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Redfin ranks the hottest neighborhoods in Atlanta

As the Atlanta market continues to boom, buyers are constantly looking out for the best neighborhoods to settle into. Redfin put out two reports — 2017’s Most Competitive Neighborhoods and Hottest Neighborhoods of 2018 — that may provide some hints

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This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Experts still say Atlanta an Amazon HQ2 frontrunner

After making it to the 20 finalists of potential cities for Amazon’s second headquarters, experts continue to pick Atlanta as a top contender. According to a new Zillow survey, Atlanta and northern Virginia are the two most likely areas

Redfin: More homebuyers than ever bid on homes before seeing them in person

More than one-third of people — 35 percent — who bought homes last year submitted a bid without ever seeing the homes in person. According to a recent Redfin, this is an increase from 33 percent in May 2017 and significantly

Keller Williams hopes to become the Amazon of real estate

When Amazon opened for business in 1995, Jeff Bezos hoped to create the biggest bookstore in the world. Over the course of the next two decades, Amazon not only accomplished that feat, but also expanded its reach to become

Pending home sales drop to lowest level since 2014

The Pending Home Sales Index dropped 4.7 percent in January after three months of increased activity. Based on contract signings, the forward-looking index fell from a downwardly revised 109.8 in December 2017 to 104.6 in January 2018. The Pending

Starter homes surge in value over the past five years

As the demand for entry-level homes continues to rise across the country, a new report shows owners of entry-level and starter homes are gaining equity faster than owners of higher-end homes. Owners of starter homes have seen their equity

Luxury home prices level off after post-recession housing boom

After eight years of the post-recession housing boom and the record-breaking price increases of recent years, the luxury residential market stabilized in 2017, according the luxury market report by The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, a partner in the

Real Estate in Brief: FHA to expand foreclosure relief for 2017 disaster victims

The Federal Housing Administration revealed its plans on Feb. 22 to broaden foreclosure relief for the victims of 2017’s natural disasters. The move would affect all FHA-insured homeowners in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, as well as

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Digital app Abode aspires to make buying homes more accessible

Abode, a new free digital platform that aims to make the homebuying and selling process easier for both consumers and real estate agents, was launched in 2017 by tech entrepreneurs Kyle Stoner and Carson Junginger. “People often describe buying

Zillow: Home value growth is slowing nationwide as mortgage rates rise

National home values are rising at their slowest pace since November 2016, according to the most recent Zillow Real Estate Market Report. Home values increased 6.7 percent last year to a median home value of $207,600, marking the slowest pace

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Midtown’s No2 Opus Place releases floorplans

Source: ArX Solutions Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices team CityHaus has revealed 23 floorplans for No2 Opus Place, the upcoming 53-story Midtown luxury condo tower. With floorplans developed by architecture firm Perkins + Will, the tower will host 257 total luxury condominiums,

Millennials hope to achieve homeownership, but face growing debt

Several long-term trends, including the explosion of student debt, is making homeownership a distant goal for most millennials. In a new Apartment List report, a renter survey analyzing responses from over 11,000 millennials across the United States found that indebted

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Clint Szubinski appointed president of Meritage Homes’ South region

U.S. homebuilder Meritage Homes announced that Clint Szubinski has been named president of the company’s South region. Comprising of Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, Szubinski will lead the region’s growth strategy and supervise the financial and operating performance

Existing-home sales down for the second consecutive month in January

Existing-home sales fell 3.2 percent in January for the second consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors. Last month’s total existing-home sales, including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, saw the largest annual decline in more than

RE/MAX: Atlanta area home prices rise nearly 9 percent in January

Home prices saw significant year-over-year growth in the Atlanta area as the median sales price in January increased more than the national rate, according to the latest RE/MAX Georgia report. The median sales price in the greater Atlanta area

Real estate tech company Homesnap secures $14 million in funding. How can it help agents?

With its double-pronged approach to cater to both agents and homebuyers, Homesnap continues to increase its reach in the industry, recently securing $14 million in series B funding. Homesnap serves more than 800,000 agents and brokers, helping them boost productivity

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