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Investors made up nearly a quarter of all single-family home sales in 2022

Data from the PEW Trust shows that investment companies make up approximately a quarter of the entire single-family home market across the U.S.

Atlanta-area home sales to drop in 2023 while prices grow, Realtor.com projects

The projected year-over-year change in home sale transactions in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell region is -0.3%.

NAR: Pending-home sales slide for fifth consecutive month in October

October’s 4.6% monthly drop follows a 10.2% decline in September, the National Association of REALTORS® reported. 

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller: Atlanta housing prices continue to lose ground

Housing prices were down in all 20 cities tracked by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index.

St. Bourke: Gwinnett County still dominates new-housing activity rankings

The county stood head and shoulders above its neighbors in terms of Atlanta-area housing starts, closings and lot deliveries, with Cherokee County coming in a distant second in all three metrics.    

New-home sales post surprise gain in October as median price hits new high

New-home sales rose 7.5% month over month, while the median price of a new house surged to $493,000 from $455,700 in September and $427,300 a year ago, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.   

MBA: New-home mortgage applications fall in October

The pace of new single-family home sales, meanwhile, fell 6.1% from September to 598,000. 

NAR: Existing-home sales fall again in October as prices continue to rise

The median existing-home price rose for the 128th month in a row, extending its record-breaking streak of increases. 

Housing starts slow in October but remain elevated

The number of homes under construction rose during the month, as homebuilders continued to work through a large backlog of homes. 

MBA: Mortgage applications rebound on lower rates

The largest single-week decline in conventional mortgage rates since July brought the first increase in home-loan applications since September, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. 

Pandemic boomtowns — including Atlanta — hit hardest by inflation

Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa and Miami saw double-digit consumer price index percentage growth year over year.

GAMLS: Atlanta median sales price falls again in October

The number of homes sold in October fell 16.6% from September to 4,805 properties, which was 31.8% lower than the 7,041 homes sold a year earlier, Georgia MLS reported.   

Atlanta named one of the cities with the best real estate prospects in 2023

The 44th edition of the in-depth forecast report examined 80 cities to determine trends in the real estate industry for 2023.

CoreLogic: September brings fifth consecutive monthly slowdown in home-price growth

Looking ahead, CoreLogic expects national year-over-year appreciation to slow to 3.9% by September 2023. 

NAR: Pending-home sales drop 10.2% in September

September is the fourth month in a row to see declining sales activity. 

Mortgage rates top 7% for first time since 2002

A 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.08% this week from 6.94% a week ago, Freddie Mac reported. A year ago, the average mortgage carried a 3.14% rate. 

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