More and more buyers and sellers are starting their home search online, which means having an effective online presence is more important than ever. #157305213 / gettyimages.com Marketing has always been a crucial part of establishing an effective real

A recent analysis from Goldman Sachs revealed that despite loosening standards, securing a mortgage is still a considerable challenge. #142900667 / gettyimages.com In the wake of the housing bubble collapse and the subsequent economic downturn, concerned homebuyers and professionals

After three solid months, pending home sales took a step back, according to NAR’s latest analysis. The Pending Home Sales Index, NAR’s measurement of contract signings for existing-home sales, fell 1.1 percent from May to June and 7.3 percent

The good news continued for Atlanta home prices, according to the latest Case-Shiller. Home prices in the Atlanta area continued their ascent through May, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Not only were prices up

We all know that foreign homebuyers operate in different ways than U.S.-born consumers, but how do they ultimately choose their agent? #109724973 / gettyimages.com Earlier this week, we reported that international home sales in the U.S. soared from 2013 to

The Zillow/Trulia merger could mean serious alterations to how agents and consumers interact. After a weekend filled with rumor and speculation, news dropped this morning that Zillow will indeed acquire Trulia for a cool $3.5 billion, creating by far the

June proved a very rough month for new home sales, but how bad are things, really, for the beleaguered homebuilding sector? #162748979 / gettyimages.com The headlines sure are negative – at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 406,000, the sales

Despite improve racial equality by leaps and bounds, the U.S. housing market continues to struggle with racial disparities. #157169491 / gettyimages.com Through much adversity, African Americans have made considerable strides towards equality in the U.S. However, barriers to homeownership,

Existing-home sales were up in June, which bode well for the market, but construction and low wages remain barriers to full recovery. #187462241 / gettyimages.com The third quarter of 2014 is already churning out good news for the housing

All-cash sales still remain quite prevalent in the U.S. housing market, especially here at home. #463245891 / gettyimages.com A hefty 34 percent of home sales in the Atlanta area were all-cash transactions in April, according to exclusive analysis from CoreLogic, the

What good signs lie beyond the horizon for housing in 2014’s second half? Using analysis from a recent Redfin report, we put together the following

After a few months of solid growth, home sales in the Atlanta area took a step back in June. After a few strong months of growth, Atlanta-area home sales stumbled again in June, according to the latest market brief

Suburban sprawl over the last 50 years has led to an expanse of drivable city space, but a recent study suggests walkable urbanization may be the direction of the future. For the past half-century, suburban sprawl has helped define

The unaffordable simply becomes more unaffordable in today’s whacky rental landscape. #88689600 / gettyimages.com At the start of July, we reported on the latest rental data from Reis, which found that the nation’s rental market continued to grow more expensive

Even we were surprised by some of the following facts. #469971159 / gettyimages.com The U.S. housing market is a massive industry, one that incorporates not only elements of real estate, but of banking (both commercial and investment), appraising, marketing, advertising

A new study suggests we may be seeing the beginning of the end of suburban sprawl. #147480838 / gettyimages.com Since the early 1940s, many of the United State’s most prominent metro locations have been characterized by sprawl, which refers