Some measures of the U.S. home construction market suggest things have radically improved, but does the data support that? The Housing Market Index, the chief measure of homebuilder confidence for the single-family home construction marketplace, fell five points in

New data from CoreLogic drives home just how much progress our housing markets have made in clearing out their foreclosure inventory The last 12 months have been highly encouraging ones for Atlanta’s housing market, according to the latest Foreclosure Report

Pending home sales reached a milestone of sorts in September, but what does it mean for housing? Pending Home Sales increased in September by both monthly and yearly measures, with the yearly increase being the first in nearly a

We hear about lending standards all the time, and new data from CoreLogic suggests that they’re still quite tight. Are lending standards too tight? That’s a question on the mind of many housing professionals and analysts, so we’ve decided

There are many ways that homebuyers can go about locating their new residence, but how what are the most common methods among Georgia homebuyers? Last week, we reported that nationwide, the methods in which homebuyers find their dream residence

What are the most common reasons for why homes do not close? From financing issues to disagreements over the final sale price, there are many possible reasons for why a house did not close, so we decided to take a closer

Americans love being single, according to new Census Bureau data, and that trend will likely impact housing in noticeable ways. For the first time since the government began tracking such statistics in 1976, there are more single adults in

The manner in which prospective homebuyers locate their new residences has changed quite a bit in just 10 years time. The year was 2004, and real estate agents and yard signs were the prevailing method for consumers to find

When conditions are right, owning in our area is much more affordable than renting. Homeownership in the Atlanta area remains 47 percent more affordable than renting through 2014’s third quarter, according to a new analysis by Trulia; that’s consistent with

Women have always played an important role in real estate, and new numbers show their prominence has only grown. The number of women-owned firms in real estate has grown by 41.4 percent in the last 12 years according to

The nation’s distressed housing market has improved quite a bit in the last year, and that progress is also clear here in Georgia. Distressed home sales in the U.S. have fallen from 17 percent of all existing-home sales to just

Asking prices once again showed positive movement in September, according to new stats from Trulia. A strong condo market propelled Atlanta’s housing market to another month of positive asking-price increases in September, according to the latest Price Monitor by Trulia.

Our city’s rental markets have performed quite well in recent years, and 2014 seems to be no exception. The average rent in Atlanta in 2014’s third quarter was $839, a 0.8 percent increase from the second quarter and a 3.6 percent

How does the down payment in Atlanta compare with other metro areas? According to analysis from LendingTree, the average down payment in Atlanta is 15.2 percent of the mortgage, which comes out to $39,992. How does this compare with

Construction is the residential sphere is keeping pace in Atlanta in 2014 According to the latest numbers from the Census Bureau, residential construction spending in August was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $351.7 billion, down 0.1 percent

The term “bubble” gets thrown around often nowadays, but the data does not support such statements. The great housing bubble of 2001 to 2008 was a mammoth economic event, one that pulled the housing market through a verifiable roller