Listing keywords associated with families and children, like community pools, nearby parks and cul-de-sacs, led to both faster-than-expected sales and higher premiums.

The 19-hole Oaks Golf Course will be replaced with 142 single-family houses, 190 townhomes, 360 apartments and 143,000 square feet of retail space.

The employment numbers for March were revised down as well. The most recent data indicate a 770,000 increase in jobs for the month, compared to the previously reported increase of 916,000.

Lumber prices have tripled over the past 12 months, driving up the price of the average new single-family home by $35,872. NAHB hopes to alleviate the situation by meeting with the White House, lawmakers and others.

Atlanta has been ranked as the fifth moving destination by Penske Truck Rental in its 11th annual Top Moving Destinations list.

The luxury multifamily development is the residential component of the Marketplace at Terrell Mill mixed-use project, which is situated near I-75 and Truist Park.

“This is a sign that the competitive purchase market, driven by low housing inventory and high demand, is pushing prices higher and weighing down on activity.” — Mortgage Bankers Association Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting Joel Kan.

Low mortgage rates and low inventory levels are making the demand for homebuilding more attractive to buyers in Atlanta.

Transcendent Electra, a partnership between Transcendent Investment Management and Electra America, has $496 million of properties in contract process and closing and another $1 billion in the pipeline. 

The NAHB attributed the monthly increase in its construction spending index to single-family construction and single-family improvements, both of which rose by 2% on a monthly basis. Multifamily construction, meanwhile, declined 0.3% after falling 0.9% in February.  

Georgia MLS’s monthly survey of the 12-county metro area also found that sales volume was strong, up 44.2% year-over-year to $2.64 billion.

In 40% of metro areas analyzed, first-quarter home prices hit new peaks or tied previous ones, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ first-quarter 2021 U.S. Home Sales Report. 

Homes stayed on the market for 18 days less than they did last year, at an average of 31 days.

Nationwide, the seasonally adjusted housing index rose 1.1% month over month in February and 12% year over year, up from monthly and yearly increases of 0.8% and 11.2% in January, respectively.

The boost in inventory shows signs of seasonal norms as supply starts to catch up with demand.

The median sales price fell in March to $330,800 from $345,900 in February and rose relative to March 2020, when the median price was $328,200.