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Smith Douglas, a 40-year-old veteran of the home building industry, is pleased to announce the launch of SDC Realty. The new realty company will exclusively market the new home listings for Smith Douglas and represent communities in Cherokee, Forsyth,
Median time on market was way out of whack during the years of the downturn; has it finally turned the corner? Time on market has been among the most oft-watched measures of the housing recovery, and new numbers from
With its final building currently under construction, Jim Chapman Communities will finish the last of its 140 homes in Brookhaven at Sugarloaf in May 2014. These homes will offer award winning floor plans and amenities priced from the $280,000s.
Rockhaven Homes, the premier builder of intown Atlanta homes, has announced its newest communities in the highly sought after city of Dunwoody. Falkirk and Woodall Preserve offer modern 4-5 bedroom brick homes on spacious lots in private communities. Located just
About Sales, Inc’s Stonecrest Homes are off to a successful start this year. In January alone, the builder welcomed a new model home at The Springs in Sterling on the Lake in Flowery Branch and as well hosted a
How did the Atlanta area’s real estate market look in February, based on the latest ABR measurements? The median sales price for single-family homes in the 11-county Atlanta area rose 16.9 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest
Property values in Atlanta continued to increase in February, according to the latest numbers. Home values have been rising steadily in many metropolitan housing markets, but did that progress end in February? Take a look at our graph, which
Our fine metro area continued to make progress through its foreclosure inventory in 2013, according to new analysis. Foreclosure inventory in Atlanta area is down a whopping 38 percent year-over-year through January, according to the latest National Foreclosure Report
Confidence remains strong among Atlanta home sellers, with asking prices posting yet more increases in February. Asking prices in the Atlanta housing market increased 12.6 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest Price Monitor from Trulia. Although prices
How had the negative equity situation, both at home and abroad, progressed the last few months? Just over 80 percent of mortgaged properties in Atlanta area are in positive equity, according to the latest Equity Report from CoreLogic. That
Designed to be the focal point of the new Sandy Springs City center, the new luxury mid-rise apartment community, One City Walk is to break ground with it’s construction in June of this year. Designed and funded by the
Jim Chapman Communities announce eight new homes at it’s award winning active adult community, Brookhaven at Lanier Ridge. Priced from the $290,000s to $320,000s, each of the homes have exterior brick and stone walls with inviting front porches. With
Current president of the Georgia Realtors, Linda Carol Porterfield, has announced the 2014 GAR Awards recipients that achieved outstanding service in the industry. Founder of the Real Estate Agents in Need, a program to help fellow realtors that have
Home prices continued their double-digit performance in January, according to the latest CoreLogic numbers. Home prices in the Atlanta-area housing market rose 15.9 percent year-over-year in January, according to the latest Home Price Index (HPI) from CoreLogic. That exceeded
Housing inventory in Atlanta continued to improve in February. Housing inventory in the Atlanta housing market increased 8.10 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest State of the Market report from Movoto. Indeed, relative to other major housing markets, Atlanta’s
We all know that new construction has made steady progress the last couple years, but what’s its share of home sales? As we reported last week, new home sales remain historically low. Though they did hit their highest mark
