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CoreLogic: Atlanta Enjoys Healthy Cash Depletion

Despite an influx of investors to the market, cash sales continue to dwindle throughout the nation It is a new market for traditional buyers, despite a recent report of surging investor activity, as once again cash sales fell in

Spring Showers Bring Housing Flowers in Atlanta

Atlanta’s housing market in April proved that March was no fluke April was another universally positive month for housing in Atlanta, with home sales, sales price and even inventory all showing considerable improvement, according to the latest analysis from

CoreLogic: Dogwood City Keeps Foreclosures Under 1%

A new report from CoreLogic shows foreclosures are falling across the nation, mostly The nation’s foreclosure inventory is in decline, falling 25.7 percent year-over-year in March, which represents a continued effort to regain the market normalcy enjoyed in pre-crisis

Groupon Director of Editorial Content Joins Agent Publishing as Editor-in-Chief/Vice President of Content Strategy

Agent Publishing, the country’s dominant hyper-local B2B real estate media company, has announced John Thomas, 50, has joined the firm as editor-in-chief and vice president of content strategy. Most recently, Thomas was director of editorial content for Chicago-based Groupon

CoreLogic: Atlanta Tops Nation to Reach Premier Status

March represents another month of home price appreciation, according to CoreLogic. CoreLogic released its March Home Price Index (HPI) today, and the findings reflected a continued strengthening of prices nationwide. Including distressed sales, national home prices rose 5.9 percent in

Industry Veteran Todd Costigan Joins Down Payment Resource

Atlanta-based Down Payment Resource announced today the addition of Todd Costigan as vice president of customer relations. Costigan is responsible for account management of the company’s real estate customers, including MLS and Realtor associations. Down Payment Resource (DPR) curates the

Will Atlanta’s Booming New Construction Market Solve Inventory Problems?

This year is shaping up to be a transformative one for new construction in Atlanta. This year is shaping up to be hugely productive for new construction in Atlanta – will it be the long-awaied antidote, though, to the

Atlanta’s Top-Selling Counties

Where, in the broad Atlanta housing landscape, are home sales the strongest? March was a hugely positive month for Atlanta’s housing market. As we reported, home sales in Metro Atlanta rose 13.8 percent year-over-year and 32.5 percent from February to

Atlanta Home Prices Remain Healthy in Case-Shiller

How are home prices looking, as the spring market gears up for action? Home prices in the Atlanta area continued their healthy progress in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Per the Case-Shiller’s analysis, home prices in

Atlanta Time on Market on the Slow Side – And That’s Perfectly Fine

Relatively speaking, our market is not nearly as fast as one might believe. Atlanta may have a reputation as a progressive, fast-moving city, but that is not the case for the majority of the metro area’s real estate listings, according

Are Atlanta Home Sellers Overvaluing Their Properties?

We may think we have a firm grasp of our market’s value, but new research suggests that’s not the case. Atlanta homeowners overvalue their listings by 0.49 percent, at least compared to what certified appraisers judge as the value of

Atlanta Housing Universally Positive in March

March proved a very positive month of real estate for Atlanta, according to new research. March proved a most sensational month of housing activity in the ATL, with home sales rising 13.8 percent year-over-year and a whopping 32.5 percent

RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Owners Receive Prestigious Legacy Award

Ben Christopher and Denny Jones, two established names in the Metro Atlanta real estate market and co-owners of RE/MAX Greater Atlanta, were awarded the Legacy Award by RE/MAX of Georgia. The awards were presented during the annual RE/MAX of

It Takes Just 1.5 Years to Break Even on an Atlanta House – With Big Conditions

It takes a very short amount of time to break even on a house nationwide, but such privileges come with significant conditions. It takes just 1.5 years to break-even on a mortgage in Atlanta, meaning the point at which the total

CoreLogic: Cash Flees Atlanta, Stays in Georgia

A new CoreLogic study details the fall of cash sale shares across the country. A home is a good investment, but a normalizing market has somewhat thinned out the opportunities to make quick, high yield sales, and as a

Home Price Growth Far Outpacing Wage Growth in Atlanta

Sure, home prices are rising, but is that really a good thing, other economic indicators considering? Home prices have grown faster than wages in 76 percent of U.S. housing markets in the last two years, and Atlanta – where home

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