The NAR’s Community Aid and Real Estate (CARE) Report shows that REALTOR® associations donated a median of $12,070 this past year, a 20% increase over 2020.

New-home construction posted a 12.2% month-over-month increase in August, thanks in large part to a significant jump in multifamily building.  

A continuing combination of increased interest rates, supply-chain disruptions and high home prices has sapped homebuilder sentiment every month this year. 

Atlanta’s urban core saw more multifamily units delivered over the last 10 years than any city in the U.S., a StorageCafe study finds. 

Mortgage applications declined 1.2% during the week ended Sept. 9, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. 

Modern homes are still the most popular interior design style, according to a new study from Confused.com, a financial services comparison website based in the U.K.

CommercialCafe named Atlanta as the best U.S. city for Gen Z, citing its parks per capita as a particularly strong draw for the active demographic. 

The median price first topped $400,000 in May, when it rose 3.6% from April to hit $409,400. It rose again in June to $411,375 before beginning its retreat last month. 

Nationally, builder confidence posted a steep decline.

In the second quarter, Gwinnett County was once again head and shoulders above its neighbors in terms of housing starts, closings and lot deliveries, according to a new report. 

The online real estate platform Opendoor noted the Dekalb County city’s small-town feel and plentiful outdoor spaces in explaining its selection. 

The modest 1% decline could indicate the current housing cycle is reaching a bottom as mortgage rates recede from their recent high, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

The median price of a new home sold during the month was up 5.9%, however, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

Nationally, the median sales price slid 2.9% from June but rose 8.1% from July 2021, while closed transactions were down 16.6% on a monthly basis and 26.3% on a yearly one, RE/MAX said in its National Housing Report.

A recent decline in mortgage rates could return some purchasing power to buyers going forward, National Association of REALTORS® chief economist Lawrence Yun said. 

The pace of housing starts for both single-family and multifamily residences was down on a month over month basis, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.