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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decline in Weekly Survey

According to the new Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage applications declined 7.0 percent from the week prior. Refinancing activity was down by 9 percent, while purchase mortgages were down by 4 percent. Refinancing comprised 56.2

Millennials Still Living at Home, Facing Economic Hardships

A Pew Research Center study highlights the problems facing Millennials who attempt to purchase a home A new study released by the Pew Research Center [Can we link to the study?] highlighted that Millennials are still struggling to live independently, despite

Atlanta Beltline Hires New Chief Operating Officer

Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) has welcomed Clyde Higgs as its new new chief operating officer. Higgs previously was the executive vice president of operations development for the North Carolina Research Campus. Over the past nine years, Higgs worked as an executive at the

Fannie Mae Announces HomeReady Affordability Program

Plan revamps mortgage program to better benefit borrowers’ needs People with low to moderate income are gaining a boost when it comes to getting a mortgage. In an effort to better suit borrower needs, Fannie Mae has announced they

22 Subcontractors Needed to Build the Average Home

According to a new National Association of Home Builders study, 70 percent of builders generally use between 11 and 30 subcontractors to build one single-family home. On average, a typical builder would use 22 subcontractors to build a house. Here is

Summer Buying Season Ends with a Thud in Atlanta

The summer homebuying season seems to have ended in August Total home sales in the 11-county Metro Atlanta region declined 16 percent from July to August, finishing the month at 4,652 sales, according to the latest numbers from the

John Wieland Homes Introduces New Neighborhood Kensley

John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods just announced their newest destination in Milton, Kensley. Coming soon, Kensley will offer an array of new homes from the builder’s Signature Portfolio. The plan options can be shaped into homes with a selection

MBA: Mortgage Applications Decline

According to the new Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage applications declined 6.2 percent from the week prior. Refinancing activity was down by 10 percent, while purchase mortgages were down by 1 percent. Refinancing comprised 56.9

Is Low Construction to Blame for Housing’s Inventory Woes?

A new NAR analysis argues that lack of new construction hinders housing growth New home construction is insufficient in a majority of metro areas, according to new research by the National Association of Realtors. NAR measured the amount of

Keller Williams Employee Base Increases Amidst Record Expansion

Keller Williams has increased its employee base by 17 percent since January 1 to more than 125,000 associates. In the first half of 2015, Keller Williams broke monthly records as the sales volume increased 26 percent to $100 billion,

realtor.com Unveils New Metrics Report…for Free

A few months back, Zillow Group, the new conglomerate of Zillow and Trulia, rolled out a new feature that allowed brokers to review a variety of listing metrics through its Zillow Data Dashboard, from impressions to total listing views.

“America’s Most Original Home”

This 4,380-square-foot Scottsdale house, known as “America’s Most Original Home,” is on the market for $4.2 million. The structure was built  in 1980 by Sunnie and Bill Empire around billion-year-old granite boulders that sit in a ancient archaeological site. With boulders making up 60

CoreLogic: Foreclosures in Atlanta Hardly a Problem

Foreclosures continued losing market share in July, as inventory declined 27.9 percent from the same time last year, with completed foreclosures dropping 24.4 percent, according to CoreLogic’s latest report. Foreclosure inventory represented 1.2 percent of all mortgaged homes in

New Fannie Mae Index Finds Homebuyers More Confident in 2015

Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research Group has launched the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), which provides details about the direction of the housing market. The index reports that in August, the HPSI dropped to 80.0 from 0.5 points,

Metro Atlanta’s Top-Selling Counties, July 2015

Metro Atlanta trends continue into July As Atlanta Agent reported earlier this month, the Atlanta real estate market has been very strong, seeing an 8.7 percent increase over July 2014 despite an expected decrease in month to month sales

Chef Wolfgang Puck’s Estate Hits the Market

Looking for a kitchen fit for a culinary mastermind? Chef Wolfgang Puck‘s private Mediterranean-style villa in Beverly Hills Flats could be the house for you. The 6,025-square-foot homes offers five bedrooms, seven baths, a courtyard, a pool, outdoor entertainment areas and

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