In 2015, cash sales made up 33.9 percent of all residential real estate transactions, according to a new report from CoreLogic. That’s the lowest level since 2008. About midway through 2007, when the crash was becoming too apparent to

Real estate is a seasonal business – transactions rise and fall with the weather. And now it is officially spring. If agents want to capitalize on the sales bump, they’ll need to be prepared. Earlier this week, Redfin released an

Intrix, Inc. released its 2015 Traffic Scorecard, which names Atlanta the No. 9 city in the U.S. with the worst traffic. Intrix’s Traffic Scorecard is a benchmark for governments and agencies in the U.S. and Europe to measure progress

From a highly regarded public school system to low taxes and a geographically sound location off GA 400 and on Lake Lanier, Forsyth County and Cumming are drawing homebuyers of all ages. “Forsyth County still has open land for

If the first two months of the year are any indication, the Metro Atlanta housing market is in good shape for 2016 February proved a universally strong month for housing in the 11-county Metro Atlanta area, according to the

Homeowner equity made big year-over-year gains in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to a new analysis from CoreLogic, which found borrower equity increased by $682 billion, or 11.5 percent – to put it into perspective, that’s more than

Asian and Baby Boomer consumers are the most eager to buy homes in the Metro Atlanta area, according to a new survey from Zillow. The survey, which polled more than 10,000 renters and homeowners, asked consumers whether or not they associated

The residential construction community in Metro Atlanta kicked off 2016 in a strong fashion, with overall spending rising strongly from a year ago, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. Per Dodge Data’s analysis, residential construction spending in Atlanta totaled

Jonathan Rich of Keller Knapp Realty was Atlanta’s No. 1 Realtor in 2015 with a sales volume of $51 million, according to the Atlanta Board of Realtors. The ABR announced the Realtors and teams with the largest sales volumes at

When is the best time to list your client’s home? The answer may surprise you The best time to list a home in Metro Atlanta’s housing market is between April 1 and April 15, according to a new analysis from Zillow.

From Jan. 2013 to Oct. 2015, year-over-year decreases in the share of total home sales occurring in all cash have averaged 2.7 percentage points. However, in Nov. 2015 (the latest available data) the pace of decline slowed to 0.7

Millennial buyers will play a big role in Forsyth’s housing markets this year Forsyth County will be one of the nation’s top housing markets for Millennial homebuyer demand, according to a new study from CoreLogic. In its analysis, CoreLogic

Real estate firm Engel & Völkers Buckhead has welcomed Alena Beecher as a real estate advisor. Beecher, who enjoys working with a variety of buyers and sellers, specializes in resale, new construction and first-time homebuyers, and is experienced in

Construction Resources has announced its merger with Builder Specialties, Inc. The merger is the result of a transaction with Monomoy Capital Partners II, L.P., which has finalized the purchase of both companies. The merging companies, now known as Construction

In January, Niche, a website that ranks and reviews schools at every level of education, gave us the top high schools with the best teachers. This month, it’s the best private high schools. In its 2016 Best Private High

Though crime can be found in all major cities, the severity and frequency of it vary greatly from metro to metro, as two new reports from real estate analytics provider NeighborhoodScout recently pointed out. Annually pulling data from upwards of 18,000