According to our 2023 Predictions Survey, 59% of Atlanta real estate professionals expect their 2023 numbers to top their 2022 numbers, despite rising interest rates.

Homebuyer demand is rising as mortgage rates continue to decline, according to a new Redfin report.

Data from the PEW Trust shows that investment companies make up approximately a quarter of the entire single-family home market across the U.S.

The projected year-over-year change in home sale transactions in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell region is -0.3%.

October’s 4.6% monthly drop follows a 10.2% decline in September, the National Association of REALTORS® reported. 

Housing prices were down in all 20 cities tracked by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index.

The county stood head and shoulders above its neighbors in terms of Atlanta-area housing starts, closings and lot deliveries, with Cherokee County coming in a distant second in all three metrics.    

New-home sales rose 7.5% month over month, while the median price of a new house surged to $493,000 from $455,700 in September and $427,300 a year ago, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.   

That wasn’t the only good news as the end of the month neared.

If inflation continues to cool, the historic slowdown could ease.

The pace of new single-family home sales, meanwhile, fell 6.1% from September to 598,000. 

The median existing-home price rose for the 128th month in a row, extending its record-breaking streak of increases. 

Mid-week price cuts offer the most bargains in today’s market.

The number of homes under construction rose during the month, as homebuilders continued to work through a large backlog of homes. 

The largest single-week decline in conventional mortgage rates since July brought the first increase in home-loan applications since September, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. 

Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa and Miami saw double-digit consumer price index percentage growth year over year.