Current Market Data
The home sales/home prices divide continued in Atlanta’s housing market in November. New numbers are out from the Atlanta Board of Realtors on how the 11-county Atlanta area’s housing market performed in November, and they’ll come as no surprise
We all want to think that an explosion is pending in Millennial homeownership, but the numbers to justify that are hardly cooperating. The last few months, we’ve reported consistently that the big problem facing housing (as well as the
The headlines have been merciless regarding the latest new construction report, but was it truly that bad? We’ve seen the headlines too, and on the surface, they’re not pretty – per the latest numbers from the Census Bureau, housing
Report A Year Ago Current Builder Confidence 52 58 Construction Spending $396 M $443 M Existing-Home Sales 3,059 3,246 Housing Inventory 13,593 13,046 Housing Starts 0.900 M 1.178 M Interest Rates 3.69% 3.71 % Pending Home Sales 108.3 109.1 Unemployment
Everyone knows that mortgages and rents have ran in opposing directions, but the numbers are still jaw-dropping. For some time, we’ve been hearing two independent narratives in housing: one, that mortgage rates and payments were at an all-time low;
A new round of analysis suggests that housing affordability remains strong in all but one county in Atlanta. As if we didn’t already have enough indicators on the housing affordability here in Atlanta, here comes perhaps the most encouraging analysis yet.
What should you know about home sellers, heading into the 2015 housing market? Our last few stories on NAR’s 2014 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers has focused on the buyer-side of the equation, but now we’re finally taking
New cash sales report says more of the same – we’re staying consistent. In September, cash sales increased slightly despite the autumnal slump, but remain at relatively low levels, according to a new report from CoreLogic. In recent months,
Of the many remodeling projects available to homeowners, which ones add the most value to homes in the Atlanta area? One of the undeniable perks of homeownership is the opportunity to renovate your living space, to remodel and craft a
New analysis by Clear Capital put the Atlanta-area housing market on quite the pedestal. The Atlanta metro area is home to the second-best performing housing market in the nation, according to a fresh analysis by Clear Capital. From the second
With Fannie and Freddie’s new mortgage rules coming into effect, the industry questions the impact they’ll truly have. Earlier this month, new lending guidelines previously announced by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac came into effect, and now the industry
What’s the deal with asking prices in our metro area? Asking prices in the Atlanta area remained positive in November, and they seem to be showing no signs of slowing down, according to the newly released Price Monitor from Trulia. Per Trulia’s analysis,
The latest government jobs report was highly encouraging for the economy – and, as a result, for the housing market. Good news alert! The government’s latest jobs report came out last week, and it was a very encouraging one
Foreclosures are being completed at dramatic rates…and why that might not be so good. The newest foreclosure report from CoreLogic highlights the nation’s continued efforts to push through new and long pending foreclosures, but the robust pace of completion
This year has been a very productive one for Atlanta’s luxury housing market, if recent data is any indicator. We might as well call 2014 the “Year of Luxury Home Sales,” here in Atlanta. According to new numbers from
Construction spending rises and falls throughout the country, helping and hindering markets struggling to refill dwindling inventories. Construction spending was up this past October, according to recently released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. The increases, which amount to
