The news sounds bad: mortgage rates have risen aggressively since the presidential election, and are now at their highest level since July 2015; for the first week in December, rates posted the largest weekly jump since 2013; and the Federal

We are only a few weeks away from the New Year, and a little over a month away from a new president, but the future of the economy, and housing specifically, has never been more uncertain. At least those

It’s no mystery that Millennials face unique challenges on the homeownership front. From slow wage growth to soaring student debt burdens, economic forces have kept Millennials on the housing sidelines, and a huge share still live at home with their parents. Those details are well known,

The New Year is nearly upon us, and a number of housing analysts and firms are prepping their end-of-the-year reports. Trulia’s report has, historically, been among the more interesting of that batch, and the website’s 2017 Housing Outlook, which

After a slow October, housing activity roared back to life in November for Metro Atlanta’s top markets, according to the latest report from RE/MAX of Georgia. In the Atlanta, Cumming, Lawrenceville and Marietta markets, housing improved considerably in three main areas,

Over the last 15 years, 91 percent of population growth in the country’s 50 largest and most urban cities took place in the suburbs, according to a joint report from the Urban Land Institute and RCLCO. That’s a stat

The Metro Atlanta area is one of the most popular in the U.S. for new residents, according to an analysis from Abodo.com. Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 American Community Survey, Abodo found that new residents

It’s no secret that social media is one of the most effective complements to a real estate agent’s business, and indeed, 65 percent of agents use social media for their business, according to NAR’s latest Member Profile. In order

Fifth Avenue Elementary in Decatur is the best elementary school in Metro Atlanta, according to new rankings from Niche. Using such factors as state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality and the overall quality of the school district,

The overwhelming majority (92 percent) of U.S. consumers recognize buying a home as a better financial decision than renting, a national survey from Sente Mortgage confirmed. The problem is that most (70 percent) do not know how or where

In analyzing the country’s biggest residential real estate markets, weighing cap and rental rates, as well as median single-family home price, the online investment and management firm HomeUnion found that purchasing in Atlanta is a savvy move. Since last year,

After some strong summer months, Metro Atlanta home prices remained strong as ever in the fall, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. From August to September, Metro Atlanta prices were up 0.2 percent, while year-over-year, prices were up 5.3 percent, both

The Metro Atlanta new construction market is putting up some of the most impressive numbers in the nation this year, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In October, Metro Atlanta saw more than $557 million in total residential construction

Which counties have the worst housing shortage in Metro Atlanta? We looked through the latest stats from GeorgiaMLS to find out: Cobb (2.73-months supply), Gwinnett (2.85-months), Fayette (2.92-months) and Cherokee (2.97-months) had the lowest levels of housing inventory through October. In every single

Our chart below ranks the top-selling housing markets in Metro Atlanta in October, according to research from GAMLS. In addition to home sales, we have also noted the counties’ median sales price, along with how sales and prices have changed from the previous

The cliche goes that the devil is in the details, and in no sector of the economy is that adage more appropriate than housing, where many slow moving, nearly imperceptible trends gather momentum outside the mainstream’s gaze – and then 20