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The Tapp Farm community will offer homes from Traton’s “Jewel Box” collection of single-family homes, as well as two-story townhomes and a second collection of single-family residences.
The homebuilder is donating to the nonprofit housing organization to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
Atlanta was second only to Dallas-Fort Worth by number of multifamily deals between 2009 and 2020, according to CommercialSearch.
Atlanta saw a drop in bidding wars with 26% of Redfin offers in January compared to 34.8% in December 2020.
After declining for years, the size of new single-family homes has begun to level off as consumers spend more time at home, a National Association of Home Builders analysis found.
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January home sales in Atlanta were roughly flat on an annual basis as inventory plunged, according to RE/MAX’s most recent National Housing Report.
“In the final months of 2020, single-family rents posted the highest increases in over four years,” said Molly Boesel, principal economist at CoreLogic. “However, single-family rent price reaction to the pandemic and resulting recession differed greatly across metros.”
The Atlanta metro area continued to see a healthy pace of home sales in January despite dwindling inventory, Georgia MLS said in its Housing Snapshot.
After a bumpy start to 2020, Georgia’s housing market shrugged off much of the initial pandemic-related disruptions to post a solid finish to the year, with major indicators pointing to strong demand and tight supply, according to the Georgia Association of Realtors’ annual report.
When complete, Vernon will offer 20 three- and four-bedroom homes priced from the low $600,000s.
The report added that vacation homes and affordable homes in small towns near major urban centers were in strong demand as a result of the pandemic.
“To succeed in our rapidly changing local market, agents need to build their business on principles that work, and that’s when a coach can make all of the difference.” — Craig McClelland, vice president and COO of BHGRE Metro Brokers
Fence-sitters thinking of buying a home beware, says a new study from Zillow, which notes that waiting could mean a much higher mortgage payment down the road.
Atlanta-area homebuyers have another resource at hand, thanks to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties opening its new Historic College Park office to serve clients and agents in South Fulton.
The company, which just celebrated its 90th birthday, bested its fourth quarter 2019 numbers by 46%.
