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Neighborhood boosters want 120-year-old Bryant-Graves residence to become a destination for visitors from around the world. Sweet Auburn was the epicenter of the Civil Rights movement, a gem in downtown Atlanta worth not only preserving but celebrating.And now, if all goes as planned, a new initi...

About 30 minutes south of downtown Atlanta, developers behind the Pinewood Forrest mega-project in Fayetteville are making no bones about it: Those noisy, unsightly A/C units that whir beside countless houses in the region won’t be allowed.Instead, Pinewood Forrest is gunning to become the first ...

Down payment? Check. Good credit? Check. Pre-approved for a mortgage? Check. There's just one problem for would-be home buyers: there simply aren't enough properties for sale. The shortage of houses on the market was to blame for the number of existing homes sold, about 5.44 million. That figure ...

We all realize that the best time to sell anything is when demand is high and the supply of that item is limited. The last two major reports issued by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed information that suggests that now continues to be a great time to sell your house.Let’s look ...

"Down payment": It's amazing that these two little words have such a profound influence on your homeownership process—and your life! Ask most people what is an acceptable down payment on a house, and nine times out 10 they'll tell you it's 20% of your home's selling price. So you do the math, fig...

"Down payment": It's amazing that these two little words have such a profound influence on your homeownership process—and your life! Ask most people what is an acceptable down payment on a house, and nine times out 10 they'll tell you it's 20% of your home's selling price. So you do the math, fi...

A boxy red bus-like vehicle traversed a mile-long stretch of North Avenue on Thursday, from Ponce City Market to Midtown, to help usher in a new era of transportation in Atlanta.While the route was unremarkable, the driver—or lack thereof—made the trip unique.The test of self-driving Transdev EZ1...

It's easy to live in a small house when it's just you and your partner and you're both at work during the day. But when it's time to retire and you're both spending more time at home, things can start feeling a little ... cramped.That was precisely the case last year, when a couple in their late ...

As hurricane and flood evacuees return to their homes and encounter heartbreaking destruction and losses, what can they do to expedite the processes of recovering and drying out their houses? Here we look at key practices recommended by top agencies such as The American Red Cross, Federal Emergen...

Figuring out how to buy a home with bad credit isn't for the faint of heart ... or least not something you should do without some serious homework.A good credit score typically means you'll get a great mortgage. A bad credit score means you're in trouble, but not that you should just throw in the...