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ABR: Atlanta Median Sales Price Rockets 21% in December

December was a fine month to observe just how far Atlanta’s real estate market has traversed. The median sales price for home sales in the 11-county area in Dec. 2013 was $196,000, a 21.0 percent increase from Dec. 2012

Redfin: 8.7% of Atlanta’s Listings Pending in Two Weeks

Has Atlanta’s housing market picked up any steam in the last year, or is it moving sideways? We’ve been reporting with marked regularity on how the nation’s housing market has slowed down, but is that trend consistent here in

NAR: Housing Inventory in Atlanta Rises 27.31%

Housing inventory is something we follow pretty closely, and realtor.com’s latest numbers suggest quite a bit about the current housing market. Oh housing inventory, how we love you. One of the major narratives of the housing recovery, it seems

Residential Construction in Atlanta Hits $264 Million in Dec.

Atlanta put up strong residential construction numbers in December, though the market did take a step back from 2012. Residential construction in the Atlanta area totaled $264 million in December, according to the latest number crunching over at McGraw

CoreLogic: Atlanta Foreclosure Inventory Down 30%

Atlanta’s foreclosure inventory continues to improve, according to the latest research by CoreLogic. Atlanta’s foreclosure marketplace continued to barrel on through the path to recovery at the end of 2013, according to CoreLogic’s latest National Foreclosure Report. In Dec. 2013, just

Atlanta Is No. 1 Moving Destination For Fourth Consecutive Year

New construction is picking-up in Atlanta – and that’s a good thing. The 7.7 percent increase in inventory since Nov. 2012 is still 34.4 percent below its mark in Nov. 2011, as reported by Atlanta Agent in January’s Inside

Atlanta Home Prices Rise 18.5% in November Case-Shiller

November 2013 was a good month for home prices in Atlanta, according to the latest Case-Shiller report. It was a tale of two housing statistics for Atlanta’s market in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s.

Compared to Int’l Markets, Real Estate in Atlanta is a Steal

We may complain about high housing costs in the U.S., but internationally speaking, we don’t have a leg to stand on. It’s a common complaint among consumers that their rent/mortgage payments are too high, but if they only knew

What Salary is Needed to Buy a Home in Atlanta?

How affordable is our city’s housing market, when we view the topic from a salary-centric perspective? With nationwide interest rates on the rise and home prices jumping aggressively in certain marketplaces, housing affordability has once again become a hot-button

RealtyTrac: Atlanta Foreclosure Filings Down 30% in December

Atlanta continues to make progress with its foreclosure markets, according to new analysis by RealtyTrac. In December, foreclosure filings in Atlanta were up 13 percent from November but down 30 percent year-over-year, according to the latest numbers from RealtyTrac.

Morningside-Lenox Park Rated 3rd Hottest Neighborhood in U.S.

The Morningside-Lenox Park received some serious kudos from real estate website Redfin. Online brokerage Redfin rated Atlanta’s Morningside-Lenox Park neighborhood the third hottest in the U.S. for 2014 in a recent study. According to Redfin’s metrics, page views for

Movoto: Atlanta Housing Inventory Up 9.3% in 2013

Housing inventory in Atlanta continued it’s ascent, according to the latest analysis. Though housing inventory remains low by historical standards, 2013 was the turning point, the year that inventory bottomed and housing marched forward into positive territory. At least,

Property Values in Atlanta Increase 1.5% in 2013

We all know that home prices are on the rise, but what about property values and price per square foot? Earlier this week, we reported rather optimistically on home prices, and for good reason – according to the latest

What Percentage of Atlanta’s Home Sales are All-Cash?

All-cash sales have become increasingly prevalent in the post-boom marketplace, but how common are they here in our metro area? All-cash financing has become one of the most notable developments of the post-boom housing markets, with homes being purchased

Trulia: Asking Prices in Atlanta Rise 17.1% in 2013

Atlanta capped off a strong year of real estate in 2013 with Trulia’s latest Price and Rent Monitors. Asking prices in Atlanta ended 2013 on a high note, according to the latest Price Monitor from real estate website Trulia. Asking prices

Rents in Atlanta Increase 3.3% in Fourth Quarter

The rental markets have been surging in recent years, but did that stellar performance continue into 2013’s fourth quarter? Reis Senior Economist Ryan Severino put it best in comments accompanying the firm’s Q4 2013 Trends report for the nation’s

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