The prevailing sentiment in the housing market is that it’s a great time to sell, as housing prices and demand has steadily crept up. While that may be the case, such a rosy portrait of the market doesn’t tell

Renters paying the median U.S. rent could afford a house that is 50 percent more expensive than the median U.S. home value, according to a new Zillow study. The study found that with an increase in rent prices across

Home-seller confidence got a boost in April this year after home sales and prices picked up in March. Home prices continued an ongoing five-year upward trend, up 7.5 percent from last year to a national median sale price of $273,000. Sales growth

  Researchers are estimating that 13.1 million people could be displaced by rising waters and would end up relocating to cities like Atlanta. A new University of Georgia study is attempting to model the destination of potentially displaced populations

  Homeowners who sold their homes in the first quarter of 2017 saw the highest average price gain for home sellers since the third quarter of 2007, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions. The Q1 2017

  In the first quarter of 2017, the homeownership rate was only slightly less than the previous quarter at 63.6 percent, remaining below the 27-year average rate of 66.1 percent, according to the Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS). Since the national

  Homes near the Beltline Eastside Trail have been increasing in value over the past few years as new retail and developments are built. According to a post on A is for Atlanta, condominiums in Inman Park – an

Properties, on average, remained on the market for 34 days in March 2017, a shorter amount of time compared to February 2017 (45 days) and March of last year (47 days), according to the National Association of Realtors’ monthly Confidence

  Atlanta residential construction spending nearly doubled compared to last year, according to a new report from Dodge Data & Analytics. Residential construction spending increased 48 percent, from $584 million in March 2016 to $864 million in March 2017. On

Atlanta is seeing a rising interest from residents outside of the area, according to a new report from Redfin. The website recently looked at the data for users searching for homes in 75 different metros across the country so

  The Redfin Housing Demand Index decreased in March to 108 from 123 in February, a 14 percent drop, according to Redfin’s latest report. Although the trend of homebuyer demand is cooling down from its record high of 132

Atlanta ranked at No. 2 on realtor.com’s list of The Next Top Tech Towns. The website looked at major cities across the country to see which ones have a significant amount of tech talent as well as affordable housing options,

Fannie Mae announced a new student loan cash-out refinance program and policies to help borrowers who are burdened by student loan debt. There are three major policies and programs that will be implemented. Student Loan Cash-Out Refinance: Homeowners will

  The recently released Active Spring Home Shopper report from realtor.com dives into the mind of this spring’s cohort of homebuyers by breaking down their needs by age group. According to the report, privacy is the top reason out of 10 that

  From 1970 to 2015, the percentage of nonwhite Atlanta residents has doubled from 22.2 percent to 44.2 percent of the total population, according to a new study from Georgia State University. Some of the largest gains are seen

Thanks in part to some slight relief in housing inventory woes, March saw the strongest home sales of any month since the housing market collapse, according to the National Association of Realtors. Home sales in March totaled 5.71 million, the strongest