
Jazz in the Alley returns to Norcross with two performances this Saturday
Jazz in the Alley, a free, outdoor concert series touring metro Atlanta, is back at Thrasher Park in downtown Norcross this Saturday, July 25, with performances from The Human DJ and Lizzy Kay from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. As with all outdoor events in and around Atlanta, evening thunderstorms in the forec

Joystick Gamebar’s next chapter begins this fall in East Atlanta Village
Edgewood Avenue cocktail bar and gaming lounge Joystick Gamebar will relocate to East Atlanta Village (EAV) later this fall. The bar, which includes old-school arcade and pinball games, and regularly hosts gaming clubs and game nights, pulled up stakes on Edgewood after 14 years there. Joystick will

NEXA Lending and former partner Mat Grella end legal fight
NEXA Lending CEO Mike Kortas said he has reached a global settlement with former business partner Mat Grella, ending a years-long legal battle over the ownership and control of the brokerage and several related entities. The agreement, reached in mediation and finalized on Monday, resolves “every si

Windermere names Diana Wall chief growth officer
Windermere Real Estate has created the role of chief growth officer and hired longtime industry executive Diana Wall to lead expansion across the company’s independent brokerage platform, the firm announced Monday. Wall brings nearly 30 years of residential real estate experience to the Seattle-base

Behind closed doors: The next phase of Compass’s Code of Ethics complaints against Zillow
As the National Association of Realtors (NAR) frequently stresses, one of the main things differentiating a real estate licensee from a Realtor is the Code of Ethics that Realtors are required to abide by in order to be a member of the trade association. Despite existing quietly in the background o

Starter home inventory trails 2019 by 300,000 listings, per new data
The U.S. starter home market remains short roughly 300,000 listings under $350,000 compared to 2019, and the income needed to buy an entry-level home has jumped more than 80% over that period, according to a new report from Realtor.com. The analysis, released Monday and based on Realtor.com’s active

Monthly Gains in Leading Economic Indicators Revert in June
As 2026 moves forward amid rising inflation and a fairly soft labor market, are leading indicators pointing to a better near-term economy? The nonprofit research firm The Conference Board’s latest monthly Leading Economic Indicators report found a slight decline as the Board’s Leading Economic Inde

The housing market not normalizing, as affordability failure persists
We are not in a “normalizing” housing market. We are in an affordability crisis that has learned to wear a better suit. Inventory is up in some places. Days on market are longer. Sellers are a little less confident. A few price reductions are showing up. The fever has come down, but the patient is s

Why your next open house should start with the neighbors
Let me ask you something. When was the last time you treated an open house like a one-day event instead of what it actually is: a long-term investment in the street it sits on? Most agents do it backward, and I get it. You set up Sunday, hope for a few leads, take the signs down and move on to the n









