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Carolina Parks Homes Now for Sale

Front Door communities is now selling homes at its newest development, Carolina Park, in Mount Pheasant. The community is inspired by the culture and architecture of Charleston. Homes are priced from $400,000 to $500,000, and the community sits on 1,700

Builder Confidence Hits Highest Level in 10 Years

Builders are now more confident than at anytime since the housing boom Builder confidence in the market for newly constructed single-family homes rose three points in October to a level of 64 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells

Atlanta Real Estate Professionals Are Earning More

The Business Journals, analyzing the latest Census Bureau data, has compiled a list of the most profitable U.S. cities for a wide range of professions, including loan officers and real estate agents. In Atlanta, 2014 salaries for loan officers

3 Important Trends in Atlanta Real Estate

Atlanta’s real estate market continues to show signs of improvement, according to the latest ABR numbers September was a very positive month for real estate in Metro Atlanta, with sales up, prices moderate and inventory stable, according to the

New Home Designs Now Open in The Traditions Community

The Providence Group announced its pre sales of five new homes styles in the Traditions community. Home prices start at $399,900, and sizes range from 2,297 to approximately 4,300 square feet. Homes  include two-car garages, optional basements and walk-in closets. Other features

Atlanta’s Top-Selling Luxury Markets

Where, in the city of Atlanta, are luxury home sales the most common? Home sales across Metro Atlanta have been very positive throughout 2015, but what of the city’s luxury markets? Below, we’ve charted the top-selling luxury markets in

CoreLogic: Does Atlanta Have a Foreclosure Problem? No.

Recovery continues as foreclosure levels dropped yet again in August. National foreclosure inventory fell 25.2 percent year-over-year and completed foreclosures dropped 20.1 percent, according to a new report from CoreLogic. The latest decline in foreclosures is only the latest step

Atlanta Named One of Nation’s Top Markets

The Urban Land Institute released its 2016 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report and survey recently – the 36th edition of the institute’s trends and forecast report – providing analysis of the nation’s top real estate markets, and subsequently

Atlanta Board of Realtors YPN to Improve BeltLine Community

The Atlanta Board of Realtors has received a $2,500 Placemaking micro-grant from the National Association of Realtors to help the BeltLine community transform unused public spaces into community places. The grant is intended to help Realtor associations partner with others to

Does Atlanta’s Surging Rental Market Spell Bad Things for Homeownership?

The rental market in Atlanta has been red-hot for some time now, but what does that mean for homeownership? The average rent in Atlanta’s housing market is $885, and the area’s rental growth is faster than most other major metro areas. Those were the

CoreLogic: Atlanta Feels Home Price Bump

Sales continued their strong march forward in August, as CoreLogic reported both year-over-year and month-to-month increases. While the extent of home price gains varied often and sometimes greatly from metro to metro in August, the national direction has remained

One of Atlanta’s Oldest Homes Set for Demolition

One of Atlanta’s oldest homes, built in 1858, is slated to be demolished; in its place, local developer Parkwood will construct a custom 4,517 square foot residence. The narrow white building at 1385 Middlesex is believed to have been

Atlanta Receives $30 Million Grant from HUD

Atlanta will receive $30 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant. The grant will allow for the restoration of west Atlanta, Vine City, Ashview Heights and the Atlanta University Center neighborhood. Mayor Kasim Reed

The Providence Group of Georgia on Top Homebuilders List

The Providence Group of Georgia, LLC was named the No. 7 largest homebuilder on the Atlanta Business Chronicle‘s Top 20 Homebuilders List. “We are excited that we have been recognized again on the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Top 20 Homebuilders List,” said

Are Metro Atlanta Wages Keeping Pace with Home Prices?

Nationwide, wage growth has lagged behind home prices; is that still true here in Atlanta? Back in April, we reported some unsettling news – per analysis by RealtyTrac, wage growth in the Atlanta area in 2013 and 2014 lagged far behind home

CoreLogic: Atlanta Cash Sales Now “Normal”

CoreLogic released June cash sales data this week, which showed that cash continues to trickle out of the market. Nationally, cash sales made up 31.3 percent of total home sales in June, down from 33.9 percent the same time

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