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Atlanta Price Growth Points to Opportunity

The latest Case-Shiller Indices offered numerable insights into the nation’s housing market Home price growth continues in the Atlanta housing market, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. The latest numbers, which track home prices

Down Payments are Rising in Georgia – What Does that Mean for the Market?

Home prices have been on a tear for the past couple years, and new homebuyers trying to enter the market have noticed it becoming pricier to not just buy a house, but even put a down payment on a

Marsha Sell Joins Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Georgia Properties

Marsha Sell, a member of the Atlanta Board of Realtors for over 40 years and a Who’s Who 2014 participant, has joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties. Also joining the company are members of the Sell Team, which includes

The Top 20 Most Unsafe Passwords for Your Real Estate Business

SplashData, a security solutions provider, released their annual list of the most commonly used passwords on the Internet. Using any of the passwords can leave people at risk from hackers getting to their information. Since 2013, the two most

Gwinnett County School Board Redistricting Plan Concerns Parents

Last November, the Gwinnett County School Board announced their redistricting effort to balance enrollment and establish new attendance zones for two new schools. The redistricting will affect 31 existing schools and 6,800 current students, according to a statement released

Atlanta Purchases City Plaza to Provide Affordable Housing

Atlanta has purchased a 164-unit apartment building, City Plaza, to provide affordable housing to residents earning less than the median income. The building, consisting of 3.1 acres of land, is located across Central Avenue from Atlanta City Hall. More than

New Redevelopment Projects Underway in Atlanta

Atlanta’s Beltline, an extension of the city’s Eastside trail, has been a boon for economic growth, employment opportunities and access to reach new retail and office space across Atlanta. Here are five additional redevelopment projects that may have similar affects on

Atlanta’s Tallest Building has New Owners

Atlanta’s tallest building, Bank of America Plaza, has been purchased by Shorenstein Properties LLC, a privately owned San Francisco-based company, for an undisclosed price. Since its opening after the market real estate crash, many of the tenants of Bank of America

December Brought Strong Home Sales to Atlanta

Atlanta’s housing market ended 2015 on a high note The Metro Atlanta housing market closed out 2015 in a very positive fashion, with home sales rising by both yearly and monthly measurements. According to the Atlanta Board of Realtors (ABR),

Meritage Homes Announces Newest Cherokee County Community

Meritage Homes has  announced Carson Creek, their newest Cherokee County community. Carson Creek, which is coming to Holly Springs, will offer 86 homes with seven two-story floor plans of 2,800 to more than 4,400 square feet, with four or

All-Cash Sales in Metro Atlanta Rise Considerably

In November, all-cash sales came back after an extended decline After a long period of steady decline, all-cash sales in Atlanta’s housing market returned with a vengeance in Nov. 2015, rising 16 percent from where they were a year ago, according to new analysis from RealtyTrac.

Amidst Construction Boom, Taylor Morrison Purchases Acadia Homes

Taylor Morrison set to become the No. 6 homebuilder in Atlanta Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, based out of Scottsdale, Arizona, has bought Acadia Homes & Neighborhoods LLC for $85 million, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Acadia is the

The Future is Bright for New Construction in Atlanta

Metro Atlanta’s new construction markets are positioned for growth By 2017, Forsyth County will be Metro Atlanta’s top new construction market for single-family homes, according to a new analysis of the area’s construction trends. Based on projections by the Georgia State University

Atlanta’s Rental Market Shows No Signs of Slowing in 2016

How did the local rent markets close out the year? The Atlanta rental market finished 2015 on active terrain, according to new analysis from Reis. For the 12-month period ending in December, Atlanta rents rose 5.4 percent, more than the 4.6 percent national average

Construction Employment in Metro Atlanta Among Strongest in Nation

Atlanta continues to thrive thanks to a strong economy and quick rebound from recession Georgia’s unemployment rate in construction was down to 4 percent with 163,300 workers in November, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Georgia’s construction

CoreLogic: Atlanta Home Price Growth Continues To Surpass Nation’s

Since 2014, home prices have been in what CoreLogic Chief Economist Frank Nothaft recently described as a “sweet spot,” consecutively rising between 5 and 6 percent for 15 months. According to the research group’s newest report, home prices rose

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