Beacham & Company, Realtors, set all-time sales records for the 11th consecutive year in 2017 and continued to set the pace among Atlanta offices for production per agent and sales of luxury properties of $1 million or more. Closed dollar volume reached nearly $600 million in 2017 – the firm’s highest market ever – along…
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Sharon Leone has joined Beacham & Company as the firm’s new Relocation and Business Development Coordinator. Leone has worked as a Beacham sales agent for the last four years. In her new role, Leone will be responsible for managing the firm’s relocation, referral and lead generation business while continuing to develop the company’s efforts in those areas. A native of Houston, Texas,…
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Death and taxes. The only sure things in life but nobody likes either one. The year-long efforts in Congress to reform the federal tax code appear headed for final passage later this month if the House and Senate reconcile their competing bills. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) believes it will happen and is not…
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Beacham & Company, REALTORS, the top selling office in Atlanta real estate for luxury properties since 2006, is top selling once again in 2017 including four of the top six sales of the year. All four of the top six sales that closed for more than $3 million were in Buckhead and involved four different…
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Beacham & Company, REALTORS is once again sponsoring the Forward Arts Foundation’s annual fashion show luncheon. This year’s event, set for Dec. 6 at the St. Regis Hotel in Buckhead, marks the silver anniversary. Chairing the event are Duvall Fuqua and Aimee Chubb. The featured designer will be Oscar de la Renta. The Forward Arts Foundation…
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Atlanta home sales were unchanged in October as the local housing market continued to its unpredictable pattern in 2017. After 20 consecutive months of year-over-year increases prior to 2017, home sales this year have been up in five months, down in four months, and unchanged in one month. The one constant in the market has been…
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Site work has commenced on Bramley Park in the hugely popular Village Park area of Brookhaven. The 23-unit townhome community will be comprised of four residential buildings surrounding a central park. The location lends itself to buyers who are interested in a live-work-play lifestyle because of its proximity to the upscale restaurants, the Dresden MARTA rail…
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Two powerful real estate organizations are fighting the latest version of the tax reform bill in Congress. Both the National Association of Home Builders and the National Association of Realtors say reducing the mortgage amount eligible for the mortgage tax deduction from $1 million to $500,000 could do serious harm to the real estate industry….
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While flooding from hurricanes and tropical storms may seem like a far away thing, Atlanta experienced catastrophic flooding not too long ago. In September 2009, the Atlanta area had what the U.S. Geological Survey called a “once in 500 years flood.” More than 20 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period and 20,000 homes,…
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In its September issue, Money Magazine reported that U.S. millionaires hold just 6% of their wealth in investment real estate but 44% in equities. With the stock market at a record high, is it time for the wealthy to shift more assets into real estate? Since the peak of housing prices before the Great Recession…
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