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Metro Atlanta home construction at highest level since 2008

New home construction in Metro Atlanta is now at its highest level in eight years, according to the latest report from Metrostudy. For the 12-month period ending in Q2 2016, there were 20,449 single-family starts in Metro Atlanta, a

Metro Atlanta’s top 10 luxury markets in 2016

Fairburn was Metro Atlanta’s top luxury housing market in the second quarter, according to new research from Redfin. Within Fairburn’s luxury market, the average sales price was $445,000 million in Q2, a 55.6 percent increase over Q2 2015; that dwarfed the rest

Luxury housing soars in Alpharetta, stumbles in Johns Creek

The Alpharetta luxury housing market is among the top-performing in the nation, according to a new analysis from Redfin. In 2016’s second quarter, the average sales price for luxury housing in Alpharetta was $1.281 million, a 15.8 percent increase

24,000-plus Atlanta homes could be underwater by 2100

By 2100, 24,000 Georgia homes could be underwater, according to a new study. The paper, authored by professors Robert Deconto, of the University of Massachusetts, and David Pollard, a senior scientist with Pennsylvania State University’s Earth and Environmental Systems

The top 10 Metro Atlanta schools in affordable housing markets

How do the housing markets compare among Metro Atlanta’s top-performing schools? And how do those scores look when the schools are separated by the home prices of their respective markets? Courtesy of a detailed analysis from RealtyTrac, we have charted

7 signs that housing still has a long way to go

Americans are deeply pessimistic about economic mobility. By an overwhelming margin, they believe it is harder today to secure a middle-class lifestyle than it was for past generations. And a large majority continue to see the housing market in

Atlanta home sellers see outstanding returns in 2016

Home sellers in the Metro Atlanta housing market have seen some of the best returns in the nation, according to the Q2 2016 U.S. Home Sales Report from RealtyTrac. Basing its analysis on publicly recorded sales deeds from more than 900 counties nationwide, RealtyTrac

Appraising solar: a new approach

By the end of 2016, the Department of Energy estimates 1 million homes will be equipped with a solar energy system. And still there is no definitive way to value those systems in appraisals. A new report from the

Metro Atlanta home prices set new record in Q2

Home prices in the Metro Atlanta area hit a new peak in 2016’s second quarter, according to the Q2 2016 U.S. Home Sales Report from RealtyTrac. Basing its analysis on publicly recorded sales deeds from more than 900 counties nationwide, RealtyTrac

FinCEN expands luxury real estate money laundering investigation

In January, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a division of the Treasury Department, announced two Geographic Targeting Orders, or GTOs, to monitor all cash luxury transactions in both Manhattan and Miami. The purpose was to help authorities identify possible

How fast can a new home be built in Georgia?

There are a number of circumstances under which a home can be built, but in 2015, homes built for sale went up faster than any other, according to a new report from the National Association of Homebuilders. In a

Atlanta home price growth beats national averages in new Case-Shiller

Home price growth in Metro Atlanta was stronger than the national average, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. The leading home price metric in housing, the Case-Shiller, found that Atlanta home prices rose 6.3 percent year-over-year

Inventory down double digits in several Atlanta counties

Inventory remains very low across the Metro Atlanta housing market – according to the latest numbers from ARA, inventory in May was just a 3.6-month supply for the 11-county area, a 2.3 percent decline from a year ago. The inventory problem is particularly

Future labor shortage may be imminent – Blame it on the Boomers?

Today, builders are facing a serious labor shortage. A few years from now, that shortage could get even worse. In a new report from John Burns Real Estate Consulting, the research group’s vice president and chief demographer, Chris Porter,

3 Metro Atlanta neighborhoods among best opportunity markets in U.S.

Decatur, Stone Mountain, and Atlanta’s 30344 ZIP code offer some of the best housing opportunities in the country, according to a new analysis from RealtyTrac. In its report, RealtyTrac analyzed 3,561 ZIP codes nationwide, focusing on areas with: at least 2,500

How have Trump condo values done over the past year?

After a roll call vote on Tuesday in Cleveland, Donald Trump was officially nominated as the GOP’s presidential candidate. Unfortunately, his domination in Republican polls has done little to stymie the falling value of his once-coveted branded condos. In

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