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Atlanta was placed at No. 7 on a list of the 20 best markets to invest in housing in 2018, compiled by Forbes with data from Local Market Monitor. To determine the cities where a buyer is most likely
State Sen. Brandon Beach planned to propose a plan to the state Senate this week that will expand and stabilize Atlanta metro services for 13 counties, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. While certain details of the proposal have not been
Taylor Morrison named Jonathan White as the new president of its Atlanta division on Tuesday. Previously the president of the Houston division, White will now be responsible for larger, more operational aspects of the organization, including providing leadership and
A Facebook data center is said to be in active development at a site in Stanton Springs, the Atlanta Business Journal reported. An anonymous source told the publication that the site is near a Shire biotech manufacturing plant. Due
High buyer demand throughout Atlanta in 2017 led to rising prices and home sales, according to RE/MAX Georgia’s annual analysis. The median sales price for homes in 2017 rose to $239,000, up 6 percent from $225,000 in 2016, and
For the eighth straight year, Atlanta was named the top moving destination by Penske Truck Rental. In fact, no other city has topped the rankings since the company began publicly listing annual numbers. To come up with the rankings,
While home sales in the Atlanta area saw the standard seasonal slowdown in December, one county saw a significant increase in sales. Clayton County saw a 33 percent increase in home sales from 87 in December 2016 to 116
Dozens of parks throughout Atlanta will be getting upgrades and improvements in 2018 due to more than $1 million in grants from Park Pride. This is the largest contribution Park Pride has been able to make in a single year. Curbed
Karen Rodriguez, founder and president of the Group Kora team at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices GA, closed the highest-priced condo sale in Atlanta in 2017. Located in The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Atlanta, the four-bedroom condo closed for $4 million.
Amazon announced on Thursday that it has narrowed its list potential sites for its second headquarters to 20 cities, and Atlanta is on the list. The company received proposals from 238 locations that were hoping to woo the ecommerce
Atlanta recently ranked No. 10 on a list of cities for STEM professionals, or those who work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. For the study, WalletHub analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data of the country’s 100 largest metropolitan
Atlanta home sales ended 2017 on a low note as home sales dropped on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis, according to the Atlanta Realtors Association. December home sales reached 4,226, which is down 6.2 percent from last December’s
The largest tiny-home community in the Southeast could be coming to Georgia. Eagle Ridge Buildings, which specializes in building and developing tiny home communities, is looking to create The Shire Village at Mountaintown in Ellijay. The 500-acre community would offer 450-
With the new year comes new changes in real estate regulations at a local, state and federal level. In Georgia, the changes are few in number and will mainly be focusing on the way appraisals are handled within the
Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced a $100 million expansion of Piedmont Park during the last press conference of his eight-year term. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the city purchased 5 acres of land at Piedmont Avenue and Monroe Drive
Victor Bomi got interested in real estate investments in 2013 while being mentored by professionals who were actively investing — one who was a wholesaler and another who was a rehabber. Through that experience, Bomi was able to gain
