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Atlanta Housing Scorecard: Starts, existing sales drop

Days on market declined, as did housing inventory, according to the latest Atlanta Housing Scorecard.

Keller Williams and Coursera create new professional certification 

The KW Real Estate Agent Professional Certificate comprises 124 hours of real estate education, including videos, readings, assessments and hands-on projects. 

Opendoor Super Bowl ad to livestream Atlanta house showing, offer 

In a live ad spot, Opendoor will show a homeowner getting an all-cash offer on their property using the ecommerce brokerage’s Virtual Assessment app.  

Georgia ranks No. 5 for net migration 

In 2022, the most recent year for which Census data is available, 327,000 people moved to Georgia, while 252,000 people left. 

Atlanta No. 9 for office-to-apartment conversions

A RentCafe analysis found that Atlanta ranks No. 9 in the country for office-to-apartment conversions this year.

December pending home sales surge past expectations 

Pending home sales rose 8.3% month over month, the National Association of REALTORS® said, marking the largest monthly jump since 2020. 

December new-home sales jump 8%

Declining interest rates spurred the increase. 

Atlanta takes 7th place among top 25 cities for coworking space 

In Atlanta, the number of coworking spaces rose quarter over quarter in Q4 2023, and the city’s total square footage of coworking space rose as well. 

NAR: Existing-home sales slid 1% in December but are expected to rise 

At the same time, the median sales price rose 4.4% to $382,600. 

Builder confidence jumps in January on falling mortgage rates 

The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose seven points to 44, its second monthly increase in a row. 

RentCafe: Atlanta #1 city to watch in 2024 

Atlanta apartment listings on RentCafe.com attracted the most attention from renters in 2023. 

NAR President Tracy Kasper resigns after receiving threat to reveal ‘personal’ matter

NAR President-elect Kevin Sears will move into the role of president, effective immediately.

Number of immigrants working in U.S. construction reaches record high

Immigrants working in U.S. construction hit 2.9 million.

Houzz predicts that these interior design trends will take over in 2024

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Homesellers with an agent earned more profit, endured less stress, study shows

Homesellers who worked with a real estate agent during the last two years made more profit and had fewer regrets.

Existing home sales fall 14.6% annually

The only region of the U.S. that didn’t experience an annual decline in existing home sales was the Midwest, where sales were unchanged year over year.

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