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Real Estate in Brief: Expected home appraisals at best level in years, teachers in need of affordable housing and more

In the past year, appraisals are more likely to be in line with, or even higher than, owners estimate. Appraised values were just 0.33 percent lower than what homeowners expected, according to National Quicken Loans Home Price Perception Index.

Single women buying twice as many homes as single men, study says

While the overwhelming majority of homebuyers are married couples, it is women who make up the larger share of sales among single people, according to the National Association of Realtors. Single women are the second-most common homebuyer, accounting for

Luxury homes prices up nearly 8 percent in the first quarter

Luxury home prices rise nearly 8 percent to average sales price of $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2018, according to a new report from Redfin. An analysis of over 1,000 cities by Redfin indicates prices of the

Home price increase in 2018 as inventory lags

Home prices are creeping up across the country as inventory continues to hover near all-time lows, according to the National Association of Realtors first quarter report. Total existing home sales declined slightly in the first quarter of 2018 versus

Atlanta home prices hit another spike in April

While home sales in Atlanta saw minor increases, prices continue to rise rapidly, according to the latest report from the Atlanta Association of Realtors. The median sales price rose 8.7 percent in April, from $252,000 last year to $274,000.

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

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