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Atlanta Officials Give REALTORS® Tree Ordinance Update

June 13, 2019

At a joint meeting of both the residential and commercial REALTORS'® Governmental Affairs Committees, members were able to learn more and discuss their views regarding the upcoming tree ordinance update directly with staff from the City of Atlanta.

The City of Atlanta's project manager for this ordinance update gave an in depth presentation to our members. After being presented with information about the details of the project, REALTORS® were able to express their concerns and offer ideas on how to make the plan work for both residents of the city and still be conducive to continued growth and development.

Planning department staff assured our members they will continue to keep us engaged in the process and apprised of developments as they occur. 

If you have insight on any updates that you feel would better serve our members, please contact Governmental Affairs Director Aaron Johnson at 404-732-0631. 

To learn more about the initiative and to view the presentation from this week's meeting, click here.

About the ARA Market Brief

The Atlanta REALTORS® (ARA Market Brief is compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) and provides the only regionally focused synopsis of monthly sales and home prices for single-family residential properties. The Market Brief covers the following 11 counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Paulding, and Rockdale.

The data in this report was compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS). For more information on details of this month's report, please contact the Association at 404.250.0051.

*Each month, the numbers reported for the previous month are updated to reflect additional recordings.

About the Atlanta REALTORS® Association

The Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA) has been an instrumental factor in the growth of real estate in the state of Georgia for more than a century. With over 14,000 members, Atlanta is the largest association in Georgia and is considered to be one of the strongest and most successful REALTOR® organizations in the nation. ARA serves as a central source of information for its members, mainly focusing on real estate education, the promotion of professionalism in the industry, and representing REALTORS® members with legislative initiatives to create positive change for the real estate community.

About First Multiple Listing Service

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