Older consumers will play a big role in Atlanta’s housing market in 2016 Metro Atlanta will see more housing activity from retirees in 2016 than most metropolitan regions, according to a new study by realtor.com. In its study, realtor.com looked at two

PulteGroup has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire certain homebuilding assets of John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, from affiliates of Wheelock Street Capital, L.L.C. and the Wieland family. As part of the transaction, PulteGroup expects to

Ashton Woods recently announced the hiring of Jason Schwartz as the new general sales manager. Schwartz has been in the real estate industry since 1993. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1993 with a degree in advertising, and

Year-over-year gains in national equity were in the double digits at the end of this year’s third quarter, as a healing economy helped keep home price appreciation positive and consistent, according to a new report from CoreLogic. On Sept.

Despite a rough November, Atlanta’s housing market kept pace in 2015 Home sales in the Metro Atlanta housing market posted steep declines from October to November, falling 24.7 percent from 4,056 to 3,056, according to the latest report from the

Lane McCormack, the senior vice president of Harry Norman, Realtors, was recently announced as the newest president of the Atlanta Board of Realtors. The announcement was made on Dec. 10th at ABR’s Annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony. Bill Rawlings, ‎the

Atlanta will be the No. 1 housing market for Millennial homebuyers in 2016, according to a new analysis by realtor.com. Citing the ATL’s great music scene, vibrant nightlife, strong economy and affordable housing stock, realtor.com also drew attention to

October was another month of declining foreclosures, both nationwide and in most major metropolitan areas, a CoreLogic report confirmed this week. Dropping by just over 21 percent year-over-year, the nation’s foreclosure inventory reached a 1.2 percent share this past October,

Atlanta offers strong youth environment, opportunities and entertainment at an average cost Atlanta is the seventh best college town in the nation, according to a study released by WalletHub. The study looked not just at colleges themselves, but also the surrounding

In September, distressed sales accounted for 9.7 percent of total home sales nationwide; the culmination of declines that span the past few years, according to CoreLogic. Considering the current pace of distressed sale declines, CoreLogic researchers determined that the

Next year is bound to be a good one for Atlanta real estate The Metro Atlanta real estate market will be one of the best in the country in 2016, according to a new analysis by realtor.com. In the

Atlanta joins 32 other markets with new peak prices in 2015 The Atlanta metro area saw a new peak median price in 2015 at $187,000 in June, according to a new RealtyTrac report. Atlanta was one of 33 markets that reached a

The fall slump hasn’t hurt the market’s strength, as home prices across the country continued to climb in October, CoreLogic reported. The coupling of a healing economy and spotty but persistent inventory shortages are largely to thank (or blame,

2015 has been a good year for new construction in Atlanta Residential construction spending in the Metro Atlanta housing market totaled $347 million in October, a 47 percent decline from Oct. 2014, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. Year-over-year numbers, though, can

The unemployment rate for Metro Atlanta in October was 5.4 percent, its lowest point since November 2005. The rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point from 5.5 percent in September, and a full percentage point from 6.5 percent