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Although home sales in the Metro Atlanta housing market rose in October, the area’s top four housing markets all showed slowing activity, according to a new report from RE/MAX of Georgia. For the whole Metro Atlanta market, home sales
Last week, we reported on the top luxury housing markets in Metro Atlanta during the third quarter, and now we’re back with the top luxury markets for all of 2016. Based on the same exclusive numbers from Redfin, we found the city of
When it comes to homebuilding, Atlanta is a top 20 market to watch in 2017, according to a joint report from PwC and the Urban Land Institute. The city’s No. 19 ranking comes as little surprise, as Atlanta has
The mortgage denial disparity remains as wide as ever across racial lines, and it’s especially pronounced here in Metro Atlanta, according to new Zillow analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data. The numbers are hardly encouraging: although mortgage applicants in the ATL are denied
The 30327 ZIP code in Atlanta is the region’s top luxury market, according to exclusive numbers that Redfin provided Atlanta Agent. In 2016’s third quarter, agents in the 30327 ZIP closed 50 sales of $1 million or more, double of
Which counties have the worst housing shortage in Metro Atlanta? We looked through the latest stats from GeorgiaMLS to find out: Cobb (2.68-months supply), Gwinnett (2.73-months), DeKalb (2.97-months), Cherokee (2.99-months) and Fayette (3.2-months) had the lowest levels of housing inventory through September.
There is no denying the problems facing the Atlanta market, but that doesn’t negate the fact that it’s still considered one of the top real estate markets to watch in 2017, according to a joint report from the Urban
The Metro Atlanta new construction market is putting up very strong numbers this year, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In September, Metro Atlanta saw more than $505 million in total residential construction spending, a 12 percent increase over
In a new ranking from online real estate marketplace Ten-X, Atlanta has been named one of the top 15 single-home markets in the country. Basing its analysis on “current and forecasted housing fundamentals,” such as home price and sales growth,
Metro Atlanta home prices continued their positive momentum through the summer, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Per S&P’s analysis, prices in the area were up 0.2 percent from July to August, and
Atlanta residents average more than $2,500 in savable income, helping make it one of the best cities in the country for building wealth, an analysis from Bankrate found. In its analysis, Bankrate weighed a variety of local indicators, including: average
Our chart below ranks the top-selling housing markets in Metro Atlanta in September, according to research from GAMLS. In addition to home sales, we have also noted the counties’ median sales price, along with how sales and prices have changed from the previous
The “buying versus renting” debate is one of the quintessential rumbles in American business circles, but a new Trulia study has made it clear – here in Metro Atlanta, buying beats renting by a wide margin. For its analysis,
As the summer season drew to a close, the Metro Atlanta housing market continued its seasonal, according to a new report from the Atlanta Realtors Association. In September, there were 4,383 home sales in the 11-county area, a 1.9 percent
Johns Creek is Georgia’s best place to raise a family, according to a new ranking from WalletHub. WalletHub based its analysis on 21 indicators, and found that Johns Creek ranked near the top in many of the most prominent, including: highest
Dunwoody is the most expensive housing market in Georgia, according to the annual Home Listing Report from Coldwell Banker. With the average price of a four-bedroom, two-bath single-family home going to $432,843, Dunwoody came out on top in the report,
