Paulding real estate goes modern with opening of Metro Broker's latest office

In October, Metro Brokers/GMAC Real Estate opened the second of three new offices in as many months, this time in one of the fastest growing counties in metro Atlanta and the nation.

The new Paulding County office is located near an intersection in Hiram that just four years ago consisted of a Wal-Mart, a Waffle House and some gas stations. Today, the intersection of Highways 92 and 278 features almost every modern retail convenience imaginable, from Target to LongHorn to Home Depot, and now, Metro Brokers.

Of course, Metro Brokers elevates “modern” to an art form. How many real estate offices are accessed by a biometric finger print reader, for instance? The 5,000 square foot office also features the amenities that Metro Brokers’ sales associates have come to expect and enjoy in newly built offices such as contemporary art and furniture, state-of-theart computer workstations and a large kitchen with stainless steel appliances and an elliptically shaped coffee bar.

The crown jewel, however, is the aweinspiring, 20 foot high foyer that is accentuated by 11 whimsical, multi-colored Venetian glass fixtures.

Nope, this is definitely not the way real estate looked in the Paulding County your father used to know.

The new office is already home to 40 sales associates, making Metro Brokers one of the largest real estate companies in Paulding County.

"The lobby makes a great impression," said sales associate Nikita Williams. "I just love the atmosphere, the lighting and the color schemes. I also like using the coffee bar, and I eat breakfast there whenever I'm not too busy."

As is always the case in real estate though, it’s all about location, location, location. Paulding sales associates who had to choose between the West Cobb or Douglasville offices are glad to now have a home base in their own market.

Located in the end-cap unit of the Poplar Square shopping center at the intersection of Highway 278 and Cleburne Parkway (one mile west of Highway 92), the office is perfectly situated to capitalize on the county’s continued growth over the next two decades.

Cleburne Parkway (also known as East Hiram Parkway) is being expanded to four lanes and will soon connect to Highway 278 and Highway 92. Upon completion in October 2008, it will be the primary means of transportation for the entire southern region of Paulding County according to the Department of Transportation, and traffic counts are expected to exceed 20,000 cars per day.

"I'm a Paulding County resident and I was thrilled when Kevin (Levent, President and CEO of Metro Brokers) decided to build a new office here,” said sales associate Steve Adkins. “This whole area is going to continue growing at a rapid clip and with this new office, we’re going to be right in the middle of everything.”

Indeed, the company hopes the office serves as a launching pad for more years like last year when the company posted more buyer-brokered transactions than any other real estate company in Paulding County. Part of the strategy for achieving continued market share dominance is an agent training facility at the new Paulding office that can accommodate up to 50 students.

“We’re excited about the future growth of this county and with the opening of this office we expect to play a major role in that growth,“ Levent said. “I can easily see this office being a top growth performer within the company for years to come.”

Metro Brokers/GMAC Real Estate, established in 1979, has 22 metro Atlanta offices and offers a wide range of real estate services including residential and commercial sales; pre- and post-license training; corporate relocation; new home sales and marketing; and insurance, mortgage and title/closing services.

The company is the largest GMAC Real Estate franchise in the world and the 33rd largest real brokerage company in the country in terms of units sold. The company has more than tripled in size over the last five years with more than 2,800 licensees, making the company the largest license holder in the state of Georgia.

To contact Metro Brokers, call 404.843.2500 or visit metrobrokers.com.