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Amazon Echo introduces Agent Neo, real estate matchmaking app

On top of playing your favorite music and giving you weather reports, Amazon’s Alexa is adding a new skill to her vast voice-activated repertoire — helping users buy and sell homes. Agent Neo, a new real estate app on

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Georgia home prices surge 6.2 percent in October

Home prices in Georgia had a year-over-year increase of 6.2 percent in October, just below national the national growth rate of 7 percent, according to the recent CoreLogic Home Price Index. The national increase marks the fourth consecutive month

Atlanta ranks No. 11 in recovery since the recession

Almost a decade since the start of the recession, when the housing market crashed and home values dropped 30 percent, SmartAsset has compiled a list of the cities that have seen the most recovery. From 2010 on, five metrics were

Georgia ranks No. 6 on Forbes list of best states for business

Over the past two years, Georgia has climbed five spots in the Forbes annual ranking of the best states for business. Analyzed across six categories — business costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, economic growth, climate prospects and quality of life

This week in Atlanta real estate: Paran Homes makes its Dekalb County debut

Paran Homes makes its debut in Dekalb County and the city of Tucker with The Woods of Midvale. Featuring 20 single-family homes, the neighborhood will be near a number of Atlanta attractions, including the 121-acre Henderson Park, the 68-acre

Atlanta City Council approves inclusionary zoning laws near BeltLine, Mercedes Benz Stadium

Affordable housing continues to be a concern for many Atlanta residents and government officials. In order to continue to provide affordable rent, the city council has voted to enact inclusionary zoning policies in the neighborhoods near the BeltLine and

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Median sales prices up more than 10 percent in Atlanta

Homes in Atlanta continue to fly off the market, causing rising prices across the area, according to RE/MAX Georgia’s October Housing Report. Prices jumped from $200,000 in October 2016 to $220,500 in October 2017, a 10.3 percent increase, which

Atlanta Housing Authority closes deal to purchase Civic Center

The Atlanta Housing Authority has closed a deal to purchase the Civic Center for $31 million. Mayor Kasim Reed held a press conference last week to announce the purchase, which is part of a $300 million-plus redevelopment plan to

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: WSJ puts Atlanta at No. 3 for Amazon HQ2

The Wall Street Journal put Atlanta in a three-way tie for third place in terms of its odds of winning the bid for Amazon’s second headquarters. The paper put Dallas and Boston at the first two spots on the

MARTA hopes for federal funding for Blue Line extension to Stonecreek Mall

MARTA is hoping to receive federal funding in order to extend the blue line in order to serve residents as far east as Stonecrest Mall. According to a report from WABE, MARTA is compiling information on the expansion to

Atlanta ranks third on NREI’s top 10 suburbs for millennials

As millennials get older, they’re trading in their train passes for minivans as they head for the suburbs, this according to National Real Estate Investor’s survey of suburban areas with the best potential for millennial population growth. Thanks to

Atlanta home supply drops 10 percent, indicating rising prices in winter months

Source: Atlanta Realtors Association Although Atlanta home sales are heading into the fall slowdown, October sales are still up compared to this time last year, according to the Atlanta Realtors Association. October 2017 residential sales were at 4,387, which

Atlanta ranked 2nd on best cities for singles list

Much ado has been made about the increasing share of unmarried Americans, which numbered more than 110.5 million — more than 45 percent of adults 18 and older in the United States last year, according to the U.S. Census

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Midtown Alliance makes progress with Juniper Street Transformation Project

Source: Midtown Alliance Midtown has created new zoning policies as a result of exponential pedestrian growth in the area that will help propel a new pedestrian project. The organization expects to break ground on its longest most ambitious streetscape

Compass plans huge expansion after raising $100 million

Compass, a real estate technology startup, announced that it has raised $100 million during the Series E investment round, which it will use to expand to every major city within the United States. The company is now valued at $108

Georgia home prices jump 6.3 percent since last year

Compared to last year, home prices in the state of Georgia increased by 6.3 percent in September 2017, mirroring overvalued housing trends in many cities nationwide. According to CoreLogic’s U.S. Home Price Index, as of September 2017, half of

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