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There’s never been a better time for first-time home buyers to enter the market. Qualifying first-time homebuyers – and those who haven’t owned a home in three years -- can now receive a $7,500 tax credit if they buy a home before July 1, 2009! And they can claim a property tax deduction of up to $1,000, even if they don’t itemize.
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Beatle fans across the country will converge on Nashville, October 23 to 25 for three days of concerts, panel discussions and memorabilia displays at the Fab Four Festival 2008. Now in its third year, the festival will be held at The Cannery Ballroom and proceeds will benefit the Community Resource Center. Presented by the Richard Courtney Real Estate Group, Rogan Allen Builders and real estate investor Floyd Shechter, the Fab Four Festival music line-up includes a stellar line-up of concerts and panel discussions.
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July 15, 2008. WSMV-NBC Nashville, TN. In today's challenging housing market, one Nashville Realtor has come up with a creative way to sell the unique features of a home. Music Row Realtor Richard Courtney hosted a recording session featuring Grammy-winning songwriters Tia Sillers and Mark Selby to showcase a Nashville home with a full recording studio. See the news clip ...
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September 25, 2007. Richard Courtney has been named Realtor of the Year by the Tennessee Association of Realtors....This is the first time ever that a sitting president of GNAR has been recognized with this award and the first time since 1990 that the award has been earned by a member of GNAR.
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August 29, 2007. Professional Realtor and author Richard Courtney is the newest member of the Nashville Electric Service (NES) Power Board.
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March 19, 2007. Richard Courtney appeared on iVillage Live and explained the trends of single women home buyers and offered insight to make the smartest and most financially beneficial decisions.
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January 27, 2007 9:30 a.m. EST HOST GERRI WILLIS: Lies, we all tell them. Well, I don't, but when it comes to buying or selling a home, let's just say the truth can really be stretched. Well, we've got a little cheat sheet today to help you keep from getting duped. Richard Courtney is author of "Buyers are Liars & Sellers are Too." Richard, good to see you. You say buyers and sellers just keep making the same mistakes over and over again. GUEST RICHARD COURTNEY: That's correct. That's why I wrote the book. After the first 200 or 300 transactions, I realized the same mistakes were being made over and over, as buyers and sellers alike try to over-strategize. And they try to see into the psychology of one another. And I wrote this to explain what people are really thinking on both sides of the deal.
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December 18, 2006. Richard Courtney has been named president of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors for 2007.
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June 1, 2006. Publisher Simon & Schuster announces the release in all major bookstores of Nashvillian Richard Courtney’s category-buster Buyers are Liars and Sellers are Too! The Truth about Buying or Selling Your Home, an eye-opening look at the fun and foibles inherent in every aspect of the residential real estate market. Buyers are Liars and Sellers are Too! has been the subject of enthusiastic reviews, including from Publisher’s Weekly; which called it “an easy-to-read reality check for anyone contemplating a real estate transaction,”; and Newsday, which described Courtney as, “an amusing chap [who] provides an entertaining yet informative guide on the how-tos of buying and selling.”
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June 28, 2005. Fridrich & Clark Realty LLC has opened its third office in the Nashville area at 1311 16th Avenue S. Richard Courtney will serve as managing broker of the new Fridrich & Clark Music Row office, announced Steve Fridrich, co-founder and principal broker of Fridrich & Clark Realty.
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February 28, 2005. Richard Courtney of Fridrich & Clark Realty has been named 2004 Realtor of the Year by the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, according to GNAR President Richard Exton.
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August 18, 2004 Richard Courtney, a 26-year real estate veteran and a broker at Fridrich & Clark Realty LLC, has earned the Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) designation, a recognized industry-wide as the measure of success for real estate brokers and managers.
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April 30, 2004 The National Association of REALTORS® has appointed Richard Courtney Political Involvement Committee Coordinator for Tennessee, announced Robert McMillan, the National Association of REALTORS® 2004 Political Involvement Committee Chairman.
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February 11, 2004 Richard Courtney, a 25-year real estate veteran and a broker at Fridrich & Clark Realty LLC, has earned the Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designations from the National Association of Realtors, announced Steve Fridrich, principal broker of Fridrich & Clark Realty LLC.
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December 23, 2003 Richard Courtney received the President’s Award from the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, announced Steve Fridrich, principal broker of Fridrich & Clark Realty LLC. The award was presented last week to Courtney by outgoing GNAR president John Gifford for Courtney’s outstanding level of service to GNAR in 2003, specifically for spearheading the organization’s involvement in affordable housing.
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July 31, 2003 The National Association of Realtors has appointed Richard Courtney federal district coordinator assigned to Congressman Jim Cooper, to assist him with projects where the professional Realtor community can be of service, including legislative issues that impact the industry as well as community-based programs that support home ownership. Richard G. Courtney is a licensed Tennessee Real Estate Broker, license #00205406.
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