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Slow home prices in December are likely to roll over into 2015. Early today, February 3, CoreLogic released its Home Price Index for December 2014. While price appreciation was relatively flat from a month prior, CoreLogic researchers found prices
2014 was a very good year for new construction in Atlanta, according to the latest stats. Total residential construction spending in the Atlanta area was $5.086 billion in 2014, an 18 percent increase from 2013, according to new numbers from
Hundreds of thousands of potential homebuyers will be boomeranging back to the housing market over the next seven years. The Atlanta area is poised to see more than 280,000 potential homebuyers enter the housing market fray over the next seven
The Mundy Mill community is welcoming a new builder, Wimbledon Properties, a division of Berkshire Hathaway, that has already begun construction of 12 homes in the new Magnolia Park section of the community. “Building quality homes for our customers
We’re all waiting for Atlanta’s housing inventory situation to improve…but that has yet to happen. The inventory situation in Atlanta continued to worsen in 2014, according to new numbers from realtor.com. Per realtor.com’s analysis, inventory in Atlanta dropped by 7.7 percent from
Home prices in the Atlanta area did not set the indices on fire in the latest Case-Shiller. Home prices in the Atlanta area continued to moderate in November, rising 0.2 percent from October and 4.9 percent from Nov. 2013, according to the latest
Using data provided by CoreLogic, we look closer at the foreclosure and serious delinquency rates of the last two years. Last week, we reviewed CoreLogic’s latest foreclosure report, which provided a brief snapshot of national and local foreclosure levels
Atlanta will be home to one of the nation’s busiest real estate markets, according to analysis from Redfin. East Atlanta is poised to be one of the hottest real estate markets in the U.S., according to a special report from
Few housing markets will perform better than Atlanta in 2015, according to new analysis. The year of 2015 will be a good one for real estate in the Atlanta area, according to the latest Market Report from research firm
Atlanta’s housing market bounced back in a major way in December, but remained down for 2014. After a few months of lackluster sales activity, the Atlanta-area housing market shows considerable strength in December, with total home sales rising 19.2
Cash sales are on the decline, but still represent a large chunk of the market. Recovery was the word in 2014, as the national real estate market shifted and readjusted to find its footing, and as we slowly begin
This year could be Atlanta’s best economic period in nearly 20 years. The economy in Atlanta’s metro area has improved markedly in the last couple years, but 2015 may be the area’s best year yet – and by a
We’ve come a long ways since the market crash, but new research suggest we’ve still a ways to go. Asking prices may be up in Atlanta by 15.9 percent, but the market remains undervalued to market fundamentals, according to a
November saw foreclosures drop…just not everywhere. Nationwide, the plague of foreclosures persists, but their frequency has dwindled to much more manageable and healthy levels, according to the latest report from CoreLogic. As of November 2014, completed foreclosures were 41,000,
After years of planning, John Wieland, founder of Smyrna-based John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, and the heart of Midtown are preparing to welcome a new luxury condominium development, One Museum Place. Wieland recently hosted a series of events to
Housing has made definite progress the last couple years, but there remain pitfalls on the long, winding road to recovery. Mortgage rates remain at record lows; home sales, though down from 2013’s highs, are still miles ahead of the
