The Metro Atlanta housing market began the spring homebuying season in disappointing fashion, according to new numbers from the Atlanta Board of Realtors (ABR). In April, the Atlanta area saw 4,238 home sales, a 9.8 percent decline from March

Millennials may be America’s largest, most vivacious generation yet, but new research suggests that their homebuying prospects have only worsened with time. According to a new analysis from Zillow, more Millennials now live with their parents than at anytime

Overall mortgage activity is down in the Metro Atlanta housing market this year, but that only tells half the story, according to RealtyTrac’s Q1 2016 U.S. Residential Property Loan Origination Report. Through the first quarter, RealtyTrac found, Atlanta lenders oversaw 34,104 originations,

We know, we know – private mortgage insurance (PMI for short) is one of the more profoundly unsexy topics in real estate, and offers little of the glitz and glamor of staging, showing and negotiating. But it is a

Luxury housing markets across the U.S. have seen declines in 2016, but according to a new analysis from Redfin, no market has slowed more than Sandy Springs. Through Q1 2016, the average sale price for luxury homes in Sandy

From stagnant wages to competition from cash buyers, first-time homebuyers face many challenges in today’s housing market, but perhaps none is greater than the inventory shortage – a fact that is especially true here in Metro Atlanta. According to

This year is shaping up to be a very positive one for residential construction in Metro Atlanta, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. In March, residential construction spending in Metro Atlanta totaled $549 million, a 25 percent

Atlanta will be one of the top 10 housing markets in the U.S. for international investors, according to a new analysis from Colliers International. The Global Investment Outlook (GIO) report, which Colliers produces each year, surveyed more than 600 investors

Atlantans love step-less ranches – just ask their real estate agents. According to a new analysis of 2015 listings on Zillow, the term “stepless ranch” was 1,331 times more likely to appear in the listing descriptions of Georgia properties than elsewhere in the country.

See our chart below for the top-selling housing markets in Metro Atlanta in March, according to research from GAMLS. In addition to home sales, we have also noted the county’s median and average sales price, inventory and the days on

The average homeowner in Fulton County pays more than $3,600 in yearly property taxes, which is the highest in the Metro Atlanta area, according to a new analysis from the NAHB. Additionally, Fulton County homeowners pay an average tax that is 11.2 percent

Atlanta’s 30363 ZIP code, which includes the city’s Atlantic Station neighborhood, is one of America’s top residential boom towns, according to a new study by realtor.com. The analysis – which looked at job growth, household formations and housing starts

Sales, prices and especially inventory are moving in pronounced directions in Atlanta’s housing market The Metro Atlanta housing market is off to a very strong start in 2016, though the market’s underlying issues persist. That was the big takeaway from the

Atlanta experienced the third-largest population growth in the nation in 2015, according to Census estimates. From 2014 to 2015, the Atlanta area’s population grew from 5.615 million to 5.710 million, which was a 1.7-percent increase. The city’s change in population was larger than

Atlanta has one of the busiest luxury housing markets in the country, according to the new Luxury Market Report from Coldwell Banker Previews International. In 2015, Previews reported, sales of homes priced $1 million and above totaled 1,140 in Atlanta. That

Schools are an integral part of the search process for many a homebuyer, and new research from the National Association of Realtors has reinforced just how non-negotiable the issue is. According to NAR’s 2016 Home Buyer and Seller Generational