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Agent Snapshot: Chauncey Perkins, Founder Broker Agent Investor, Perks By Perk Real Estate

Where did you grow up? Born in California, raised in Florida last 10 years living/working UAE. Growing up, what did you want to be? A lawyer What do you do to relax when you’re stressed? I’m an avid reader,

What do Atlanta agents predict for the coming year?
Return of spot loans could reinvigorate condo market

October 15 is perhaps best known as the day tax extensions are due, but for condo buyers and their agents, it’s also the day that the new Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules on FHA loans for

Report predicts stable market, recession or no recession

Only 4 percent of mortgages in the U.S. were 30 days or more past due as of June 2019, according to a new report released from property information and analytics firm CoreLogic. That number represents a national mortgage delinquency

Making Moves: Two RE/MAX franchises combine, Harry Norman, Realtors gets a new marketing director and more

RE/MAX Around Atlanta acquires RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Kristen Jones and Megan Wyatt, broker/owners of RE/MAX Around Atlanta, have announced that they will acquire the RE/MAX Greater Atlanta franchise. The combined franchise, along with RE/MAX Greater Atlanta’s office in Marietta,

Atlanta renters suffer higher cost burden than homeowners do

It’s no secret that monthly mortgage costs tend to be less than rent on average. But according to a new interactive map released by The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, this differential is having a dramatic

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Fulton County dominates new ranking of top Atlanta public high schools

Niche, a website offering data, ratings and user reviews about schools, towns and neighborhoods, released its 2020 Best Schools rankings this week. One school in Georgia made it into the top 20 national public school rankings. The Gwinnett School of Mathematics,

Redfin: Atlanta is a top city for gaining new residents

Atlanta is one of the top metros in the country for gaining more new residents than it loses, as shown by a July 30 migration report by Redfin. The net inflow of Redfin users headed to Atlanta was 6,113 during

Economists: Recession likely in 2020 but housing won’t tank

A panel of economists and experts estimates that the longest period of economic expansion on record has a good chance of ending next year.  In their quarterly home price expectations survey, Zillow and Pulsenomics polled over 100 real estate

What do agents actually think about their income?

A new survey of agents across the industry commissioned by Redfin paints a picture of an industry in transition and perhaps in the midst of some soul-searching. The survey, the first of its kind overseen by Redfin, was done

New construction starts in June were weak but not in Atlanta

Housing starts around the country were sluggish in June, with single-family starts registering below year-ago numbers for a fifth consecutive month. In all, housing starts were down 0.9 percent from the previous June, and were on pace for a

Brock Built Homes purchases 40 acres for West Highlands new phase

Last month, Brock Built Homes paid approximately $5 million for more than 40 acres on the west side of the city. Located near Proctor Creek, the sprawling CSX Corp. train terminal and the planned Westside Reservoir Park, the acquisition

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Atlanta ranked among the best cities for recreation

Atlantans know how to have fun. That’s according to a new ranking of the best cities for recreation, released Tuesday by WalletHub. The ranking looked at the 100 largest cities in the U.S. and at 48 criteria—things like which

Mortgage update for the week of June 24

Mortgage application activity remains strong The number of mortgage applications submitted during the week ending June 21 grew 1.3 percent compared to the prior week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly survey. Growth in refinance applications was somewhat stronger

Atlanta’s new housing inventory gets a big boost

May brought more than a temperature boost to Atlanta. Atlanta Realtors announced Thursday the metro area’s housing inventory saw significant gains. New listings climbed to over 6,000, an increase of 17.2 percent year-over-year and a jump of 11.3 percent

Why Atlanta is an elite luxury home market

It’s not easy to stay up-to-date on the latest in luxury real estate. The true trajectory and intensity of trends in this specialized market can be obscured by noise in the data when sample sizes or time frames are

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