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Flat-fee real estate listing opens
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SAVANNAH — Savannah List for Less, a locally owned and operated real-estate brokerage firm, has launched a new flat-fee listing service that provides homeowners, buyers and agents with a cost-effective, progressive way to buy or sell a home.
With more than 30 years of combined real-estate experience, Barb McDonald and Pete Chiason co-founded Savannah List for Less with a common vision of bringing flat-fee listings to the greater Savannah area, including Bryan County.
They said their personal service and real-estate experience, as well as being a locally owned company, is what sets Savannah List for Less apart from other businesses.
“We’re excited to bring something new to the table for homeowners and buyers in need of new real estate opportunities without losing any of the added benefits of a traditional listing agency,” said McDonald, founder and co-owner of Savannah List for Less.
“We are able to do all of the above and still maintain realtor, buyer and seller advantages in the closing. It really is a win-win situation for everyone involved.”
During her career, McDonald worked at various upscale golf communities throughout the Midwest and Southeast, including serving as broker and vice president of sales and marketing at Savannah Quarters in Pooler.
With a background in banking and home renovation, Chiason has been involved in various development and construction projects, using his business expertise to bring real estate projects to fruition.
Together, they decided to bring a new level of real estate services to the southeast after keeping a close eye on this growing trend across the nation.
The flat-fee listing service provides customers the flexibility to offer several advantages to the buyer and the buyer’s broker.
A few of the advantages include the ability to offer a lower purchase price and incentives to buyers and buyers’ agents from the money saved from the flat-fee listing service; retaining the right to sell the home without an agent; traditional listing services on the Savannah area Multiple Listing Service (MLS), www.Realtor.com and 60 other major websites; and full broker services, including contract negotiating and contract execution at the seller’s request.
Homes also feature an electronic Savannah MLS Supra Key Lockbox on the door, which only can be accessed by licensed local real estate agents.
“As with most things involving a business and real estate in particular, it’s all about the ebb and flow of the economy and who evolves most successfully,” said Chaison.
“Our message is not about cutting anyone out of the process, but making a more enticing offer to satisfy all parties involved and to make a sale at the end of the day. In the end, that is what it is all about.”
Savannah List for Less is licensed to serve customers in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties.
For more information, visit www.savannahlistforless.com or call (912) 313-2759.

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Record April boosts Savannah's container trade at port
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The Port of Savannah moved 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units in April, an increase of 7.1 percent. - photo by Provided

The Georgia Ports Authority's busiest April ever pushed its fiscal year-to-date totals to more than 3.4 million 20-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), an increase of 8.8 percent, or 280,000 TEUs, compared to the first 10 months of fiscal 2017.

"We're on track to move more than 300,000 TEUs in every month of the fiscal year, which will be a first for the authority," said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. "We're also anticipating this to be the first fiscal year for the Port of Savannah to handle more than 4 million TEUs."

April volumes reached 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units, up 7.1 percent or 23,700 units. As the fastest growing containerport in the nation, the Port of Savannah has achieved a compound annual growth rate of more than 5 percent a year over the past decade.

"As reported in the recent economic impact study by UGA's Terry College of Business, trade through Georgia's deepwater ports translates into jobs, higher incomes and greater productivity," said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. "In every region of Georgia, employers rely on the ports of Savannah and Brunswick to help them become more competitive on the global stage."

To strengthen the Port of Savannah's ability to support the state's future economic growth, the GPA Board approved $66 million in terminal upgrades, including $24 million for the purchase of 10 additional rubber-tired gantry cranes.  

"The authority is committed to building additional capacity ahead of demand to ensure the Port of Savannah remains a trusted link in the supply chain serving Georgia and the Southeast," Lynch said.

The crane purchase will bring the fleet at Garden City Terminal to 156 RTGs. The new cranes will support three new container rows, which the board approved in March. The additional container rows will increase annual capacity at the Port of Savannah by 150,000 TEUs.

The RTGs will work over stacks that are five containers high and six deep, with a truck lane running alongside the stacks. Capable of running on electricity, the cranes will have a lift capacity of 50 metric tons.

The cranes will arrive in two batches of five in the first and second quarters of calendar year 2019.

 Also at Monday's meeting, the GPA Board elected its officers, with Jimmy Allgood as chairman, Will McKnight taking the position of vice chairman and Joel Wooten elected as the next secretary/treasurer.

For more information, visit gaports.com, or contact GPA Senior Director of Corporate Communications Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com.

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