UpstreamRE, LLC – the real estate broker-owned and controlled data management company that governs Upstream, a collaborative broker initiative – has appointed Gurtej Sodhi to its board of managers. Upstream is a comprehensive data management project that aims to deliver

When it comes to the housing market’s ever-worsening inventory situation, one factor receives an outsized share of the blame – the historically low levels of home construction. Although the explanations for construction’s low volume differ – NAR has consistently argued that builders

Nearing the end of another year, speculation is now hitting its greatest height for how the next chapter in the housing recovery will take shape. Countless “experts” have offered cursory, drive-by analyses of where the market is heading, but there

Starter homes in the Metro Atlanta area remain relatively affordable, but they are slipping out of reach for many consumers. That was the finding of a very interesting new study from Trulia, which assessed the status of starter homes

Affordability is a chief concern in the Atlanta real estate market, as it is in many markets. But even though it’s a popular talking point for industry insiders, few understand the true volatility of “affordable.” To some families, the

The U.S. Congress has adjourned for 2016 without extending the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act, which will now expire at the end of the year. Originally passed in 2007, the act has protected underwater homeowners from incurring tax bills on the debt

There are about 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., eight million of whom are a part of the country’s labor force. Although it’s hard to say where President-elect Donald Trump actually stands on undocumented workers – he has promised to deport all of

The news sounds bad: mortgage rates have risen aggressively since the presidential election, and are now at their highest level since July 2015; for the first week in December, rates posted the largest weekly jump since 2013; and the Federal

Steven Mnuchin, a former investment banker who is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Treasury Secretary, made headlines a couple weeks ago when, in his first official interview as Treasury nominee, he suggested sweeping changes are in store for the country’s tax

We are only a few weeks away from the New Year, and a little over a month away from a new president, but the future of the economy, and housing specifically, has never been more uncertain. At least those

It’s no mystery that Millennials face unique challenges on the homeownership front. From slow wage growth to soaring student debt burdens, economic forces have kept Millennials on the housing sidelines, and a huge share still live at home with their parents. Those details are well known,

The New Year is nearly upon us, and a number of housing analysts and firms are prepping their end-of-the-year reports. Trulia’s report has, historically, been among the more interesting of that batch, and the website’s 2017 Housing Outlook, which

After a slow October, housing activity roared back to life in November for Metro Atlanta’s top markets, according to the latest report from RE/MAX of Georgia. In the Atlanta, Cumming, Lawrenceville and Marietta markets, housing improved considerably in three main areas,

Over the last 15 years, 91 percent of population growth in the country’s 50 largest and most urban cities took place in the suburbs, according to a joint report from the Urban Land Institute and RCLCO. That’s a stat

The Metro Atlanta area is one of the most popular in the U.S. for new residents, according to an analysis from Abodo.com. Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 American Community Survey, Abodo found that new residents