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Going after corporate home investors is a road paved with good intentions

Antique details and contemporary art mix effortlessly in Charleston home

Nashville lawyer goes bold in her new-build Bordeaux home

Atlanta has built more homes, but deeply affordable housing lags

If your neighbor’s tree falls in your yard, who pays for cleanup?

Refining a lifetime of design in a Chattanooga home

5 simple ways to refresh your home (and headspace) this winter

OPINION

In real estate, downplaying climate risks won’t make them go away

Extreme weather across Georgia highlights why climate risk data shouldn't be hidden on real estate apps, and why clearer public information is needed.

Midcentury modern home in Sandy Springs gets a family-friendly makeover

Larissa and Adam Tootla are living proof that when it comes to cutting-edge home design, Californians are on to something.

Atlanta tastemakers react to a color of the year that isn’t, well, colorful

Some Atlanta interior designers are feeling blue over Pantone’s subdued color of the year choice for 2026 of whitish Cloud Dancer. For one thing, it isn't colorful.

Measure tree’s critical root zone before digging nearby

Here's how to measure the critical root zone of a tree, so you'll know how to dig around it without injuring its roots.

Frozen Pipes: Everything You Need to Know

How and when to protect your pipes from freezing

When temperatures fall below 32 degrees, water pipes are at risk of freezing and bursting.

You don’t always have to kill chinch bugs

Our expert offers eco-friendly gardening tips and advice on chinch bugs in St. Augustine lawns and choosing umbrella-shaped trees for sunny spots.

Homes tell history in Grant Park Candlelight Tour

Former ice cream shop, squirrel’s abode among stops on Grant Park home tour

Nods to history are present throughout most, if not all, of the 10 houses featured on this year’s self-guided Candlelight Tour of Homes in Grant Park.

This John Portman-designed house on Sea Island was sold this week for $30 million, a record price in Georgia, according to real estate agents. (Courtesy of Bartolotti Media)

Sea Island house sale of $30 million viewed as Georgia record

John Portman’s Sea Island residence sold this week for $30 million, the highest home price in Georgia history.

Why thousands of metro Atlanta sellers pulled their homes off the market

The number of delistings in metro Atlanta grew 41% in September from the same month a year ago, a recent report said.

Escaping the frenzy of city life for an elegant, antiques-filled home

A pair of Buckhead bankers make a break for it in bucolic Serenbe.

WALTER REEVES

A Thanksgiving prayer to share

This holiday season, consider arranging for someone to read this prayer before the meal.

Pruning hydrangeas is not one size fits all

Whether blue, white or another color, check what kind of hydrangea you have before pruning.

Atlanta area home prices fell in October with steep declines in some places

Metro Atlanta's median sales prices dropped in October as more inventory is on the market.