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This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Midtown boom continues, driveless transportation, eco-friendly homes and more

Midtown’s building boom continues with a 51-story structure on 1125 Peachtree Street that will have 253 hotel rooms, 56 condos and nearly 6,000 square feet of retail space, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Selig, the Atlanta real estate firm,

Amazon and Lennar partner to create Alexa-controlled smart homes

Amazon and Lennar announced its new partnership to provide Alexa-enabled smart homes in certain markets across the country. Homebuyers can get homes that come with features that can be controlled with Alexa including Wi-Fi, smart locks, doorbells, thermostats and

Growing homeownership rate helps in increasing household wealth among Hispanics

Household wealth is increasing among America’s Hispanic population, according to The Hispanic Wealth Project’s 2018 Annual Report. The Hispanic Wealth Project has been working to achieve their goal set in 2014 of tripling Hispanic household wealth by 2024. One

Majority of Americans still think now is a good time to buy

Most Americans think home prices in their area are going to rise, but the majority also still think that now is a good time to buy, according to the latest Gallup poll. Gallup’s annual Economy and Personal Finance poll

Recent college graduates are living at home more often

Today’s graduates are more likely to be living with their parents than graduates from the previous decade. According to Zillow’s analysis of 2016 Census data, 28 percent of recent graduates live with their parents — up from 19 percent

Agents using Google Maps on their websites could have to pay

Agents and brokers who are embedding Google Maps into their listings will now have to pay to do so. The Google Maps application programing interface (API) allows agents and brokers to embed maps into listings on their websites. This

Real Estate in Brief: Underwater properties down, the most popular remodeling projects and more

As of the first quarter of the year, over 5 million properties were underwater with a mortgage at least 25 percent more than the property’s estimated market value.  The 5.2 million properties account for 9.5 percent of all U.S. properties

Three Atlanta neighborhoods make Zillow’s most popular neighborhoods list

Atlanta’s Tuxedo Park is the second most popular neighborhood in the country, according to a study from Zillow. To determine the most popular neighborhoods, Zillow found the cities with the highest number of page views per home listing during

Homes listed on Wednesdays sell for more than any other day

Listing your home on a Wednesday tends to be more profitable than listing on any other day of the week, according to a new study by Redfin. The study analyzed 100,000 homes sold in 2017 and compared the sales

2018 Agents’ Choice Awards Winners

We asked agents, developers and lenders to vote for their peers and colleagues in our annual Agents’ Choice Awards. Click any category below to see who won. The nominees who received the most votes were the official finalists for each category, but

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Atlanta Housing Authority approves land sale near Centennial Olympic Park

The Atlanta Housing Authority has approved the sale of land near Centennial Olympic Park, according to Saporta Report. Kaplan Residential has been wanting the plot for more than two years and claimed in a lawsuit that the AHA tried

5 reasons why mortgage applications are denied

When entering the market for the first time, many homebuyers are unsure of what exactly is needed to qualify for a mortgage, leading to their application being rejected. A new report by LendingTree looked at over 10 million mortgage applications

Initiative aims to complete Midtown’s 5th Street

Over half a mile of Midtown’s 5th Street will likely be revamped as part of an initiative to improve the neighborhood’s ability to accommodate alternative methods of transportation. The project would start at the intersection of 5th and Myrtle

Farmhouse features are the most profitable trend in starter homes

Starter homes with farmhouse-inspired features and craftsman designs are demanding the highest sales premiums, according to RealEstate.com. In the study, RealEstate.com analyzed the listing descriptions of millions of entry-level homes (homes at the bottom third of the market) to

Gay and Lesbian real estate group requests NAR support of anti-discrimination bills

The National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) has announced their support for two Congressional bills aimed to combat housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Congressmen David Cicilline (D-RI), co-chair of the Congressional

Atlanta’s number of ‘super commuters’ increases

Residents of modest means increasingly can’t afford to live in major urban centers, and the result is taking a toll on our highways and commutes. As more people seek cheaper housing away from inner cities, the number of “super

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