After a shaky start to 2015, Atlanta’s housing market improved measurably in February. Home sales in the 11-county Atlanta area totaled 2,810 in February, a 11.6 percent increase from January and 0.8 percent decline from Feb. 2014, according to new

Model home showcases the Avalon floor plan in desirable South Forsyth community Luxury Atlanta home builder, The Providence Group of Georgia, LLC, has opened a new model home at Traditions in South Forsyth. “We are excited to announce the grand

You may think you understand housing affordability, but chances are you’re relying on limited measurements. How affordable is Atlanta’s housing market? The answer to that question is more complicated than meets the eye, and it suggests some very interesting things

The optimal time for listing properties in Atlanta is closer than you think. You should probably get on it and list your clients’ properties if you haven’t done it already. That’s the takeaway from a new report from Zillow,

A new report from CoreLogic highlights improvements to the nation’s share of all cash sales. Unfortunately, it’s still high. It’s a new housing market in 2015. Policies are shifting, new legislation is being written, and in an eddying whirl

The nation is healing, and as a result foreclosure inventories are thinning out across the nation. How did our city do? Foreclosure numbers responded positively to a healing economy in January, dropping significantly, CoreLogic’s National Foreclosure Report revealed. Total

Zillow compares employment and income growth to determine the best markets to be in right now. How did our city do? The nuances discerning a good economy from a bad one are plenty and complicated, but for a brief

Where, in Atlanta’s vast terrain, is housing most affordable for owners and renters? Last week, we reported on housing affordability, and how competitive mortgage rates in the Atlanta area had further aided its legendary value. At the same time,

Atlanta’s new construction marketplace put up some smashing good numbers in 2014’s fourth quarter. Here’s a nice blast of good news about Atlanta’s housing market: in 2014’s fourth quarter, housing starts hit a 16,437 annual rate, an 18 percent

Home prices went up in 2014, and for some metros, affordability did too. For most homebuyers, especially those entering the market for the very first time, affordability is chief among concerns leading up to a purchase. In an analysis of

The new year is always a precarious time for the new construction marketplace. Residential construction spending in the Atlanta area was just above $333 million in January, a 6 percent decline from Jan. 2014, according to new numbers from Dodge Data &

Lisa Robinson, one of Atlanta’s most successful brokers and luxury real estate experts, and Millie Smith, one of the city’s most influential philanthropists, have partnered to exclusively represent a $6,950,000 grand private estate located on Riverview Road in Atlanta.

The latest price index from CoreLogic covered home prices through January. Home prices in the Atlanta area rose 7.4 percent year-over-year in January, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic. That’s good for the fourth-strongest increase of the metro

Housing starts in the Atlanta region rose 18 percent from 2013 to 2014, according to new analysis from MetroStudy; to a final total of 16,437 starts. Among the main collar counties, though, which ones have seen the most new construction in

In the end, buying a home all comes down to dollars and cents, and Atlanta’s qualifying incomes differ in interesting ways with the rest of the U.S. To qualify for a mortgage on a 5 percent down payment, Atlanta homebuyers

Those Gen-Xers love Atlanta! According to a new analysis by RealtyTrac, Atlanta has the second-highest concentration of Generation X residents in America, with 18.01 percent of the area population comprised of that generation. Aside from the obvious marketing benefits