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Size Matters – When it Comes to the Homes Generations Buy, At Least

The various generations differ in many ways, especially when it comes to the types of homes they ultimately buy. The last couple weeks, we’ve been combing through NAR’s latest Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Report, and have reported

Reis: Atlanta Rents Up 3.6% From Last Year

In the last four years, the U.S. apartment vacancy rate has been cut in half; what’s happened at the local level? Reis, Inc. released its latest report on the nation’s rental markets yesterday, and it featured a stunning statistic:

The 7 Essential Features in a New Home in 2014

What new home features are consumers desiring the most in 2014? And which ones do they consider essential? We all know how many variables go into a new home, and we all know that every consumer is unique in

Census Bureau: Construction Spending Flat in February

February was a stable month for construction, according to the latest analysis by the U.S. Census Bureau. Construction spending in February held steady at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $945.7 billion, according to the latest numbers from the U.S.

Atlanta Home Prices Up 16.7% in CoreLogic HPI

Home prices continued their ascent in February, according to the latest index from CoreLogic. Home prices in the Atlanta area increased 16.7 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic. That yearly total was

4 Great Signs for the Nation’s Mortgage Markets

It’s taken some time, but it appears that we’re finally making headway through the nation’s nasty mortgage markets. Delinquent mortgages and foreclosures were undoubtedly the most public face of the housing crisis, but new research suggests that significant progress

How Much Square Feet Does $1 Million Buy You in Atlanta?

$1 million is a great deal of money…or is it? How much does $1 million really buy you in today’s real estate markets? How much housing does $1 million really buy you? That was the question behind a recent

Inventory in Atlanta Hops 9% in February

Housing inventory has been a most blue of topics for our local market, but have things finally turned around? We keep hearing reports that the nation’s housing inventory has turned the corner, but how true is that in our

Could the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act Rise From the Dead?

Could we see a resurrection of the popular Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, via Congressional action? When the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act expired at the start of 2014, it ended one of the most popular Great Recession-era government programs. A

NAR: Pending Home Sales Fall Eighth Straight Month in February

The housing market continued to slow in February, according to NAR’s latest report. Pending home sales fell for the eight straight month in February, according to the latest numbers from the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales

Residential Construction in Atlanta Tops $342 Million in February

We keep hearing about the nation’s residential construction market, but what about our local market? The nation’s residential construction market has been receiving (justly, we should add) quite a bit of attention from analysts and housing professionals alike, and

5 Interesting Takeaways From the New Home Sales Report

Everyone is reporting on February’s new home sales numbers, but what broader trends do the numbers reveal? You’ve surely seen the headlines by now: the sales of newly built single-family homes in February fell 3.3 percent from January, and

Atlanta Home Price Gains Among Best in U.S. in Case-Shiller

It was a grand month for home prices in the Atlanta area, according to the latest Case-Shiller. January was a most contradictory month for home prices in the Atlanta area, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard &

NAR: Existing-Home Sales Soften in Feb. to Lowest Level Since 2012

Existing-home sales continue to level out in February, according to the latest analysis by NAR. Existing-home sales continue to soften in February, falling 0.4 percent from January to February and 7.1 percent from Feb. 2013, according to the latest

Rated X – the 7 Things You Should Know About Gen X Homebuyers

What are the most important trends and details about Generation X, as it pertains to the housing market? For our second story on NAR’s Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends report, we’re looking at the one generation that is rated

How Does Growing Inequality Affect the Housing Market?

Economic inequality is surging just about everywhere; how could that impact the local housing market? Income inequality has become a major news item in recent months, and for good reason – by almost every economic measure, inequality has increased

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