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The 10 Metro Atlanta suburbs with the best school systems

The town of Buford has the best school system of all Metro Atlanta places, according to a new ranking from Niche. Also rated highly were the school systems in Decatur, Big Creek Township, and Chestatee Township. For its rankings, Niche

Metro Atlanta’s 10 best places to live

Decatur is Metro Atlanta’s best place to live, according to a new ranking from Niche. Basing its ranking on crime, schools, cost of living, job opportunities, local amenities, and a host of other factors, Niche rated Decatur highly for its excellent schools and healthy

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Atlanta’s affordability ranked, new apartment building planned for Grant Park and more

Despite the holiday, lots of exciting news broke this week in the world of real estate. Top stories this week included a new ranking of rental prices in Atlanta, plans for a new apartment building in Grant Park, and

7 essential things to know about foreign homebuyers in 2016

NAR’s latest survey of international buyers, which the association conducts annually, provided some keen insights into the U.S. housing market and the role that foreign consumers play. Here were the seven most notable findings from the survey: 1. Falling

Atlanta commuters are lucky – here’s why

Everyday, millions of Americans in hundreds of cities across the country wake up and have to catch public transit – whether it be a bus or train. The experience is more pleasant for some than others. And in a

Architects answer “what do homeowners want?”

Trends in home design over this year’s first quarter are treading familiar territory, with higher-end homeowners building bigger and, for another year, informal spaces, open space layouts, and access in and out of the home proving the most sought-after design

Mark Spain ranked No. 6 in U.S. in 2016 Real Trends

With 1,226 closed transactions, metro Atlanta Realtor Mark Spain ranked at No. 6 on Real Trends Top 1,000 Real Estate Professionals. Mark Spain’s team has appeared in the top 10 exclusive list for many years. Spain explained his team’s

These are Atlanta’s 2 coolest neighborhoods

Where are the coolest neighborhoods in the U.S.? And are any of them located in Atlanta? Real estate brokerage Cushman & Wakefield set out to locate those neighborhoods with its “Cool Streets Report,” and two Atlanta areas – Little

This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Living like Rick Grimes, and Atlanta’s housing inventory shortage

Life can get hectic, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up with everything. This week’s real estate news includes details on Atlanta’s housing inventory shortage, a Fortune 1000 company relocating and more. Keep up with the latest news here:

Why 122,000 Atlanta renters cannot buy homes

Earlier this week, we reported on the sobering findings of the Joint Center of Housing Studies’ latest report, which found that millions of households in America are struggling with housing costs, much to the detriment of housing markets across

Redfin announces new tool for agents

Redfin this week released its newest tool Opportunity Score, which will measure the number of jobs within a 30-minute, car-free commute from a particular address, giving agents yet another tool and credential to use in their listing presentations and sales

Consumers say the market’s in crisis, Realtors stay positive. Who’s right?

The majority of Americans agree the nation is facing a serious housing affordability problem – but Realtors say they’re confident about the current real estate market, as well as how it will perform over the next six months. If

The 6 biggest challenges facing housing in 2016

From numerous vantage points, the U.S. housing market has improved considerably in recent years. Home prices are rising. The number of underwater homeowners has shrunk from 12.1 million in 2011 to 4.3 million today. Delinquency rates are down. And

Pending home sales reverse course, decline in May

After steadily increasing for three straight months, pending home sales let up in May and declined year-over-year for the first time in almost two years, according to the latest analysis from NAR. The Pending Home Sales Index slid 3.7

Atlanta’s Buckhead Heights among the nation’s 20 most exclusive housing markets

The Buckhead Heights neighborhood is one of the most exclusive housing markets in the country, according to a new analysis from HomeUnion. With a $100,000 median household income placing in the 75 percentile and an average rent of $2,300 Buckhead Heights has

4 local lenders honored in NAHREP’s mortgage originators award

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals released their top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Award for 2016, and four Georgia lenders were honored. Some of the lenders appear within the top 100 Latino Mortgage Originators from non-depository lenders as

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