Builder confidence had been on a tear through 2013, but it seems to have hit a road block in 2014. Builder confidence fell precipitously in February, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

Has price per square foot continued its 2013 ascent in the New Year? Many things occurred in the housing market in 2013, but perhaps the most notable was the marked ascent in home prices and the price per square

With inventory low and showing no signs of improving, what can agents do to distinguish their clients? Although housing inventory in the overall Atlanta market has been increasing, competition remains steep in the ATL’s top sub-markets. Amidst such steep

Though new homes have seen, on average, very impressive sales increases since 2010, the specific gains have told a different story. We’ll start with the good news – after its worst years since record-keeping began in the ’60s, the

Housing affordability has fallen nationwide in the last year; what of here in Atlanta? Housing affordability in the Atlanta housing market fell a whopping 26.8 percent in 2013, according to newly released data by the National Association of Realtors; that was

Atlanta’s housing inventory continued to improve with the New Year. Atlanta’s housing inventory has continued its steps in the right direction in 2014, according to the latest State of the Market report from Movoto. Per the report, Atlanta’s housing

Atlanta’s housing market continued to grow in confidence in January. Asking prices in the Atlanta housing market increased 14.7 percent year-over-year in January, according to the latest Price Monitor from real estate website Trulia. Though asking prices were flat quarter to

Atlanta’s housing market showed some definite positivity in 2013, according to CoreLogic. Home prices in the Atlanta marketplace rose 15.0 percent in 2013, according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index. That was the third strongest yearly increase of all the

December was a fine month to observe just how far Atlanta’s real estate market has traversed. The median sales price for home sales in the 11-county area in Dec. 2013 was $196,000, a 21.0 percent increase from Dec. 2012

Last year proved a very positive one for residential new construction, according to the final Census Bureau numbers. Residential construction spending finished out 2013 at a very fine $352.6 billion, according to the final number crunching by the U.S.

Has Atlanta’s housing market picked up any steam in the last year, or is it moving sideways? We’ve been reporting with marked regularity on how the nation’s housing market has slowed down, but is that trend consistent here in

Housing inventory is something we follow pretty closely, and realtor.com’s latest numbers suggest quite a bit about the current housing market. Oh housing inventory, how we love you. One of the major narratives of the housing recovery, it seems

Atlanta put up strong residential construction numbers in December, though the market did take a step back from 2012. Residential construction in the Atlanta area totaled $264 million in December, according to the latest number crunching over at McGraw

Atlanta’s foreclosure inventory continues to improve, according to the latest research by CoreLogic. Atlanta’s foreclosure marketplace continued to barrel on through the path to recovery at the end of 2013, according to CoreLogic’s latest National Foreclosure Report. In Dec. 2013, just

Last year closed out on a sour note for pending home sales, according to NAR’s final tally. Dec. 2013 was a rough month for pending home sales, with the Pending Home Sales Index dropping 8.7 percent from November to

Existing-home sales enjoyed a very healthy 2013, though it’s unlikely the market will repeat that performance in 2014. The housing market capped off a successful year in existing-home sales in December, with sales rising 1.0 percent from November to