U.S. government data shows builders increased the pace of single-family home construction while slowing the pace of multifamily starts. 

Data provider MarketNsight said the year-over-year increase stemmed from higher interest rates that have kept existing homeowners from selling. 

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose for the fourth month in a row in April as the construction industry remained “cautiously optimistic.”     

The volunteers from Lennar, BOMA Georgia, Pinnacle Financial, Ameris Bank and other local businesses performed over $16,000 worth of work at Calvary Refuge Center and Gwinnett Housing Corp. 

Toll Brothers has already sold nine of the 33 condos being developed at Park 108. 

ApartmentAdvisor hails Atlanta’s relative affordability, arts and nightlife and economy in its 2023 Best Cities for College Grads report. 

Prices at the enclave, Gates at Hamilton Grove, begin in the low $400,000s. 

The new firm, MWM Property Management, will serve residential properties in the greater Atlanta area. 

“Don’t be a secret agent! Everyone has some sort of real estate need.” — Evelyn Lewis-Wilson, affiliate broker, Century 21 INOV8 Real Estate

Lawrenceville-based investor S & S Capital Partners acquired the 100-unit Douglasville Proper development from Signature Management of Norcross. 

In a recent awards celebration, fellow sales associates at Atlanta-based Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers gathered to honor top-selling agents for making the national ranking. 

A survey of 200 U.S. cities by LawnStarter found Atlanta was the second-best metro for community gardening. 

Guaranteed Rate is adding more support systems and training for loan officers to boost its reverse mortgage program.

At the same time, new listings surged, and the median sales price was flat

The mixed-use development is going up adjacent to MARTA’s Dunwoody station in the Central Perimeter. 

The 300-unit development, Prose Concord, was acquired with a $45 million loan.