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CoreLogic released its April cash sales report today, and as has been the trend all year, cash sales declined year-over-year, bringing national levels closer to the pre-crisis baseline of around a 25 percent market share. In April, cash sales
CoreLogic May foreclosure report documents continued improvement in inventory and seriously delinquent mortgage rates Today, CoreLogic released its May 2015 National Foreclosure Report, which highlighted steep declines in completed foreclosures and foreclosure inventory, as well as the falling serious
Recently, The Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends ranked the Mark Spain Team as one of America’s top 250 real estate teams. Ranking No. 5 for having the most transaction sides with 1163 closings in 2014, the Mark Spain
In a new national ranking, Shirley Gary, a broker and license partner of Engel & Volkes Buckhead Atlanta, was named a member in the exclusive club of “The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals” issued by REAL Trends and The
CoreLogic has released its May Home Price Index, revealing another month of positive gains. Marking 39 months of consecutive year-over-year gains, national home prices, both including and excluding distressed sales, increased 6.3 percent in May compared to the same
CareerBuilder releases new labor market rankings In late May, CareerBuilder released its second quarter Labor Market 150 Index, which attempts to evaluate and rank the country’s largest metros. Using data from the employment website’s data arm, EMSI, or Economic
Gene Rector, experienced real estate professional and top producer, recently joined Lennar Atlanta as a new home consultant. Celebrating its fifth anniversary this month, the fast-growing Lennar Atlanta has completed 1,200 homes since 2010. These homes are located in
2015 shaping up to be a big year for new construction in Atlanta Residential construction spending in the Atlanta area in 2015 is 32 percent ahead of where it was last year. That was the big stat from the latest Dodge Data & Analytics
How has Atlanta’s rental market developed in 2015’s second quarter? New data from Reis provides some perspective. Atlanta’s rental market has been one of the hottest in the nation, and new numbers from Reis on the second show show that trend
Ashton Woods has announced the opening of its new model home at The Grove in Milton. Priced at the $700,000s, the model home balances new southern traditional style with modern designs and styles. On top of the Kensington, The Grove is
Over the last year, distressed home sales have become far less prominent in Georgia’s housing market Distressed sales throughout Georgia comprised 14.3 percent of all home sales in May, a marked drop from the 19.1 percent market share of a year ago,
Home prices positive in latest Case-Shiller, but are there signs of a slow down? Home prices in the Atlanta area posted strong gains in Standard & Poor’s latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, rising 1.4 percent from March to April and 4.9 percent from
Christa Huffstickler, the director of sales for NeoLuxe Group with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty, will be bringing her 15 years of real estate marketing experience to Virginia Place Townhomes selling team. “We are excited to have access
The Providence Group of Georgia, LLC, has announced the opening of its new model home at The Bluffs at Lenox, located in the luxury townhome community of Buckhead. The Bluffs at Lenox model is a three-story townhome featuring three
FrontDoor Communities has announced that homes in its new community, CopperLeaf, are now on the market. These homes are priced from the $400,000s to the mid- $500,000. Featuring a variety of home designs, these homes offer designs with four
Karen Rodriguez, an Atlanta-based real estate entrepreneur and 2014 Atlanta Who’s Who participant, has just launched her own company, GROUP KORA. With her claim to fame of closing more luxury condo sales than any other Atlanta Realtor, Rodriguez has opened
