Atlanta needs entry-level housing, yet roadblocks stand in the way

Atlanta Needs Entry-Level Housing, Yet Roadblocks Stand In The Way  

MarketNsight Offers Housing Forecast at MarketWatch Atlanta MarketNsight, a leading provider of real estate data and analysis, recently hosted its biannual MarketWatch Atlanta event via Zoom, releasing data on the state of the Atlanta new home industry. According to John Hunt, Principal and Chief Analyst at MarketNsight, the housing shortage in Atlanta (especially related to entry-level housing) and elsewhere throughout the[...]

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David Weekley Homes Delivers Over 5000 Lb of Food, $8000 in Donations to Crossroads Community Ministries

In November 2022, David Weekley Homes' Atlanta division requested the donation of canned and non-perishable items at five of its model homes in communities throughout Metro Atlanta. The award-winning homebuilder’s Giving Thanks, Giving Back Thanksgiving Drive culminated in the delivery of frozen turkeys at its Atlanta Division headquarters. Staff members, homeowners, real estate partners and vendors really came through, resulting in[...]

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David Weekley Homes Invites Public To “Stuff” Its Communities with Donations During Thanksgiving Drive

Atlanta division for award-winning national home builder teams up with Crossroads Community Ministries to feed those in need for the holidays. A leader in volunteer and philanthropic efforts within the home building industry, ever since its launch in Houston in 1976, community involvement has been a founding principle at David Weekley Homes. From back-to-school supplies drives to an annual community build[...]

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David Weekley Homes to Host Grand Opening at Ellis in Marietta

Award-winning National Home Builder To Premiere Professionally Designed Model Home to Realtors® October 25 and to Public October 29 David Weekley Homes is leading the development of home sites and amenities in Phase III of Marietta’s sprawling single-family home community of Ellis. After opening to presales of select homesites in April 2022, the award-winning national homebuilder has been busy putting its[...]

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Empire Communities: 2022 Milestones, Atlanta BeltLine Developments

SVP of Sales and Marketing Caroline Simmel with Empire Communities joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to share 2022 milestones, new products and current Atlanta BeltLine developments. Simmel joins host Carol Morgan on the All About Real Estate segment. Recently an empty nester and a new owner of two adorable Golden Retriever puppies, Simmel has 20-plus years of experience[...]

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MarketNsight Expansion Includes New Markets

Lonestar State, Upstate South Carolina and South Georgia Highlight MarketNsight Expansion Aiming to keep up with constantly increasing client demands and requests, Atlanta-based MarketNsight continues to expand its markets around the southeast with recent additions in Texas, South Carolina and Georgia. MarketNsight landed the nation’s Top Two housing markets with the addition of both Houston and Dallas. That was followed by smaller[...]

David Weekley Homes supports Mimosa Elementary School with Back to School campaign

David Weekley Homes Atlanta Record-Breaking Back-to-School Donations

Award-winning David Weekly Homes Atlanta Division hosted a school drive to support Mimosa Elementary in Roswell. Ever since its launch in Houston, Texas in 1976, David Weekley Homes has prided itself on being a leader in volunteer and philanthropic efforts within the home building industry. Through company earnings and The David Weekley Family Foundation, more than $250 million has been contributed[...]

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Atlanta’s Housing Market Has Many Fixer-Uppers at Great Discount Prices

The US housing market may finally be cooling, but getting onto the property ladder is sometimes difficult. One solution is to buy a discounted property that need renovation. The availability and prices of these ‘fixer-uppers’ vary greatly across the country, but Atlantans fortunately have quite a range of them, and often at attractively reduced prices. StorageCafe research discovered which large US[...]

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Are Atlanta Homes Unaffordable?

Atlanta Homes Unaffordable According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Metro Atlanta's median home price in May set a new record at $430,000 making Atlanta homes unaffordable according to First Multiple Listing Service data. And this month, the 30-year, fixed rate surpassed 6% for mortgages for the first time since before the Great Recession. This means that the 22 metro area[...]