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Mortgage payments were way out of control during the boom era, but new data suggests they’ve simmered down considerably. #157740817 / gettyimages.com During the housing boom years, home prices were not the only numerical value relating to housing that
#sb10062973a-001 / gettyimages.com Real Estate giant, Keller Williams reports record-breaking growths, productivity and profitability gains in 2013. Announced during the company’s annual convention held in Phoenix, CEO Mark Willis stated that the company’s associates had both outpaced the industry
If all roads lead to home recovery, then it’s pretty clear that not all American’s are taking the same path. #490043801 / gettyimages.com In 2013, heavy investor interest began driving up the number of homes sold throughout the country. Listings
We often hear about how affordable a given housing market is, but looking at the actual salary needed to buy is quite eye opening. #160427001 / gettyimages.com To comfortably own a home in the Atlanta region, a prospective homebuyer
Population dynamics are changing all over the nation and you might be surprised to see which major metropolitan areas are on the rise and which are struggling. #176247121 / gettyimages.com Quite frankly, the rapidity with which many major American metros are
In general, home prices have been slowing down a bit in 2014; was that the case in our market, according to the latest Case-Shiller? #140196782 / gettyimages.com Home prices in the Atlanta area rose by both monthly and yearly measures
Though home prices have risen, negative equity continues to affect many homeowners – though not equally. #459305223 / gettyimages.com Home prices have risen in dramatic ways the last couple of years, but quite a few properties remain in negative
We always hear about how homeownership is central to the middle class dream, and new data suggests that it’s quite feasible in our housing market. #485210071 / gettyimages.com Homeownership and the middle class go together like peanut butter and jelly
With talk in the air about overhauling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, how much sway does conforming loan limits have on our market? #157336161 / gettyimages.com Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the massive government-sponsored entities that are responsible for the
Prices have risen strongly thus far in 2014, and April only continued that hot streak. #122676840 / gettyimages.com Atlanta’s radical home price increases in 2014 continued in April, with asking prices rising 16.1 percent yearly and 6.0 percent quarterly, according to
Did our area’s long-term housing inventory trends continue last month? #171583862 / gettyimages.com According to the latest analysis by Movoto, inventory in the Atlanta area was up 13.3 percent last month, which was the second most among the nation’s largest metro areas. How does
This year’s stellar home-price gains continued into the spring, according to CoreLogic’s latest analysis. #485935355 / gettyimages.com Home prices in the Atlanta area housing market rose 14.1 percent year-over-year in March, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic.
Home prices have increased in a hurry the last year, but has that made homeownership any less practical in certain markets? #476846255 / gettyimages.com In the immediate years after the housing bubble popped, the answer to “rent or buy?”
On May 6 of this year, new home builder in metro Atlanta, Fortress Builders is hosting a grand opening event at West Cobb communities’ Church Hill and Brookstone Manor. Attendees are invited to enjoy complimentary lunch at Brookstone Manor,
Residential construction has been making a tepid comeback in recent months; how did March play into that narrative? Let’s put it this way – March was both a rather disappointing month for residential construction in the Atlanta area, according
Home prices offered few surprises in the latest Case-Shiller report. Home prices in the Atlanta area rose 16.1 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Still, prices in the area continued to struggle