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Prospective homebuyers will have three weekends beginning April 23-24 to tour a variety of model, spec and pre-sold homes.

Members of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association have until March 4 to sign up for the annual showcase of model and spec homes.

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.

Atlanta’s Rodney Mason, who serves as vice president of mortgage lending with Guaranteed Rate, was named treasurer of the nonprofit, while Anita Blue, who works as an agent and credit restoration consultant at Cap Tex Realty, was named national vice president.

At 37 years old, the new president will be the second-youngest leader of the national nonprofit trade organization, which works to improve the homeownership rate in the Asian-American Pacific Islander community.

International buyers purchased 107,000 residential properties from April 2020 through March 2021, marking a 31% decline from the 154,000 residences bought the previous year.

The nationwide eviction moratorium put into place by the Centers for Disease Control last year last year will end sooner than expected, following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Georgia REALTORS® (GAR) is focusing policy discussions on what this means for real estate in the years to come.

The COVID pandemic has caused a shakeup in where, and how, many people work. That has helped propel a thriving housing market.

A recent NAHB survey shows that regulatory costs imposed by the government account for $93,870 (or 23.8%) of the current price of new homes.