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Atlanta Home Price Increases Remain Strong in Case-Shiller

The good news continued for Atlanta home prices, according to the latest Case-Shiller. Home prices in the Atlanta area continued their ascent through May, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Not only were prices up

More Than a Third of Atlanta Home Sales Still All-Cash

All-cash sales still remain quite prevalent in the U.S. housing market, especially here at home. #463245891 / gettyimages.com A hefty 34 percent of home sales in the Atlanta area were all-cash transactions in April, according to exclusive analysis from CoreLogic, the

ABR: Atlanta Home Sales Stumble in June

After a few months of solid growth, home sales in the Atlanta area took a step back in June. After a few strong months of growth, Atlanta-area home sales stumbled again in June, according to the latest market brief

Will the Future of Atlanta Be Reached on Foot?

Suburban sprawl over the last 50 years has led to an expanse of drivable city space, but a recent study suggests walkable urbanization may be the direction of the future. For the past half-century, suburban sprawl has helped define

Between a (Rental) Rock and a Hard Place

The unaffordable simply becomes more unaffordable in today’s whacky rental landscape. #88689600 / gettyimages.com At the start of July, we reported on the latest rental data from Reis, which found that the nation’s rental market continued to grow more expensive

Holt Builders Revitalizes Stonewater Creek

Holt Builders has recently completed its first phases of refurbishing Stonewater Creek, a Hoschton home development in Gwinnett County. After the most recent economic recession, many home communities failed due to foreclosures and falling property values—Stonewater Creek was one

Large Number of Atlanta Owners Face Housing Cost Burdens

Cost burdens have become commonplace in housing, and they’re especially pronounced in the nation’s largest metro areas. #145868156 / gettyimages.com The housing market has bounced back in a major way the last couple years, but it’s introduced us to

Buyer Traffic in Atlanta Down Substantially From Last Year

Anyone can observe that buyer traffic is down from last year, but a new report tacks a number to that decline – and it’s a big one. #159449352 / gettyimages.com We’re hardly the first publication to point out that buyer

CoreLogic: How Many Foreclosures Has Atlanta Completed?

The nation continues to improve, clearing out thousands of foreclosures each month, but some states and cities are doing better than others. In May, the national foreclosure inventory continued its 31 consecutive months of year-over-year declines, dropping 4.8 percent,

Atlanta Asking Price Increases Among Nation’s Strongest in June

The good news train continued rolling in June with the release of Trulia’s latest Price Monitor. #475618395 / gettyimages.com Asking prices in the Atlanta area rose a hefty 15.7 percent year-over-year in June, according to the latest Price Monitor

Foreign Interest in Atlanta Housing Relatively Low

Though foreign interest in U.S. real estate remains high, it’s much stronger in certain metro areas than here at home. #157066422 / gettyimages.com International homebuyers have been one of the major narratives of the post-bubble housing market here in

Balanced Market or Second Bubble: Where Are We Heading?

The housing of bubble of 2006 has long since popped, but some industry professional still argue a second is on the way. Where does our city stand? Every quarter, Trulia updates its Bubble Watch, which monitors home prices, determining whether

Reis: Atlanta-Area Rents Just Keep on Increasing

The rental markets have been on a steady rise since 2009, but did that continue into 2014’s second quarter? In a word, yes! #88900792 / gettyimages.com The rental market in the Atlanta area continued its ascent in 2014’s second quarter, according

Which Billionaire Could Buy Your Atlanta Suburb?

#170512465 / gettyimages.com Of America’s various billionaires, who has the necessary funds to buy not just an entire Atlanta suburb, but the entire city itself? Take a look at our infographic below, which collects data from a very interesting Redfin

Residential Construction in Atlanta Stumbles in May

Residential construction markets were a bit inconsistent in May, though the news was not all bad. #104316676 / gettyimages.com Residential construction in Atlanta declined quite a bit in May, falling 31 percent year-over-year to $371 million, according to the latest numbers from

CoreLogic Report: How Home Prices Did In May

Home prices are on the rise, according to a new report from CoreLogic. But what do those gains mean for the industry? #135385164 / gettyimages.com National home prices again rose in May, marking the 27th consecutive month of year-over-year

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