“Continue to dream, face new challenges, be present.” — Dana Durham, associate broker, Keller Williams Atlanta Partners

Local agent Trisha Cook and her 20-person team are affiliating with the brokerage. 

“Be a good listener, be a problem solver, ask for the sale.” — Lori Asche, neighborhood sales manager, The Providence Group

“Get comfortable being uncomfortable. You will grow outside your comfort zone!” — Emily Kerr, community sales manager, The Providence Group

Burell, who is the Atlanta REALTORS® Association president-elect for 2024, previously served as managing director of sales at COMPASS. 

The new recruits, Nadine Lutz and Ben Harris, have a combined 38 years of real estate experience. 

Atlanta apartment listings on RentCafe.com attracted the most attention from renters in 2023. 

The agents, Beth Marshall and Amy Brown Edelstein, are both Atlanta natives. 

Association members wishing to be added to the slate of nominees must file a petition by Aug. 31. 

Real estate technology platform MoxiWorks recently announced the acquisition of ActivePipe, a lead nurturing platform for real estate professionals.

The demand for housing in the U.S. has reached a new all-time high since 2017, a rare occurrence for this time of year when the market typically slows. According to a Redfin report, a recovering economy and all-time low mortgage rates are critical factors in the current market. 

As the economy recovers from COVID and the housing market gains traction, homeownership is top of mind for Americans, according to the latest survey from Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.

As dramatic rent prices impact states across the nation, renters are searching for more affordable places to call home. Nationally, the median rent price is up over 16% since January, with some cities seeing double that, according to a recent Apartment List report.

Demand for second homes was up 70% from pre-pandemic levels in October, according to a new report from Redfin. This outpaced August’s 48% gain but was below January’s record 91% growth.

As of Sept. 30, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) had collected $229.6 in dues from its 1.542 million members, according to a RealTrends report.

The world’s wealthiest dog is about to get a little richer. Worth nearly half a billion dollars, the German shepherd named Gunther VI recently listed the former Miami estate of Madonna for $31.75 million, according to a press release.