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What ‘The Stitch’ needs, according to land use experts

While a bit short on details, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and several nationally renowned land use experts and urban planners laid out all the reasons for implementing the potential $400 million development known as “The Stitch” at a

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Atlanta housing starts dip, but not for lack of demand

It’s been almost a decade since the Atlanta region experienced a year-over-year decline in quarterly construction starts but that’s exactly what happened last year, according to research released this week by Metrostudy, a provider of primary and secondary marketing

This week in Atlanta real estate: A new Avalon, offices converting to housing and more

News broke this week on a fair number of new developments coming down the pike, hires and promotions in real estate, movement on a housing aesthetics bill at the statehouse and more.

Georgia ranks 9th in assistance for first-time homebuyers

If you work with first-time homebuyers, now might be a good time to brush up on the special programs available to help them afford a home. Georgia has 66 programs from 28 agencies that can assist first-time homeowners with

Atlanta more than doubles the national average in 4th quarter price gains

Prices are up nationally, but it’s tough to hold a candle to the rapid increases in Atlanta. The increase in the median price of a single-family home in metro Atlanta during the fourth quarter of 2018 (as compared to

Real estate industry suits up for ‘weird’ legislative session

The Georgia General Assembly started its 40-day session and already it is “weird,” according to Jeffrey Ledford, senior director of governmental affairs for the Georgia Association of Realtors. “It’s been slow to start … A handful of little things

This week in Atlanta real estate: New downtown Norcross communities, Midtown apartment dilemmas and more

Miller Lowry Developments entered into a strategic partnership with Waterford Homes to develop two subdivisions near historic downtown Norcross. The partnership allows Miller Lowry to focus on larger developments by shifting from a general contractor role to that of

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Atlantans score big with Super Bowl Airbnb rentals

As one of the country’s leading convention cities, Atlanta usually has enough hotel rooms at various price points to handle whatever group comes our way. And then there’s the Super Bowl. More than one million folks are headed here

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This week in Atlanta real estate: More Gwinnett County development, Zillow Offers hub and more

  Several developers in Gwinnett County have applied to the county’s department of planning and development to build new multifamily projects.  Hathaway Development proposed building 305 apartment units that will include 148 one-bedroom units, 127 two-bedroom and 30 three-bedroom apartments on 23.9 acres

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This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: New construction, affordable home approval and more

Financing for several affordable housing projects was approved by Mayor Keisha Bottoms and the Invest Board of Directors that will bring rental units to one of the city’s commercial corridors as well as for-sale properties in the Vine City

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Median home sales price increasing at more than twice the national rate

The effects of low inventory caused housing prices to go up over the last year in the Atlanta market while at the same time, there were fewer home sales, according to December housing figures released by RE/MAX Georgia. In

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Prices, inventory continue to rise in Atlanta

Housing sales were down across metro Atlanta in December 2018 over the same period in 2017, according to information compiled by the First Multiple Listing Service. Last month tallied 3,656 residential sales, a decrease of 21.3 percent from December

Successful mixed-use development requires building communities too

The key to attracting tenants to a mixed-use project is creating connections, according to experts on two panel discussions that focused on commercial construction and development in Atlanta Wednesday. The panel discussions, sponsored by Bisnow, included professionals from the

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Gulch lurches forward, high ranking in STEM jobs and more

On Monday, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ office announced an agreement to move forward on the funding of the $5 billion Gulch project, which has recently come under fire by community groups for its subsidy structures. While Atlanta Public Schools will

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Why intown real estate prices will continue to rise

Go back a few decades and Atlanta’s intown neighborhoods, such as Morningside, Virginia-Highland, Old Fourth Ward and Inman Park, were largely forgotten as the burgeoning suburbs attracted droves of young professionals flocking to Sun Belt cities. Why, asked the

Atlanta suburbs home to fastest-growing rental population

Renting has long been more popular than homeownership in some areas, but it’s increasingly shifting from a strictly urban phenomenon to a suburban one. According to data analyzed by RENTCafé, the Atlanta metro area is home to half of

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