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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
Customers favor digital origination channels during the mortgage process and are more satisfied with mortgage companies that integrate technology, according to J.D. Power’s 2018 U.S. Primary Mortgage Origination Satisfaction Study. Last year, mortgage customer satisfaction declined with respondents indicating
The National Association of Realtors was cleared to add two new floors to their 12-story headquarters on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The plan was first announced earlier this summer and NAR received its first construction permit earlier this month. The
Americans are discovering the big benefits of smaller living as CNN Business reported the growing demand for tiny homes. A recent National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) survey found that over half of Americans would consider living in home
With more than 20 million U.S. military veterans in the United States today, it’s important to recognize the specific challenges that they face when they reenter the job and housing markets as they return home. A new study from
As one of the largest cities in the United States, Atlanta is home to a huge number of businesses. Apartmentguide.com used data from 35,000 business listings to characterize the different neighborhoods of Atlanta — identifying the areas more popular
Carvana disrupted how automobiles are bought and sold, Uber changed the way we get around, and Airbnb brought a new twist to where and how we stay when traveling. It was only a matter of time before technology entrepreneurs
A new Zillow analysis found that women with a newborn searched for homes in a market where houses cost $11,500 less than their previous market, undetermined of whether they moved with a partner or family member. For some, this transfer between markets
With the midterm elections resulting in a split Congress, many national housing and finance organizations expressed cautious optimism for the future — though several key issues remain in question as 2018 draws to an end. The Center for Responsible
