta REALTORS® moved one step closer to defeating a controversial proposal that would violate the property rights of owners and operators of legal, nonconforming uses.

At the request of Atlanta REALTORS®, Fulton County Commissioners again deferred action on a controversial proposal to add a subjective and ambiguous layer of review for land development actions. A REALTOR®-led coalition will fund an economic impact analysis of the proposed amendment to the county's Zoning Resolution.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is mulling new rules to govern renovation and remodeling activities in commercial buildings where lead paint is present. A coalition of trade associations and business groups, including the National Association of REALTORS®, submitted formal comments to the EPA questioning the need for such rules.

On Thursday, March 21st, the 54th Million Dollar Club Banquet took place at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead to honor the 472 Members of the 2013 Million Dollar Club. This year's Club produced over $13 Billion in commercial real estate transactions and the Board was proud to honor our award winners for their outstanding achievements! The high energy and the positive atmosphere in the room were truly inspiring on such a celebratory evening.

Pending legislation in the City of Atlanta would eliminate protections for legal, nonconforming uses (commonly known as "grandfathering") in the Cheshire Bridge area. What are REALTORS® doing to protect the rights of property and business owners in this commercial corridor?