In this year’s Cost vs. Value report from Remodeling Magazine, “curb appeal” projects led the way with increases in value. The report measured the average payback for 21 common professional remodeling projects in 149 major U.S. markets. While only

Peter Vekselman has been working in the real estate industry for almost 20 years and completed more than 3,500 deals. With offices in Georgia, Florida and California, Vekselman has seen first hand the hurdles and difficulties that can come along

Despite gradual but continued recovery in most housing markets in the United States since the recession wreaked havoc on the country, there is still major disparity due to uneven shifts and progression in individual market values. According to a

Taylor Morrison named Jonathan White as the new president of its Atlanta division on Tuesday. Previously the president of the Houston division, White will now be responsible for larger, more operational aspects of the organization, including providing leadership and

A Facebook data center is said to be in active development at a site in Stanton Springs, the Atlanta Business Journal reported. An anonymous source told the publication that the site is near a Shire biotech manufacturing plant. Due

In its latest luxury market report, Redfin found that luxury home prices in the U.S. rose 7.4 percent year over year to an average of $1.76 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. The analysis tracked home sales in over 1,000

Several long-term economic factors, including the explosion of student debt, are making homeownership a distant goal for most millennials. In a new Apartment List report, a renter survey that elicited responses from more than 11,000 millennials across the United States,

Although most of the country experienced a decline in existing home sales in December, 2017 overall was the best year for sales in 11 years. They were up 1.1 percent from 2016, according to a recent report from the National

With 11 years of mortgage lending experience, top loan originator Risha Kilaru has joined Guaranteed Rate as Vice President of Mortgage Lending in California. Kilaru originated over $700 million in the last three years, including more than $268 million

High buyer demand throughout Atlanta in 2017 led to rising prices and home sales, according to RE/MAX Georgia’s annual analysis. The median sales price for homes in 2017 rose to $239,000, up 6 percent from $225,000 in 2016, and

ATTOM Data Solutions released its 2018 Rental Affordability Report, which showed that buying a median-priced home is more affordable than renting a three-bedroom property in 240 of 447 U.S. counties analyzed. The analysis included recently released fair market rent

For the eighth straight year, Atlanta was named the top moving destination by Penske Truck Rental. In fact, no other city has topped the rankings since the company began publicly listing annual numbers. To come up with the rankings,

Expect urban farmhouse designs, fashion-influenced trends, mixed metals and richly saturated colors to make a splash this year. Angela Nuessle, director at Pulte Homes National Interior Design, recently revealed the latest design and décor trends that are sure to be

In 2018, home sales, housing construction and house prices are all likely to increase modestly, according to Freddie Mac’s January 2018 Outlook. Home sales are forecasted to reach 6.35 million in 2018, up slightly from 6.17 million in 2017.

A new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that mortgage applications in 2017 increased 7.1 percent from 2016, including a 7.8 percent hike in December to close out the year. “After playing catchup for two months following the

While home sales in the Atlanta area saw the standard seasonal slowdown in December, one county saw a significant increase in sales. Clayton County saw a 33 percent increase in home sales from 87 in December 2016 to 116