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This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Dozens of parks in Atlanta to get upgrades this year

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 nabs Atlanta’s highest condo sale in 2017

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.

Atlanta makes it to the second round for Amazon’s HQ2

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

Study shows STEM pros thrive in Atlanta

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 end the year restricted by low inventory, rising prices

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

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

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