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“Learn as much as possible, preview one home every day for 100 days, and keep a journal!” — Moremi Wolcott, Realtor, Maximum One Realty – East Cobb

Closings at 40 West 12th tower begin, model home unveiled

The first model home is a three-bedroom, 2,352-square-foot residence with a den designed by Michael Morris of M. Crisler Designs.

Freddie Mac to offer $3B in affordable housing bonds

Freddie Mac plans to offer at least $3 billion in single-family affordable housing bonds to support affordable homeownership and serve historically underserved markets, according to a press release. To underscore this effort, the company is offering approximately $285 million

New-home construction cools in September

The decrease was driven by a 5.1% month-over-month slide in the rate of multifamily starts, while single-family construction was flat.

September saw fewer homes sold, another increase in prices

Lack of inventory continues to restrict home sales as fewer homes sold in September, and closed home sales dropped.

Redfin: Climate change will exacerbate U.S. housing shortage

Climate change will negatively impact the already-stunted housing inventory in the U.S., according to a recent Redfin report.

RE/MAX: Atlanta housing market takes a pause in September

Days on market rose 10% from August, and months supply of inventory jumped 16.7%, according to RE/MAX’s National Housing Report for September. 

56-unit condo development proposed for Peachtree Corners

Two units in the building will not be sold but instead made available to guests of residents for short-term rental.

Zillow pauses its iBuyer service for the rest of 2021

Zillow announced it will not sign any new contracts to buy homes until the end of the year due to a “backlog in renovations and operational capacity constraints.”

MLS consortium scoops up digital MLS Remine

The acquiring group includes First Multiple Listing Service in Atlanta, MIAMI REALTORS®, ACTRIS MLS in Austin, Texas, and Heartland MLS in Kansas City.

Single-family rental landlord Quinn Residences acquires three more Georgia communities

The neighborhoods are Mulberry at Rice Hope near Savannah, Lovejoy Villages in Lovejoy and the Hayward in Carrollton.

Zillow: Unprecedented housing market shift has had little impact on sellers

While the past year has been unprecedented in terms of economic change and a global pandemic, most U.S. home sellers’ experiences were similar to past years, according to Zillow’s latest consumer housing trends report.  Consistent with the past three

EXIT Realty nurtures mental health, well-being in workplace

As COVID-19 continues to negatively impact people and workplaces, EXIT Realty Corp. International announced it is working to maintain the health and well-being of its agents and brokers through a series of programs, including its Focus on Good Health initiative.

Foreclosure activity on the rise, yet still far below historic norms

It’s been barely three months since the federal moratorium on foreclosures expired, but it’s starting to prove costly, as nationally, foreclosures are on the rise, having increased 67% from last year.

Compass points north in September with new Alpharetta office, North Georgia hire

The new 7,589-square-foot office is in Alpharetta, and the new agent hails from RE/MAX Town & Country in Blue Ridge.

Atlanta Realtor named president of AREAA

At 37 years old, the new president will be the second-youngest leader of the national nonprofit trade organization, which works to improve the homeownership rate in the Asian-American Pacific Islander community.

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