
RISMedia 2027 Real Estate Newsmakers Nominations to Open Soon
RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers is kicking off its 10th annual recognition program, spotlighting the dynamic, resilient and forward-thinking professionals shaping the residential real estate industry. From innovative agents and high-producing teams to visionary executives and community champions,

Midtown Green Is Opening—And You’re Invited to Help Shape Atlanta’s Next Great Public Space
A new chapter for Midtown is beginning. This fall, Midtown Alliance is opening Midtown Green, a new public gathering space at 98 14th Street, and you’re invited to experience it. While the site is just beginning its transformation, this opening marks something much bigger: the first step toward crea

Forbes Global Properties Names Tracey Atkins to Board of Directors
Forbes Global Properties has announced the appointment of Tracey Atkins to its board of directors. A globally recognized authority in high-end property marketing and strategic communications, Atkins is a founding partner of Private Property Global, the exclusive Australian member of Forbes Global Pr

Industry leaders discuss the impact of AI on development and permitting
“The AI Era of the Built Environment is Here” was the theme of the Council for Quality Growth’s annual INTERSECTION Development Conference on Aug. 14 at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. This year’s keynote speaker — Greg Lindsay, Urbanist-in-Residence at the University of Toronto’s School o

Better.com CEO Brawls With Board After Sudden Ouster
Vishal Garg, founder and former CEO of tech-focused mortgage disruptor Better, briefly was the “main character” of the industry back in 2021—and not in a good way. His casual, chaotic Zoom firing of 900 people right before the Christmas holiday went viral, picked up by mainstream media as an example

Tools, copper wire stolen from west Georgia schools during renovations - WSB-TV
Tools, copper wire stolen from west Georgia schools during renovations WSB-TV

New Construction Craters in July
Economic uncertainty continues to push builders to temper their expectations (and pace of construction) based on the latest monthly new residential construction report by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Bureau’s report for July states that privately owned housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted ann

Immigration Cutbacks ‘More Deeply Felt’ for Housing in 2026-27: Harvard
Housing transactions happen for a lot of reasons that real estate professionals are intimately familiar with—new job, new baby, new marriage. In the aggregate, though, most of these events can be classified as “household formations”—in simple terms, a new family is formed, and that family (usually)

Summer Slowdown Sets in as Pending Activity Drops to Lowest Level in 2026
The mid-to-late summer housing market appears to be plodding along, as pending activity in July slipped to a low for the year, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR’s Pending Home Sales report found that sales dipped 2.3% month-over-month and 2.2% year-ov









