Our chart below ranks the top-selling housing markets in Metro Atlanta in November, according to research from GAMLS. In addition to last month’s sales, we have also noted the counties’ Dec. 2015 sales, and how far they have risen since: County Dec. 2016 Sales Dec.

The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae, created in 1938) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac, established in 1970) are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) in their eighth year of conservatorship under the FHA. That is an exceedingly

In one of its very first moves since assuming power, the Trump administration has suspended a reduction in FHA mortgage insurance premiums. Originally announced just 11 days ago, the reduction would have lowered insurance premiums 25 basis points (or

Understanding buyers is going to be especially important this year – interest rates and prices are rising, inventory shortages remain commonplace throughout the U.S., and our housing market is now operating under a president promising a broad spectrum of

Do you work in the Adair Park, Capitol View, or West End/Westview housing markets? If so, 2017 may prove to be a busy year. According to the new “Hottest Neighborhoods” rankings from Redfin, those three neighborhoods will see the most

Atlanta Realtors has released its latest report on the Metro Atlanta housing market, and with its release, we now have a clear picture of the region’s 2016 housing market. Below, we have spotlighted four of the most remarkable stats from

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation is once again the most trusted homebuilder in America, according to Lifestory Research’s 2017 Home Builder Study. Polling the opinions of more than 31,000 active home shoppers, Lifestory Research’s survey, now in its fifth year,

Ben Carson is close to becoming the next head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and industry associations are throwing their support behind him – while many housing experts are not. In a letter sent to

The White House is the most valuable home in the nation, according to a new report from Zillow. Currently valued at $397.9 million, the White House has appreciated 15 percent since the Obamas moved in eight years ago. Zillow first

The Metro Atlanta metro area offers housing investors the fifth-highest yields in the nation, according to a new study from HomeUnion. Basing its research on single-family rental yields, HomeUnion predicts that Metro Atlanta’s yields will be 7.6 percent, which spots

A number of housing markets in Atlanta are facing astounding levels of evictions, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The numbers are striking: in Fulton County, more than 22 percent of renting households received

In mid-November of 2016, Ben Carson’s business manager, Armstrong Williams, told a Retuers reporter that Carson was turning down President-elect Trump’s offer to join his Cabinet, because his life had “not prepared him to be a Cabinet secretary.” Less

On the surface, things look pretty swell for the Metro Atlanta housing market: home sales are up 8.7 percent; median sales price has risen 6.82 percent; time on market is down 3 percent; and both foreclosure inventory and serious delinquencies are

Deals to sell homes failed at a much higher rate in 2016 than in 2015, and that was particularly true here in Metro Atlanta. That was the finding of a striking new report from Trulia, which computed the number

The December housing market was a mixed bag for the Metro Atlanta housing market, according to a new report from RE/MAX of Georgia. For the month, close transactions in the area declined 1 percent year-over-year to 3,908, while median

Two of the 100 safest suburbs in the nation are located in Metro Atlanta, according to new rankings from NeighborhoodScout. Basing its analysis on the rate of property and violent crime per 1,000 residents, NeighborhoodScout found that Johns Creek and Milton were