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What do donuts and Midtown’s condo market have in common? A whole in the middle. That’s because the area’s seen increased demand in two main areas of the market—affordable and high-end luxury, with a gap in the price range
Dorsey Alston, Realtors will open its first intown office in Virginia Highland later this year, according to a press release reported by the company. On June 10, the brokerage closed a deal to buy a vintage home built
Plans revealed for a 26-story Midtown tower by Dallas developer On Tuesday, Street Lights Residential revealed a proposal of a design for a 26-story residential tower in Midtown, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported. The Dallas developer presented the 299-unit project
May brought more than a temperature boost to Atlanta. Atlanta Realtors announced Thursday the metro area’s housing inventory saw significant gains. New listings climbed to over 6,000, an increase of 17.2 percent year-over-year and a jump of 11.3 percent
Guaranteed Rate announced Thursday that it will be opening a new branch in Buckhead, naming Dean Mellon as branch manager. Mellon has over 20 years of experience in the mortgage industry. His longest stint as a loan officer was
HUD confirms ‘Dreamers’ are ineligible for FHA loans The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed for the first time that undocumented immigrants given temporary residence under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy (known as Dreamers) are
A new report by home remodeling website Fixr lists the top 20 metropolitan areas in the country for the number of construction permits filed in 2018. The list includes many “usual suspects” like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago—though
Two recent measures of Americans’ confidence in the national housing market improved in the last month, showing that more homeowners as well as consumers are generally feeling more optimistic about this key segment of the U.S. economy. One of
The practice of home flipping in the U.S. declining in strict numbers, even as it grows as a share of all home sales, according to a new report on the subject by ATTOM Data Solutions. The report looked at
The housing market is a major driver of the U.S. economy, but its contribution is different on a state-by-state basis. According to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors, Georgia’s real estate industry contributed $95.2 billion to
A new report by John Burns Real Estate Consulting attempts to quantify and forecast the real estate impact of 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and takes stock of some measurable aspects of the law’s effects about a year
Fannie, Freddie conservatorship plans in final stages Long-discussed plans to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of their government-controlled conservatorship status and return ownership to private shareholders may be nearly complete. The Wall Street Journal reported May 30
A surge in demand for homes combined with a widespread shortage of supply caused home prices to surge beyond the reach of many buyers in the last year. Fortunately for prospective buyers and the U.S. housing market at large,
It’s not easy to stay up-to-date on the latest in luxury real estate. The true trajectory and intensity of trends in this specialized market can be obscured by noise in the data when sample sizes or time frames are
It’s clear we’re in a transitional real estate market at the moment, but the destination isn’t quite as obvious. While this year has been notoriously difficult to predict in terms of home sales, there are three indicators that can
Ridesharing and house flipping: A perfect pair? Houses suitable for a flip can be in short supply these days, but services are sprouting up to find them using a unique business model. In a recent article, The Wall Street
