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The most popular home trends of 2026

Houzz compared first quarter user activity to year-ago levels to determine the emerging home trends for summer 2026. Here’s what they found.

KB Home enters Atlanta with 110-homesite community

Atlanta homebuilding veteran Bill Schmidt will lead the company’s efforts in the Atlanta market. 

Housing starts top expectations in April

Despite a monthly decline, the rate of new-home construction still came in above consensus estimates. 

GID Residential expands to Georgia, Florida and Mid-Atlantic

The firm is the multifamily development platform of global real estate investor GID. 

MRED cuts Zillow’s access to listing data

Midwest Real Estate Data has revoked Zillow’s access to its licensed listing data for display on its consumer websites, shortly following the antitrust lawsuit Zillow filed against MRED and Compass. 

Off-tilt abode in Marietta

This cube-shaped abode in Marietta looks like it’s tilted about 45 degrees off its axis.

Toll Brothers begins selling in Marietta community, Cameron Cove

The single-family homes are priced from $630,000 to $690,000.   

NAR: Pending home sales gain ground in April

Among the top 50 metro areas, Boston and Miami led the pack. 

Vote now in the 2026 Atlanta Agents’ Choice Awards!

It’s time for the annual Atlanta Agents’ Choice Awards — an opportunity for real estate professionals to vote for and celebrate the top players in the industry.

Redfin launches SunScore as sunlight becomes a top priority for homebuyers

Americans are prioritizing sunlight in their home search, with 44% saying they would choose a smaller home with more sunlight over a larger home with less sunlight, according to a Redfin report. 

Trilogy Investment to develop 150-lot project for Ryan Homes

Trilogy acquired the project through its land development platform, Tierra Development. 

Matthew Gardner’s Q1 2026 housing market recap

Economist Matthew Gardner revisits some predictions for 2026 and looks to the future in this Q1 2026 update.

Traton Homes opens sales for up to 4-acre homesites at The Tillery in West Cobb

The 30 homes will be built from Traton’s new Founder’s Series of plans. 

Newnan approves rezoning request for Parkland Residential’s 150-unit Celebration Park

The city council rejected Parkland’s original, higher-density development proposal for the site in 2022.

Zillow files antitrust lawsuit against MRED, Compass

Zillow has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Midwest Real Estate Data and Compass over an April agreement to share Compass’s listings through MRED’s private listing network.

Cotality rolls out listing-management platform Cotality BLX; HomeServices of America, Keller Williams first to adopt

The platform is designed to allow agents to enter listings once without the need to enter them across different MLSs and real estate portals. 

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