New research finds that millionaire ranks grew strongly in 2015 There were nearly 108,000 millionaire households in the Metro Atlanta area through the middle of 2015, up 6.1 percent from the same period in 2014. Millionaire households now account for 5.2 percent of all

Why has homebuying among single female consumers declined in recent years? During the mid and late stages of the housing boom, one of the more commonly reported success stories was that of the single female homebuyer. As tracked by

In November, all-cash sales came back after an extended decline After a long period of steady decline, all-cash sales in Atlanta’s housing market returned with a vengeance in Nov. 2015, rising 16 percent from where they were a year ago, according to new analysis from RealtyTrac.

Metro Atlanta’s new construction markets are positioned for growth By 2017, Forsyth County will be Metro Atlanta’s top new construction market for single-family homes, according to a new analysis of the area’s construction trends. Based on projections by the Georgia State University

How did the local rent markets close out the year? The Atlanta rental market finished 2015 on active terrain, according to new analysis from Reis. For the 12-month period ending in December, Atlanta rents rose 5.4 percent, more than the 4.6 percent national average

“Green” and energy-efficient features remain important to homebuyers, though some options are more sought-after than others. That finding came courtesy of NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and to parse through the results, we put together the

The latest analysis from Dodge Data provided an encouraging assessment of new construction in Atlanta According to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics, residential construction spending in the Metro Atlanta housing market totaled $405 million in November, and depending

Stagnant wages and high rents combine to push homeownership out of reach for thousands of Atlanta residents More than 570,000 renters in the Atlanta housing market struggle with the cost of housing, according to a new report from the Joint Center of Housing

Where does America’s middle class stand financially? New analysis from the Pew Research Center explains The U.S. middle class, which has long defined the country’s economic prosperity, is no longer the majority of Americans. That eye-grabbing finding came courtesy of

What is the preferable home size? The median size for homes purchased in 2015 was 1,900 square feet, according to the 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers from the National Association of Realtors. Beyond that median, though, NAR uncovered

Fannie Mae’s 3-percent down-payment policy was met with praise and skepticism in equal parts, but how has it impacted housing? It was last October when Fannie Mae announced that, in an effort to broaden credit access, it would lower its

Despite adding jobs, November offered more of the same for America’s economy The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 percent, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. November’s

2015 has been a good year for new construction in Atlanta Residential construction spending in the Metro Atlanta housing market totaled $347 million in October, a 47 percent decline from Oct. 2014, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. Year-over-year numbers, though, can

Why do some consumers buy new homes, while others buy existing homes? NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers provided the answer, and in our continuing coverage of NAR’s report, we’ve assembled the following graph on the topic:

New home sales are hot, but what are the larger market trends? Sales of new single-family houses rose 10.7 percent from September to October and 4.9 percent from Oct. 2014 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 495,000, according

Why did U.S. consumers decide to buy homes in 2015? That question was one of many that NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers tackled, and the results were many and varied – especially when the consumers’ disposition