One aspect of the economic recovery could haunt the housing market far beyond its current cycle. Seven million is a big number, and unfortunately –for both the housing market and the wider economy – it’s attached to a remnant of the Great

Everybody wants a new home, but fewer people will be able to afford them at this rate. Newly built single-family homes are extremely expensive. That was the big takeaway from the latest new home sales report from the Census

It would appear to be a glaring contradiction in the nation’s housing market, but a bit of flip-side thinking immediately clears things up. The HMI, the NAHB’s measurement of builder confidence, rose yet again this month, jumping four points

Home price growth continued to slow in September, but as we argued with home sales, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Balance was the name of the game for home prices in the Atlanta’s housing market, which in September rose

Sure, existing-home sales were up, but there was another side of NAR’s report that suggested even better things for housing. Last week, the National Association of Realtors announced that existing-home sales in October posted their first yearly increase in

Google’s first foray into housing data has yielded some encouraging – albeit sobering – numbers for the housing recovery. Earlier this month, we reported that Google and Auction.com were diving head-first into the real estate data game with NowCast,

The manner in which prospective homebuyers search for residences suggests very interesting things about the housing market. About a month ago, we reported on what has been a radical upheaval to how real estate functions: 43 percent of homebuyers

As has been the case for some time now, the residential construction market rose and fell on the strength of multifamily housing. Residential construction saw disappointing numbers in October, and as has been the case during the whole housing

It was another month of contradictions in Atlanta’s housing market. Atlanta’s housing market slowed down a bit from September to October, with home sales, median sales price and average sales price all falling – and that’s not necessarily a

The term “affordability” is thrown around quite a bit, but when it concerns the middle class, the scenario is all the more interesting. Atlanta is the most affordable large metro area in the nation, with 71 percent of the area’s housing

Looking for a good mortgage rate? All you need is good credit and a lot of money. #77931886 / gettyimages.com In recent years, expectant homebuyers vying for a good mortgage rate have faced dire odds as once loose lending

Though Americans feel better towards housing, wider economic concerns persist – which, in turn, affect the housing market. #470896401 / gettyimages.com It’s become quite clear, in 2014, that housing’s recovery will depend in large part on wider economic trends,

Seventy-seven percent of buyers say they’ll know immediately when they’ve found their ideal home, according to a survey of about 2,500 Americans by BMO Harris Bank. Unfortunately, the house hunting process takes time, and not all buyers exude confidence during

Our new construction market, according to new data, is among the nation’s best. #128108910 / gettyimages.com Through September of 2014, Atlanta had the No. 7 new construction market in the country. According to fresh numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics, Atlanta’s construction

New measures from regulators promise to help ease lending standards, but are they enough? #459151625 / gettyimages.com The recent announcement by federal regulators to enact an assortment of measures aimed at easing lending standards has thrown many in the

Cash investors continue to stay away from the real estate market, keeping cash sales relatively low. Cash sales remain steady in the month of August, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Though the market is continue to shed