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Report: fewer sales, loosening inventory in March

The residential real estate market for March was promising, with prices increasing and more inventory opening up, according to Atlanta Realtors’ March 2019 Market Brief on sales activity for 11 counties in the Atlanta region. First, the less-encouraging news:

This week in Atlanta real estate: New development with a Gothic twist, affordable housing at lightning speed and more

A Gothic-inspired apartment tower is slated to rise beside St. Mark United Methodist Church, affordable units will be on the market within 90 days from construction, Harry Norman celebrates their best and more in this week’s round-up.

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Atlanta sees construction increase despite nationwide downturn

Atlanta made it to the top four spot in an analysis by realtor.com of cities that are predicted to be boom towns for new construction this year. The piece used data from a February 2019 report from the Census

This week in Atlanta real estate: Additional outside investment, BeltLine development pushback and more

Another outsider invests in an Atlanta real estate company, a BeltLine project irks Virginia-Highland residents, new development news and more in this week’s real estate roundup.

2019 Agents’ Choice Awards Winners

Find out the agents, companies, lenders and developments that won the top prizes in this year’s Agents’ Choice Awards.

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: New homes, leadership moves and more

Single-family housing coming to Chastain Park A 30-home project, Amble Green, is replacing older two-story multifamily housing on Haverhill Drive, just east of Chastain Park. Developed by Monte Hewett Homes, prices will start at $1.1 million, which will get

Chicago brokerage @properties buys ownership stake in Ansley Atlanta, licenses tech

A major Chicago brokerage is about expand its reach into Atlanta. Ansley Atlanta Real Estate and Chicago-based @properties announced a partnership Thursday to license pl@tform, an end-to-end technology suite developed by @properties. The deal includes @properties taking an ownership

This week in Atlanta real estate: Smart neighborhood, housing sales decline and more

A building boom in Gwinnett County, multiple affordable housing projects and residential additions to a creative community are also in this week’s roundup.

Gwinnett County rejects MARTA initiative

Gwinnett County voters rejected a one percent jump in the county’s sales tax to build a rail segment to Doraville as well as increase area bus routes.

Massive master-planned community proposed for Dawson County

The Dawson County Planning Commission is scheduled today to hear plans submitted by Dawson Village Partners, LLC for a 974-acre mixed-use development, including 2,700 housing units, on Georgia 400 in Dawson County. The development company is seeking rezoning for

Demographics to be a deciding factor in Wednesday’s public transit vote

The election could depend on whether enough younger, more diverse voters show up on Wednesday to help overcome the heavy early voting of the county’s white, older residents who tend to oppose the measure.

This week in Atlanta real estate: Popsicle marketing, Proctor Creek clean-up and more

Learn how popsicles help sell a $3.85 million house after 10 years on the market, about new residential developments in the works and more.

Sales down, prices up in February

The Atlanta Realtors Association released its February Market Brief, which showed that 3,464 homes were sold last month, a whopping 16.9 percent increase over January 2019’s figure, which was 2,963. Median sales prices rose 3.5 percent from $264,000 in

Controversial transit vote could derail or spur Gwinnett growth

By all accounts, the March 19 vote on expanding public transportation, including a rail line, into Gwinnett County should be close. And the impact on one of the country’s fastest growing counties will be immense — no matter which

It’s cheaper to buy than rent in Atlanta

If your renter clients are under the impression that it’s too expensive to buy a place in metro Atlanta, LendingTree has some data that may make them rethink that. In fact, based on cost alone, it may not make

Using data to predict the future of business

The tech landscape is experiencing another transition as big data and predictive analytics take on a more significant role in how real estate professionals approach the housing market in their area.

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