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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sent the strongest signals yet that the central bank would hold off on raising the key federal funds rate, implying that consumer interest rates like those on home loans may not rise much higher
The White House has made a strong push in recent months for reform at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored enterprises that work to stabilize the U.S. mortgage market. However, the administration’s plans for how exactly it would
Financing for several affordable housing projects was approved by Mayor Keisha Bottoms and the Invest Board of Directors that will bring rental units to one of the city’s commercial corridors as well as for-sale properties in the Vine City
While the broader U.S. financial market has struggled to recover from a sudden drop in stock prices near the end of 2018, shares of major homebuilders have made big gains. The Wall Street Journal reported that since the start
The residential property market continues to look better for prospective buyers as the trend of falling prices extends into the new construction segment. In the fourth quarter of 2018, according to data from Zillow, more than a quarter of
Homebuilders today are finding their business prospects increasingly pressured by higher costs for materials and skilled labor. Those costs — and financial strain — inevitably trickle down to real estate developers, homebuyers themselves and even the real estate agents
The most recent existing home sales report from the National Association of Realtors found sales volumes decline on both a monthly and annual basis in the final weeks of 2018. December home closings touched their lowest annual rate since
The effects of low inventory caused housing prices to go up over the last year in the Atlanta market while at the same time, there were fewer home sales, according to December housing figures released by RE/MAX Georgia. In
Housing sales were down across metro Atlanta in December 2018 over the same period in 2017, according to information compiled by the First Multiple Listing Service. Last month tallied 3,656 residential sales, a decrease of 21.3 percent from December
Agents have a responsibility to do right by their clients in every way possible, but in the complex, lengthy process of buying and selling a home, not everything may be within an agent’s full control. Criminals and con artists
At a key moment for the U.S. housing market, Redfin found more evidence that homebuyers are entering 2019 in perhaps the strongest position in years. The number of homes for sale in the nation’s largest markets grew 4.8 percent
New federal tax breaks available to real estate investors and developers under the Opportunity Zone program have already attracted billions of dollars from funds set up to utilize them. But the program’s complex, unfamiliar rules has also generated questions,
The key to attracting tenants to a mixed-use project is creating connections, according to experts on two panel discussions that focused on commercial construction and development in Atlanta Wednesday. The panel discussions, sponsored by Bisnow, included professionals from the
On Monday, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ office announced an agreement to move forward on the funding of the $5 billion Gulch project, which has recently come under fire by community groups for its subsidy structures. While Atlanta Public Schools will
Go back a few decades and Atlanta’s intown neighborhoods, such as Morningside, Virginia-Highland, Old Fourth Ward and Inman Park, were largely forgotten as the burgeoning suburbs attracted droves of young professionals flocking to Sun Belt cities. Why, asked the
The partial shutdown of the federal government is entering its 20th day, and reports of its myriad ripple effects continue to surface. The latest bit of insight from the real estate industry is a Jan. 7 survey by the
