January foreclosure filings were the highest since the start of the pandemic, according to a new report. 

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration increased to 3.93% from 3.86%, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. 

Across the country, 10% of ZIP codes with the largest share of children had an average home value growth of 21.3% from October 2020 to October 2021.

Atlanta’s Midtown Alliance said there were 5,172 residential units concurrently delivered or under construction in 2021, a new record. 

Home-price growth could slow by the end of 2022, despite the housing market breaking records in January.

Days on market for homes sold in Atlanta fell to 52 from 64 a year earlier.

Home-price growth is expected to average about 5% this year, far below the record-breaking pace set in 2021, RCLCO reported. 

The new year kicked off with the hottest January on record, despite having the first pending sales decline since June of 2020, according to a recent Redfin report.  Last month, 45% of homes found a buyer within two weeks

Sales volume by dollar amount fell precipitously, declining 37.4% from $2.59 billion worth of transactions in December to $1.62 billion in January, Georgia MLS reported, citing its monthly Housing Market Snapshot.

Home values grew 19.6% last year, an all-time high in Zillow’s data, which goes back more than 20 years.

In 2021, home sale profits rose in more than 90% of the country’s housing markets and reached the highest level since 2008. 

Builders started to make headway against supply-chain issues that have hampered construction of homes in the face of high demand. 

Atlanta’s housing inventory fell 22.3% year over year in December to a record low of a one-month supply, Atlanta REALTORS® Association reported.

Rising prices and rates are driving up mortgage payments which are pushing up demand for rentals.

New homes and existing homes are appreciating at similar rates, according to a new report from CoreLogic.

Rent growth also slowed in December, posting the lowest monthly increase since February 2020.