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

Dozens of parks throughout Atlanta will be getting upgrades and improvements in 2018 due to more than $1 million in grants from Park Pride. This is the largest contribution Park Pride has been able to make in a single year. Curbed

Karen Rodriguez, founder and president of the Group Kora team at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices GA, closed the highest-priced condo sale in Atlanta in 2017. Located in The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Atlanta, the four-bedroom condo closed for $4 million.

With available inventory still on a downward spiral around the country, the end of 2017 saw a less than optimistic outcome for housing starts, with the number of homes that went under construction in December falling 8.2 percent from November,

Home shoppers looking to buy in 2018 will have 10 percent fewer homes to choose from than a year ago, according to the December Zillow Real Estate Market Report. The for-sale inventory across the nation has been falling on

Amazon announced on Thursday that it has narrowed its list potential sites for its second headquarters to 20 cities, and Atlanta is on the list. The company received proposals from 238 locations that were hoping to woo the ecommerce

2017 ended as a seller’s market, with rising home prices and low housing inventory greeting homebuyers across the nation. According to the latest RE/MAX’s National Housing Report, home prices are hitting record highs in December 2017. The median home

With rent costs soaring and student loans piling up, it’s no secret individuals aged 18-35 need all the help they can get to afford some of life’s necessities, like buying a home. In fact, 70 percent of millennials say

Atlanta recently ranked No. 10 on a list of cities for STEM professionals, or those who work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. For the study, WalletHub analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data of the country’s 100 largest metropolitan