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Zapelo, the “Swiss-Army Knife of Real Estate Software,” Launches at Real Estate Connect

Industry’s first “right-sized,” cloud-based, mobile real estate management system is born. Today, America’s real estate brokers and agents use separate technology systems for email, lead generation, calendar scheduling and many other tasks. Zapelo is attempting to disrupt this old-school

Ashton Woods Plans Adair Manor Development in Johns Creek

Ashton Woods announced that it will open its newest community, Adair Manor, in August. The community is situated off the Bell Road corridor in the heart of Johns Creek. Ashton Woods’ single-family homes at Adair Manor are designed to

Atlanta New Construction Up Double Digits in 2015

Building in the ATL Making Significant Progress Residential construction spending in the Atlanta area was up 30 percent year-over-year in June, and so far in 2015 is 39 percent ahead of where it was last year. Those encouraging stats came courtesy of the latest

New Brokerage, Brown Meyers Brokers, Launches in Buckhead

Brown Meyers Brokers (BMB), a new real estate brokerage headquartered in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood, officially opened its doors this week. Owned and managed by Barbara “Bobbi” Meyers, a top-producing agent and member of ABR’s Million Dollar Club, BMB was

Engel & Völkers Opens First Shop in Brookhaven

Engel & Völkers announced today the opening of its first Brookhaven shop, the latest expansion of the firm’s presence in the ever-growing Atlanta marketplace. Scott Askew, owner of the new shop, also owns Engel & Völkers Intown Atlanta. Laurie Nickless,

Lawrenceville has the Largest Backyards in the U.S.

Lawrenceville home have the largest backyards in the U.S., according to a new study by Zillow. With 14,375 square feet per average lot, Lawrenceville’s average backyard is almost the size of one-quarter of a football field. On the opposite end of the

Number of Atlanta Construction Projects Rises 15%

In 2015, the number of construction projects in the greater Atlanta area has grown nearly 15 percent in the second quarter compared to the same time period last year. In the second quarter of 2015, there were nearly 150

Real Estate Loses Big Investors, Gains Confidence

Institutional investors leaving real estate, but Americans still confident housing is a good investment In the immediate wake of the economic downturn, the housing market took a plunge that was devastating for homeowners but ideal for the opportunistic. In the years

Traton Homes Announces Opening Date of New Community

Traton Homes recently announced that its newest community, Olde Anderson Estates, is planned to open in Sept. 2015. Olde Anderson Estates will be made up of nine luxury houses priced from the $700,000s. The community will be located on

Pending Home Sales Fall, Suggesting Market Slowdown

Contract signings declined for the first time in 2015, according to new research Pending home sales declined 1.8 percent from May to June, according to new analysis from the National Association of Realtors. Although the Pending Home Sales Index,

Texas Ranch to Make History

Bigger than Los Angeles and New York City combined, a 798-square-mile ranch in Texas is on the market for $725 million. The Waggoner, named after the family who owned the property since 1845, when Texas became the 28th state,

Atlanta Home Prices Rise in Latest Case-Shiller

Home prices were positive for the Atlanta housing market in May’s Case-Shiller Home prices in the Atlanta housing market rose 1.4 percent from April to May, and 5.1 percent from May 2014, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard

Possible Raise for Jumbo Loans Cap

With rising home prices pushing more loans out of conforming range and into jumbo range, could the jumbo loan cap increase? With the national median home price at a historic high, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has begun to reach

$60 million View of Biscayne Bay

What would it be like to live on a private peninsula? If you’re interested in finding out, a 2-acre estate overlooking the Biscayne Bay in South Florida is listed for $60 million. The 11,588 square foot, gated property offers

New Home Sales Rise to Best Level Since 2008

The news for new home sales was much better than the Census Bureau’s report led on Sales of new homes in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 482,000, a 21.2 percent year-to-date increase from 2014 that

John Wieland Introduces Location for Newest Luxury Project

John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods recently announced the location for it’s newest low maintenance luxury project, 120 West Wieuca. Located near Buckhead and Sandy Springs, each townhouse in 120 West Wieuca features up to 3,800 square feet of space.

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