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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
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, 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 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, 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
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 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
Did the latest Case-Shiller present more of the same for housing? Home prices in the Atlanta area were up 0.8 percent from June to July and 5.8 percent from July 2014, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Index from Standard &
Atlanta is No. 2 on MONEY’s list of best cities for Millennials. Millennials comprise about 26.2 percent of the total Metro Atlanta population, and MONEY rated the area highly for its recreational opportunities, citing the area’s aquarium, zoo and museums.
The Providence Group of Georgia, LLC recently announced the home designs for its newest community, Brookmere at Johns Creek. Featuring both luxury townhouses and single-family homes, all floor plans can now be viewed on the builder’s website. If interested,
Georgia has the second least fair tax system in the country. That was one of the findings in WalletHub’s application of a nationally representative survey to rank which states had the most and least fair tax systems. The survey reflected what
Virginia Place Townhomes has 23 new homes that are available for buyers. Prices are from the mid $500,000s. The homes come in four color palettes and in different styles: the Rosedale, the St. Charles, the Virginia and the Hudson. The homes
Traton Homes has recently hosted the grand opening of its new design studio in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Design Studio allows buyers to view the latest features for their homes. The studio is equipped with models of six kitchen
Where in Metro Atlanta’s vast terrain were home sales the highest? In August, home sales in Metro Atlanta declined 16 percent, all but signaling the end of the summer homebuying season. That decline was apparent at the county level, which
Since last year, more than one million homes have found their way out of negative equity, a report from CoreLogic revealed. Since the second quarter of 2014, when 5.4 million homes, or 10.9 percent of all residential mortgages, were underwater, strong
Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) has welcomed Clyde Higgs as its new new chief operating officer. Higgs previously was the executive vice president of operations development for the North Carolina Research Campus. Over the past nine years, Higgs worked as an executive at the
