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

  Atlanta rents increased 3.2 percent in the past year to an average of $1,337, according to the March Zillow Real Estate Market Report. From 2015 to 2016, rent in Atlanta increased 4.4 percent. Rents rose only 0.7 percent nationwide compared to

More aging parents are staying put rather than selling their homes as the amount of “empty nester” households has risen to record highs, according to Zillow. The number of empty-nest households, or homeowners aged 55-plus who have no kids

  More investors and lenders are predicting an increase in single-family housing development that will outpace multifamily buildings, according to the 2017 annual Akerman U.S. Real Estate Sector Report. Of those surveyed, 43 percent said single-family homebuilding will be the most active

  Housing affordability is down nationwide as mortgage rates have increased in February, according to The National Association of Realtors’ latest affordability index. Housing affordability declined 8.7 percent from 175.9 in February 2016 to 160.6 in February 2017. The

Decatur was listed as the best suburb to live in Georgia by the website Niche.com, which analyzes neighborhoods and school data. The 2017 rankings took a number of factors into account with the higher education rate weighted the heaviest

  Anyone interested in purchasing investment property in Atlanta should take note: Redfin recently ranked Atlanta as the best college town to buy a home and get the highest return. Redfin analyzed the latest U.S. New and World Report ranking

With all the talk of Millennials and how they fit into the housing market, Generation X doesn’t get a lot of attention as a home-buying population. Gen X-ers, aged 37 to 51 years, make up the second largest share

  Atlanta is ranked as the sixth best city for job seekers on a list from NerdWallet. The financial website ranked cities based on job opportunities and cost of living expenses. NerdWallet made the rankings by comparing the unemployment rate

  Atlanta was the tenth hottest destinations for Millennials who moved last year, according to a new survey from Mayflower. Some of the main characteristics that survey respondents were looking for in their new cities were job opportunities, affordable cost