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DECEMBER 29, 2021
South Florida Agent’s top 5 Association News items from 2021
In 2021, our guest contributors shed light on critical topics, including affordable housing, diversity and unconscious bias.

Fears of an economic fallout are causing long-term U.S. mortgage rates to fall as the newest COVID-19 strain reignites worry among Americans. 

Of the many industry heavyweights who participated in Who’s Who 2021, some profiles experienced extremely high readership. Check them out.

Our Agent Snapshot feature offers a spotlight on some of the many hardworking around Atlanta. And over the past year, our readers have enjoyed learning more about their lives and careers. Check out our most viewed Agent Snapshot profiles.

2021 was a fascinating year for the real estate market — particularly in Atlanta. Check out the hometown stories that most interested our Atlanta readers.

Atlanta-based ECI Group is developing the class-A community, which will provide the first new apartments in Conyers in 20 years.

The seasonal housing cooldown may end early this year according to Zillow’s latest market report, which found the spring market thaw may be here before winter even begins.

The off-market transaction was facilitated by Berkadia, which secured $17.5 million of equity capital from MLG Capital on behalf of the investor, One Real Estate Investment.

The group will seek to celebrate the racial diversity of Compass employees, invest in the black community, highlight racial discrepancies in the real estate industry and initiate change.

Eviction filings are rising as millions of Americans are being forced from their homes months after lawmakers allowed the federally imposed eviction moratorium to expire. 

“The market is roaring along, with only half the seasonal slowdown we typically see from October to November.” — RE/MAX LLC President Nick Bailey

Since 2020, the firm has brought on more than 20 agents with a range of REALTOR® experience.

The pandemic and work-from-home orders have changed where, when and why people buy homes. As a result, housing prices hit the highest median of all time in 2021, as the number of homes for sale fell to an all-time low and the demand for second homes surged, according to a new Redfin report. 

The property, Westhaven at Vinings, was developed in three phases from 1985 to 1989 and includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units in a variety of layouts. Existing amenities include four swimming pools, two clubhouses, tennis courts and a dog park.

The National Association of REALTORS®  applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of acting Federal Housing Finance Agency director Sandra Thompson to serve in a permanent capacity.. “Her talents and experience will benefit the enterprises, homeowners and home buyers and the mortgage-financing ecosystem,” NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith said in a press release.