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Atlanta’s residential market continued to be active last month. Data from an Atlanta Realtors market brief show home sales throughout the area were unchanged from last year’s 5,938, though despite seeing no change from last July, there was a
Keller Williams announced Wednesday that its iBuyer program, Keller Offers, will partner with established iBuyer Offerpad to offer customers a hybrid of the services the two companies provide. The new arrangement will allow consumers to work with a
A constellation of factors point to a possible recession in the coming months or years, but the housing market will be neither the cause of it, nor the hardest-hit part of the economy. That was the take-home message in
Households with children under 18 years old prioritize prompt responses and timely transactions when working with real estate agents, based on findings from a new survey of buyer and seller needs from the National Association of Realtors. The association’s
Wall Street has found itself increasingly on edge in recent weeks, but strangely, that may be breathing fresh life into the mortgage lending industry.
The most attractive ZIP codes of 2019, according to Realtor.com’s analysis of over 16,000 areas, suggest a shift in homebuying trends. Judging by the top-ranked markets in Realtor.com’s “Hotness Index,” homebuyers are interested in maintaining an active lifestyle even
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index for July rose to its highest reading in nine years.
Every home is unique in its own way, especially when it comes to interior design. Homeowners often choose design styles that are inspired by what is popular in their part of the world. Joybird took a look at the
As millennials comprise more and more of the housing market, some are relocating in search of better jobs, quality of life, and housing costs. SmartAsset took a look at where millennials are moving to find these things with Census
The long-running shortage of workers in the homebuilding trades hasn’t dented business confidence as much as expected.
Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve voted to reduce the central bank’s key interest rate target for the first time since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, in hopes that it would prevent a global economic slowdown from
Atlanta is one of the top metros in the country for gaining more new residents than it loses, as shown by a July 30 migration report by Redfin. The net inflow of Redfin users headed to Atlanta was 6,113 during
The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index broke a 17-month streak of year-over-year declines to log an annual increase in June. Last month also marked the second month in a row in which nationwide pending home sales
New York-based brokerage Compass just got yet another burst of funding—to the tune of $370 million. The latest funding round was announced Tuesday, and brings the total valuation of the company to $6.4 billion, a significant boost from the
As housing costs have continued to grow faster than the average buyer’s income, more are tapping into resources that can lower the substantial up-front costs of purchasing a home. But that could bring some major changes and a degree
BoomTown introduces new lead-gen tech Real estate sales and marketing platform BoomTown announced two new tools in its platform this week. The first is Success Assurance, which was created to help agents generate, qualify, and manage leads that are
