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This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Atlanta located in the ‘Golden Triangle’ for Amazon HQ2

A study by the chief economist of global real estate investment company CCIM Institute partnered with Alabama Center for Real Estate highlights the likelihood of Amazon’s second headquarter location. The report, released after Amazon announced their narrowed list of cities

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Two Georgia cities made 2018’s safest U.S. cities list

Two of the 100 cities ranked on this year’s annual NeighborhoodScout list of Top 100 Safest Cities in the United States are in Georgia: Atlanta-area Johns Creek and Milton both made the list. NeighborhoodScout, an online database from Location,

Redfin: A quarter of buyers would be “unfazed” by rising mortgage rates

As the mortgage rate slowly rises in the beginning of this year, only 6 percent of homebuyers said they would cancel their plans to buy if mortgage rates surpassed 5 percent, according to a late 2017 survey by Redfin. By the end

With rising in home prices, nearly two-thirds of the market hit all-time highs

In the final three months of 2017, home prices overall reached an all-time high in 114 markets, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors. The national median price for a single-family home in the

What wealthy millennials want in their luxury homes

Rich millennials, dubbed the “New Aristocracy”, are shaping to be a profitable and impactful generation in the world of real estate. According to a recent report by Luxury Portfolio International, New Aristocracy buyers, driven by large inherited wealth, are

Lennar and CalAtlantic finalize merger, now officially nation’s largest homebuilder

Lennar’s previously-announced merger has succeeded, now making CalAtlantic a wholly-owned subsidiary. The merger was approved by 99.4% of the Lennar stockholder votes and 99.9% of the CalAtlantic votes, according to Housing Wire. “We are extremely pleased to announce the completion of

Tightening supply in Atlanta leads to a soft January in home sales

Source: Atlanta Realtors Home sales in Atlanta started off on a softer note, according to the January 2018 Market Brief from the Atlanta Realtors Associations. In January, 3,013 homes were sold, down 4 percent from 3,140 homes last January

National Real Estate News Briefs: Trulia launches new tool to provide local LGBTQ non-discrimination laws

Trulia has launched a new tool to help homebuyers who may encounter discrimination due to their gender or sexual orientation. The real estate listing company will now include a feature called Local Legal Protections, that gives insight into a

Single homebuyers require 11 years of saving to afford a down payment

Singles aspiring to become homeowners require patience before they can fulfill this element of the American dream, almost 11 years’ worth, according to a new Zillow analysis. To afford a 20 percent down payment on the average U.S. home,

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Dacula named most family-friendly, affordable suburb outside Atlanta

Dacula was recently named one of the most affordable family-friendly suburbs by realtor.com. The website looked at the 10 largest cities in the country and reviewed the surrounding ZIP codes outside the city limits to find the best suburb

Scott O’Halloran joins Scotland Wright Associates

Scott O’Halloran has moved to the boutique real estate broker Scotland Wright Associates, according to the Atlanta Business Journal. O’Halloran, who is known for representing landlords, previously had worked within Colliers International-Atlanta’s landlord advisory group since 2008. Scotland Wright Associates

Despite difficulties, more people want to own homes

According to new analysis of a consumer survey from the National Association of Realtors, the vast majority of non-homeowners said that they want to own a home in the future. NAR recently analyzed the results of its 2017 Housing

CoreLogic: Home prices increase for fifth consecutive month

Home prices continue to significantly rise both year over year and month over month, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index (HPI). U.S. home prices in December 2017 were a substantial 6.6 percent more than December 2016 and 0.5 percent more

National Real Estate News Briefs: NAR suspends open architecture project, cash purchases hit new high and more

The Realtors Property Resource (RPR), a subsidiary owned by the National Association of Realtors, is suspending its Advanced Multi-List Platform project and will promptly start to wind down its operations. NAR CEO Bob Goldberg made the decision to cut

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Seller profits hit 10-year high

Home sellers in Q4 2017 reaped an average home price gain since purchase of $54,000, the highest since Q3 2007, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ Year-End and Q4 2017 U.S. Home Sales Report. In comparison, the average from the

Atlanta ranks No. 7 on Forbes list of best cities to invest in housing

Atlanta was placed at No. 7 on a list of the 20 best markets to invest in housing in 2018, compiled by Forbes with data from Local Market Monitor. To determine the cities where a buyer is most likely

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