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Metro Atlanta’s housing market seems poised to build on 2015’s gains The Metro Atlanta housing market began the year in an encouraging fashion, with sales and prices both in positive territory, according to the latest report from the Atlanta
The middle class is finding it increasingly difficult to afford new homes. But the residential market isn’t correcting itself to accommodate them, a new report from John Burns Real Estate consulting suggested. Instead, the future of new home demand is
Atlanta is a great city to get married in – and that means great things for housing Metro Atlanta is the third-best area in the country to get married, according to a new ranking from WalletHub. Analyzing three main
Homebuyers in Atlanta break even on their homes sooner than expected It takes just under a year and a half for homebuying to make more financial sense than renting in Atlanta’s housing market, according to a recent analysis from Zillow. The
There are a lot of cities in the U.S. – Houston, New Orleans – that have felt the sting of falling crude values (“sting” being a cozy euphemism for economic haymaker). But the news isn’t all bad. Take, for instance, mortgage
The latest jobs report shows some silver linings for employment Last week, the Labor Department released its monthly jobs report with mostly positive news: unemployment fell below 5 percent in January, suggesting that even with the weak global economy and decreasing
Carol Morgan, managing partner of mRELEVANCE, LLC, was named the 2016 Woman of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Professional Women in Building Council (PWB). The Woman of the Year Award is the
When selling luxury, “sexy” is preferable to “lovely” As Pat Benatar sang, “love is a battlefield” – and as realtor.com analysts have found, love is also a lousy way to sell a home. According to an analysis of 1.6
TRID’s impact on the real estate process has been minimal, though agents are still experiencing some problems with their clients’ documentation, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors. Just over 10 percent of Realtor transactions,
Do you work in these housing markets? Do you work in the West End, Grant Park or Reynoldstown housing markets? If so, 2016 may prove to be a busy year. According to the new “Hottest Neighborhoods” rankings from Redfin,
Boomerang buyers are, as the name implies, ready to return to housing The housing market’s recovery has been slow since the recession, and many consumers are still struggling with the economic fallout. According to a study released by TransUnion, though, there
New numbers from Zillow show urban home price gains outpacing suburbs In the eternal rumble between urban and suburban housing markets, recent numbers have put the advantage firmly in the urban corner for Atlanta’s marketplace. According to a recent study from
The National Association of Homebuilders’ annual International Builders’ Show has become a platform for top and emerging brands to showcase the most innovative technologies in the industry today. Following the trend of sustainable building, which has almost become a new
New agreement offers unified platform for transactions Move Inc., which runs realtor.com for the National Association of Realtors, announced an agreement with zipLogix that will bring the zipForm digital library to the Reesio document/transaction management platform, according to Housing
Bigger homes mean more luxury buyers – but what does that mean for first-time buyers? The average unit size of new residential construction is increasing, according to a National Association of Home Builders report. The average size of
Real estate markets across the country continued hemorrhaging cash last October, a new report from CoreLogic confirmed, with the share of total sales falling 2.6 percentage points year-over-year. However, as is typical of the season, the amount of cash
