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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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,

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

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

See our chart below for the top-selling housing markets in Metro Atlanta in June, according to research from GAMLS. In addition to home sales, we have also noted the county’s median and average sales price, along with their days on market.

After a strong May, home sales in the 11-county Metro Atlanta area posted disappointing numbers in June, according to the latest report from Atlanta Realtors (ARA). At June’s end, there were 5,392 home sales in Metro Atlanta, a 6.3 percent

Ball Ground in Cherokee County is the safest community in Metro Atlanta, according to a new analysis from Niche. With low rates of assault, murder, robbery, burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny, Ball Ground was rated highly in all measures of Niche’s study, which

In less than a year, either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be president. One of them will set the policies that will impact housing over the next four years. In a recent survey from Trulia, the listing site found

Jonathan Smoke is the chief economist for realtor.com, and in a commentary he recently wrote for CNBC, he suggested the nation’s current economic arrangement is a “nearly perfect scenario” for this summer’s real estate market. “During the boom, loose