Back in 2012, appraisals were a hot item. Thanks to a myriad of factors – chief among them inexperienced appraisers and dramatic changes to how the industry was organized – low appraisals were the cause of numerous contract failures

The Decatur City School District carries the highest housing premiums in the Metro Atlanta area, according to a realtor.com analysis. In the district, the median list price of $565,000 is a 241 percent premium above the median for DeKalb County, which is $235,000.

Georgia listings have made their way to China, and it’s helping drive buyer interest, a new report from Juwai found. Juwai.com is China’s biggest international listing portal, with more than 2.5 million property listings across 89 countries. The website

The chief dilemma for the contemporary real estate agent is: how do I demonstrate my value? It’s a question that can be answered in a variety of ways (i.e. be an information source, develop neighborhood expertise, etc.) and for

Last week, we reported on NAR’s “Profile of Real Estate Firms,” an exhaustive look at the composition of today’s realty businesses and a projection of where they are heading. Our first report looked at the state of real estate firms

This year has been a very positive one for Metro Atlanta’s real estate market: there have been 38,585 home sales thus far, a 7 percent increase over 2015; median sales price is up 8.52 percent to $242,000; and negative equity inventory has fallen

The Metro Atlanta new construction market is putting up strong numbers in 2016, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In August, Metro Atlanta saw more than $464 million in total residential construction spending, a 15 percent decline from Aug. 2015. Metro Atlanta’s year-to-date construction

The Metro Atlanta area has seen the third-strongest growth in median household income since 2014, according to new research from the U.S. Census Bureau. With household income up 7.1 percent, Metro Atlanta’s growth is behind only Birmingham (9.3 percent)

For most buyers and sellers, contacting a real estate agent isn’t their first step. Their first move is to go online. Sixty-six percent of Realtors and 70 percent of brokers have a website, the National Association of Realtors’ 2015 Member

The Metro Atlanta area features one of the most accessible mortgage markets in the country, according to a Credit.com analysis. Utilizing new data from the Urban Institute, Credit.com found that the average loan-to-value in Atlanta is 87 percent, meaning the

Home prices in the Metro Atlanta housing market bested the national averages the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. From June to July, Metro Atlanta prices rose 0.4 percent, while year-over-year, they were up 5.3 percent. Although

In one of his more famous speeches, Don Draper, the central character of the “Mad Men” television series, stated that advertising is based on one thing – happiness. And though his focus was on the ad world, Draper could

Which counties have the worst housing shortage in Metro Atlanta? We looked through the latest stats from GeorgiaMLS to find out. 1. Cobb County – At just 2.94-months supply, Cobb’s housing inventory is half of what it should be, and is down nearly

The “Profile of Real Estate Firms” is among the most interesting annual surveys from the National Association of Realtors. Conducted among its executive members, the profile offers an in-depth look at the higher echelons of the industry, as well

For some time now, agents and analysts alike have wondered why so few Millennials are buying homes, but new Census data has provided a remarkably straightforward answer – they’re all living at home with their parents. Compiled by Time magazine,

See our chart below for the top-selling housing markets in Metro Atlanta in August, according to research from GAMLS. In addition to home sales, we have also noted the county’s median sales price, along with how sales and prices have changed