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This week in Atlanta real estate: Tiny homes could land in Georgia

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-

New real estate laws and regulations: updating appraisal management in Georgia

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

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Mayor Reed announces Piedmont Park expansion in final press conference

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

Getting started with real estate investments: A Q&A with Victor Bomi of ATLCO

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

Top 10 Who’s Who profiles of 2017

Our annual Who’s Who is among the most hotly anticipated publications in Atlanta real estate, and we were happy to profile some of the area’s top professionals. Here are the profiles that have attracted the most attention from our

Cost of living in Atlanta to skyrocket in 2018

If you’re thinking of buying or renting a property in Atlanta in the new year, you may want to consult your checkbook first. GOBankingRates looked at Zillow’s forecast of year-over-year home value and rental rates as well as the

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This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: New development near Piedmont Park planned despite resident opposition

Developments around the BeltLine continue to rustle the feathers of locals. This source of conflict this time is a new development from Fuqua Development where the Eastside Trail meets Piedmont Park. The developer is planning an 11-story hotel, grocery

Atlanta ranks second for expected tech hiring in 2018

The tech boom in Atlanta is expected to continue through the beginning of 2018, with the city ranking second for tech hiring next year in the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report. It’s second only

Developer hopes to lure Amazon with downtown Atlanta plan

A Los Angeles-based developer is looking to transform downtown Atlanta in an attempt to woo Amazon to the city for its highly coveted second headquarters. CIM Group is looking to build more than 9 million square feet of office

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This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: CalAtlantic acquires Atlanta-based homebuilders

CalAtlantic Homes announced the acquisition of Atlanta-based Home South Communities, which is one of the largest privately held homebuilders in the metro area. Through the deal, CalAtlantic, which is one of the country’s largest homebuilders, now owns an additional

Atlanta-area residential sales decrease in November

There was a decrease in residential sales in Atlanta last month from the same time last year, according to the Atlanta Realtors Association’s November 2017 Market Brief on residential housing statics, which covers 11 counties in metropolitan Atlanta. Residential sales

Minority homeownership lags in the United States

While homeownership continues to be a key part of the American Dream, minorities in the United States lag behind the rest of the country in homeownership rates. According to a new report from ABODO Apartments, a national apartment listing

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What will be the hottest neighborhoods in Atlanta in 2018?

While most people would bank on the neighborhoods around Atlanta’s BeltLine to be the hottest in the upcoming year, another location might be the one to watch. HotPads – an apartment and home rental search website – released its predictions

Atlanta Agent Who’s Who 2017 is here!

The moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived: Atlanta Agent Who’s Who 2017! Click here to see the best and brightest in Atlanta real estate today and what makes these agents, brokers and lenders the top in their

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Pink Palace’s new owner promises tasteful renovation

Controversy erupted recently when plans filed with the city of Atlanta showed that parts of the property at 541 W. Paces Ferry Road NW, which is known as the Pink Palace, could be partially demolished, the lot subdivided into

How the tax reform impacts Georgia homeowners

As Congress works on creating a new tax bill, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has been vocal about the ways in which the proposals would affect homeowners, home prices and the real estate industry as a whole. However,

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