Looking for a good mortgage rate? All you need is good credit and a lot of money. #77931886 / gettyimages.com In recent years, expectant homebuyers vying for a good mortgage rate have faced dire odds as once loose lending

Though Americans feel better towards housing, wider economic concerns persist – which, in turn, affect the housing market. #470896401 / gettyimages.com It’s become quite clear, in 2014, that housing’s recovery will depend in large part on wider economic trends,

Seventy-seven percent of buyers say they’ll know immediately when they’ve found their ideal home, according to a survey of about 2,500 Americans by BMO Harris Bank. Unfortunately, the house hunting process takes time, and not all buyers exude confidence during

The National Association of Realtors’ leadership team has been tasked with creating a new “Code of Excellence” educational requirement and making the current requirement to complete Realtor Code of Ethics training biennial instead of quadrennial. In an attempt to

Harry Norman, Realtors HOME Magazine was awarded the Printing Industries of America’s most prestigious award – The Benny, a highly coveted award given to the most outstanding entry in a print category. The Premier Print Awards are the highest level

Engel & Volkers Buckhead Atlanta’s top management team is expanding with the addition of Valerie Levin, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Operations, and Joe Gary, Builder Account Manager. Shirley Gary, Managing Broker of Engel & Volkers Buckhead Atlanta,

Our new construction market, according to new data, is among the nation’s best. #128108910 / gettyimages.com Through September of 2014, Atlanta had the No. 7 new construction market in the country. According to fresh numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics, Atlanta’s construction

New measures from regulators promise to help ease lending standards, but are they enough? #459151625 / gettyimages.com The recent announcement by federal regulators to enact an assortment of measures aimed at easing lending standards has thrown many in the

Cash investors continue to stay away from the real estate market, keeping cash sales relatively low. Cash sales remain steady in the month of August, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Though the market is continue to shed

Century Communities has acquired the operations and assets of Peachtree Communities in Atlanta for $55 million. With the acquisition, Century has taken control of Peachtree’s land, homes under construction and model homes in 36 communities in the greater Atlanta area. The communities offer one- and two-story

The population growth trends in the Atlanta are quite surprising. From 2010 to 2013, population growth in the city of Atlanta was 53 percent greater than the surrounding suburbs, according to a recent analysis by New Geography. In that

The share of households featuring roommates has been on a steady rise the last few years, and the cause could not be more straightforward. Housing affordability is a common topic of coverage here at Chicago Agent, and for good reason

A second request from the FTC for more information has Zillow asking for more time. Early today, major listing syndication service Zillow announced via an SEC filing that it would not consummate the $3.5 billion transaction of Trulia prior

Though not as quick as email, direct mail still offers considerable advertising value. The real estate world is constantly abuzz with talk of the newest mobile app or search platform. So much so, in fact, that agents often forget

Why are Millennials not buying homes? The answer is far simpler than you may suspect. There are some lofty explanations out there for why Millennials are staying on the real estate sidelines, but new research from Moody’s Analytics has

There are many types of homes for sale on any given day, but what trends are consumers gravitating towards? Tall, short, skinny, fat, new, old, historic, modern, urban, rural – the possibilities are endless when it comes to the