The U.S. housing market has been in recovery mode the last two years, and despite gains, some areas remain in dire straights. If the real estate industry can be thought of as its own world, then consider the bursting

New CoreLogic report finds that even though foreclosures are still around, their presence is much less pronounced. In 2013, foreclosures were at the epicenter of the housing conversation. However, after a year of tirelessly closing short sales and pushing

Though our marketplace has traversed quite the terrain since 2008, new data shows that it still has quite a bit of ground to cover. We report quite regularly on building permits at the national level, but how have permits

About Sales, Inc. Founder, Shirley Gary, recently announced that her company is going global as Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta. As of June 20, her company has been a part of the larger international luxury brand, Engel & Völkers.

Home prices in the Atlanta region showed signs of slowing down in the latest Case-Shiller. Home prices in the Atlanta metro area rose 8.6 percent year-over-year in June, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s.

New CoreLogic report reveals another month of dwindling cash sales, but some states are maintaining high cash sales volumes. #3464-000089 / gettyimages.com Cash sales in the U.S. were down in May, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Falling

Simply put, without government guarantees, the percentage of first-time homebuyers would be even smaller than it already is. #181215771 / gettyimages.com In June of this year, only 28 percent of existing-home sales went to first-time homebuyers, a historically low

Home sales in the 11-county Atlanta area continued their lackluster pace in July, according to the latest analysis. #113456532 / gettyimages.com Home sales in the 11-county Atlanta region totaled 4,530 in July, which is down 2.5 percent from June

It’s been an epic quest, wading through the market’s low inventory, but could the market finally be changing course? #108126479 / gettyimages.com “Low inventory” has, arguably, been the most persistent meme in the housing recovery; indeed, it’s rare to

Foreclosure timelines in some states can take more than three years; is our fine state among such illustrious company? #167335661 / gettyimages.com We’ll cut straight to the chase – according to the latest Mortgage Monitor from Black Knight Financial

We all know that higher interest rates lead to larger mortgage payments, but the impacts differ substantially across the nation’s metro areas. #467982755 / gettyimages.com It’s one of the essential truisms in real estate – higher mortgage rates equal

Asking prices grew all over the nation in July, but they showed particular strength in our metro area. #470620827 / gettyimages.com Asking prices in the Atlanta metropolitan area rose 14.0 percent year-over-year in July, according to the latest Price Monitor from

On Wednesday, RE/MAX of Georgia, for the second year in a row, announced it has renewed its marketing partnership with the Atlanta Falcons, making the brokerage the team’s official real estate partner for the 2014-2015 NFL season. The partnership,

CoreLogic released home price increases for June, and most market appear to be well on their way to a full recovery. But not all. Home prices are continuing to rise in Georgia’s hottest real estate market, Atlanta, which bodes

Residential construction is gaining ground in many metropolitan areas in the U.S. Unfortunately, not everyone did so well in June.         McGraw-Hill released its June construction report this week, and the news confirmed more of what’s been taking place in

Almost seven years after the collapsing of the housing bubble, and CoreLogic says the nation is recovery swiftly – maybe too swiftly, in fact. On Thursday, CoreLogic released its June National Foreclosure report, which showed minimal but steady year-over-year