This home for sale in Walhalla, South Carolina, is straight out of a storybook. Dubbed Walhalla Castle, the regal property is affixed with vaulted ceilings, a tall tower, gargoyle guards and even a real sword-in-stone!

Built in 1921, the OJ Mire General Store served the bustling Louisiana town of Thibodaux. Then, for years, it sat abandoned. Until now.

Atlanta Agent’s annual Who’s Who in Residential Real Estate issue is our most popular of the year. Check out which profiles had the most views in our look at the top 10 most-viewed profiles of 2022.

Local Realtors need local news — and that’s where Atlanta Agent comes in. Here are the Atlanta real estate stories that stuck out most in 2022.

The Smyrna City Council approved the proposed development, which will replace the former Ken’s Corner Deli and current Cochran & Edwards law firm. 

Regionally, the pending-sales index fell 7.9% month over month in the Northeast, 6.6% in the Midwest, 2.3% in the South and 0.9% in the West. 

“Always trust your gut, and protect your mental health.” — Andrew Burns, Realtor, Coldwell Banker – Marietta/West Cobb

The 55-plus master-planned community will have about 700 homes when complete. 

At the same time, the median sales price of a new house slid to $471,200 from $484,700 in October and $430,300 a year earlier, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported. 

The 5.8-acre mixed-use community will feature retail spaces and two separate and distinct apartment buildings connected by a common plaza. 

Online home descriptions are now key to the competitive real estate landscape. So what did they look like in 2022?

The month-over-month decline in sales came as prices rose for the 129th consecutive month, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

The termination follows a lawsuit filed by the homebuilder’s founding family alleging the executive created a network of Twitter bots to harass the late founder. 

What’s better than an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time? The entire “Christmas Story” house.

“I’m old school. As a new agent, it starts by passing out that new box of business cards to everyone you meet. Personal contact.” — Vickie Rogers, broker/licensed instructor, Vickie Rogers Realty

Atlanta was the only market in the survey of 179 U.S. metros to meet all 10 of the criteria the National Association of REALTORS® used in its analysis.