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After three decades in its original Intown location, Harry Norman, Realtors, recently expanded into the top two floors of a newly constructed building along the BeltLine. The new space at 1518 Monroe Dr. features a foyer on the first
The latest reading of the U.S. housing market — the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Sept. 2018 — showed yet another sign of sluggish price growth. S&P’s key 20-city composite index showed that home prices in the
A joint proposal by three federal agencies released Nov. 20 could speed up an estimated 40 percent of residential real estate transactions in the U.S. by changing requirements surrounding appraisals. Under the proposed rules, certain residential real estate transactions
There is a growing trend throughout several markets involving property listings that don’t appear on that market’s multiple listing system. The idea around private listings, or pocket listings, office exclusives or a number of other names, has been known
After six months of declines, existing home sales posted a month-to-month increase in October, according to the October report from the National Association of Realtors. Total existing home sales rose 1.4 percent from September to 5.22 million single-family homes,
Senators Tim Kaine and Orrin Hatch have introduced a bipartisan bill that would expand the Fair Housing Act to include low-income families and veterans. The “Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018” expands the anti-discriminatory language of the original law
Whether hiring help or tackling a do-it-yourself project, home improvement is expensive, time consuming, and typically more than most have bargained for. However, homeowners are discovering that juggling home repairs are a lesser compromise when exchanging rent for mortgage payments. The 2018 NerdWallet
Ultra Violet was named the 2018 color of the year by Pantone. However, brash colors outside the “thoughtful” purple shade are seemingly best avoided when selling a home. “A fresh coat of paint is an easy and affordable way
Weichert Realtors – The Collective has brought on Lindsey Sanders, naming her senior sales associate and global relocation director. Sanders has more than 15 years of experience in real estate and previously worked at Beacham & Company, Realtors in Atlanta.
Heading into the winter months, many Americans are seeing the housing market cool off. According to ValueInsured’s Q4 2018 Modern Homebuyer Survey, 75 percent of Americans believe their local housing market is cooling off. Additionally, 67 percent of those
Atlanta ranked No. 2 in a list of U.S. cities with the largest home sizes, according to a study conducted by LendingTree. The database evaluated the median home size and value for single-family homes, finding the cost per square foot
To identify the hottest housing markets in the U.S., Redfin examined metro areas with at least 500,000 people and their current inventory, the number of homes going under contract within two weeks, and the number of homes selling over
Married couples continue to make up the majority of buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2018 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. Married couples accounted for 63 percent of all buyers this past year, while single females
Atlanta’s residential market has added a new player in the iBuyer business. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage joined Offerpad, Opendoor and Knock in Atlanta last week with a program to give sellers a quick-cash option for their homes. The brokerage
Amazon announced that Long Island, New York and Washington D.C., Virginia will be the new locations of its second headquarters, ending the year long public contest. The company’s raffle attracted 238 candidates only to end in a surprise twist: the division of
Metro Atlanta home sales continued their decline while prices rose to further outpace last year, according to the October Atlanta Realtors report. In October, 4,448 homes were sold, a 2.9 percent decrease from last year and a 5.3 percent
