Altamaha Basin Board of Realtors

09/28/2026

09/10/2026

What's Happening in Vidalia? 🧅

Save this dates, tag your friends, and start making plans!

✨ Upcoming Events:
• Thursday, September 10th | 7PM - Altama Museum's Lip Sync Battle at STC
• Friday, September 11th | 8:30AM - Patriot’s Walk & 9/11 Memorial Service at John Raymond Turner Municipal Building
• Saturday, September 12th | 6PM - Girls' Night Out: Practical Magic 2 at Pal Theatre
• September 17th | 5-9PM – W**e Down Downtown, check in at 128 Church St. Vidalia
• Now - September 23rd | "For the Love of Beauty" — Works by Brazell Family Descendants at Altama Museum of Art & History
• Month of September | Library Card Sign-Up Month at Dr. Mark and Tonya Spivey Public Library
• Thursday, October 1st | 6PM - Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World at Pal Theatre

09/10/2026

🏡🎩 From navigating the market and negotiating the deal to solving problems and managing the fine print, a REALTOR® brings more to the table than you might realize.

09/10/2026

Big impact doesn’t always require a big renovation. 🏡🔨 See which budget-friendly home updates can add appeal now and potentially pay off when it’s time to sell.

https://lookforther.realtor/remodel/remodeling-tips-advice/budget-friendly-home-remodeling-projects-that-can-boost-a-homes-resale-value/

09/10/2026

Data centers are booming, but their real estate impacts aren't one-size-fits-all. Our new NAR report finds outcomes vary widely by market, with local housing, economic, and infrastructure conditions shaping the story.
https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/theres-no-single-data-center-effect-on-housing-markets-nar-report-finds

09/10/2026

Cyber threats are getting smarter. So is the defense.

Join NAR Tech & Innovation on September 29 at 1 p.m. CT for Cybersecurity in the Age of AI, exploring how AI-driven cyber and physical security are working together to help protect property data, connected buildings and increasingly digital real estate transactions.

Learn how AI-enabled systems can detect suspicious activity and respond in real time—and why human oversight, governance and trust remain essential as these technologies become more autonomous.

📅 September 29 | 1 p.m. CT
🔗 Register today:

07/23/2026

Vidalia Proposes Neighborhood Ordinance

During their meeting on Monday, July 13, the Vidalia City Council officially completed the first reading of a newly proposed ordinance that would allow neighborhoods to create overlay districts to add guidelines on the properties within the neighborhoods. This new ordinance would add a new section to the City’s current zoning ordinance, allowing neighborhood residents to petition to become a neighborhood overlay district to preserve their distinctive patterns of development, lot arrangement, walkability, building scale, civic or cultural character, historic or architectural features, and/or other characteristics through additional guidelines and rules. These neighborhood overlay districts may be used to encourage compatible development, redevelopment, reinvestment, and more of the neighborhood. Neighborhood overlay districts can dictate several standards on: Building placement, setbacks, height, massing, and scaleLot width, lot coverage, lot configuration, subdivision, and recombination Parking location, driveway placement, access, and screening...

Read more at www.theadvancenews.com

07/23/2026

LAST CHANCE TO SAVE ENDS TODAY! Don’t miss your moment to “Find Your Rhythm in the Big Easy” at the 2026 GAR Annual Conference & Expo, August 31 through September 4 in New Orleans. Lock in your spot before the regular rate ends TONIGHT (July 17) at midnight and get ready for high-impact CE, a can’t-miss Expo, and connections that drive your business forward.

To view the schedule and register, please visit https://cvent.me/KaOWvr

07/23/2026

Pending home sales in June decreased by 5.4% month-over-month and 0.3% year-over-year.
https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/nar-pending-home-sales-report-shows-5-4-decrease-in-june

05/13/2026

REALTORS(R): Protect private property rights by voting! Vote early by May 15th or on Election Day May 19! Check voter and polling info