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Source: Atlanta Realtors Home sales in Atlanta started off on a softer note, according to the January 2018 Market Brief from the Atlanta Realtors Associations. In January, 3,013 homes were sold, down 4 percent from 3,140 homes last January
Dacula was recently named one of the most affordable family-friendly suburbs by realtor.com. The website looked at the 10 largest cities in the country and reviewed the surrounding ZIP codes outside the city limits to find the best suburb
Scott O’Halloran has moved to the boutique real estate broker Scotland Wright Associates, according to the Atlanta Business Journal. O’Halloran, who is known for representing landlords, previously had worked within Colliers International-Atlanta’s landlord advisory group since 2008. Scotland Wright Associates
Home prices continue to significantly rise both year over year and month over month, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index (HPI). U.S. home prices in December 2017 were a substantial 6.6 percent more than December 2016 and 0.5 percent more
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
