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How Qualifying Incomes Are Immensely Reasonable in Atlanta

At the end of the day, how much income do consumers need to qualify for certain mortgages in our housing market? In our most recent analysis of housing affordability, we looked at what percentage of our housing market’s inventory

CoreLogic Report: What Price Appreciation Says About Our National Economy

Stable, moderate price appreciation may tell a much larger economic story.   Though the pace of home sales has slowed throughout much of the nation, year-over-year price gains remain healthy, increasing in October yet again, making 32 months of

$43 Million Expansion of Beltline Kicks Off at Adair Park

The city of Atlanta kicked off the most ambitious expansion yet for its Beltline system, a comprehensive infrastructure project aimed at connecting Atlanta’s various neighborhoods via walkable trails. According to a report by Decaturish, the “Westside Trail,” as it’s

Ashton Woods’ Alpharetta Community Selling Fast

Ashton Woods’ popular Alpharetta community is sell fast, with only a few opportunities left at the Parc at Broadwell, a 19 home site community. Priced from the mid $500,000s near historic Crabapple, the community is currently offering two distinctive

Atlanta Home Prices Balance Further in Latest Case-Shiller

Home price growth continued to slow in September, but as we argued with home sales, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Balance was the name of the game for home prices in the Atlanta’s housing market, which in September rose

Atlanta Home Sales Slump While Supply, Price Keep Rising

It was another month of contradictions in Atlanta’s housing market. Atlanta’s housing market slowed down a bit from September to October, with home sales, median sales price and average sales price all falling – and that’s not necessarily a

Atlanta Most Affordable Big Metro Area For Middle Class Buyers

The term “affordability” is thrown around quite a bit, but when it concerns the middle class, the scenario is all the more interesting. Atlanta is the most affordable large metro area in the nation, with 71 percent of the area’s housing

Legendary Atlanta Real Estate Leader Herman J. Russell Dies

Herman J. Russell, a nationally recognized leader in Atlanta real estate and founder/retired CEO of H.J. Russell & Co. – the largest African-American owned construction company in the U.S. and one of the country’s largest minority-owned companies – died on Saturday

Top-Producing Robinson Realty Team Joins Engel & Völkers

Lisa Robinson and a team of seven real estate professionals from The Robinson Realty Group have joined Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta, one of the world’s leading international luxury real estate brands. In addition to Lisa Robinson, who founded

Harry Norman, Realtors HOME Magazine Wins Prestigious Award

Harry Norman, Realtors HOME Magazine was awarded the Printing Industries of America’s most prestigious award – The Benny, a highly coveted award given to the most outstanding entry in a print category. The Premier Print Awards are the highest level

Engel & Volkers Buckhead Atlanta Welcomes New Management Team Members

Engel & Volkers Buckhead Atlanta’s top management team is expanding with the addition of Valerie Levin, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Operations, and Joe Gary, Builder Account Manager. Shirley Gary, Managing Broker of Engel & Volkers Buckhead Atlanta,

Atlanta One of Nation’s Top 10 Construction Markets

Our new construction market, according to new data, is among the nation’s best. #128108910 / gettyimages.com Through September of 2014, Atlanta had the No. 7 new construction market in the country. According to fresh numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics, Atlanta’s construction

Cash Sales Remain Steady in August

Cash investors continue to stay away from the real estate market, keeping cash sales relatively low. Cash sales remain steady in the month of August, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Though the market is continue to shed

Century Communities Acquires Peachtree Communities in Atlanta for $55 Million

Century Communities has acquired the operations and assets of Peachtree Communities in Atlanta for $55 million. With the acquisition, Century has taken control of Peachtree’s land, homes under construction and model homes in 36 communities in the greater Atlanta area. The communities offer one- and two-story

The City of Atlanta Growing Much Faster than Surrounding Suburbs

The population growth trends in the Atlanta are quite surprising. From 2010 to 2013, population growth in the city of Atlanta was 53 percent greater than the surrounding suburbs, according to a recent analysis by New Geography. In that

New Construction Watch: The Olmsted Chamblee Groundbreaking

The Olmsted Chamblee, the first multifamily project approved in Chamblee in nearly a decade, will break ground this Wednesday, Nov. 12. The project is the result of a partnership between Cocke Finkelstein Inc. (CFI), Macauley + Schmit (MS) and

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