Metro Atlanta’s new construction markets are positioned for growth By 2017, Forsyth County will be Metro Atlanta’s top new construction market for single-family homes, according to a new analysis of the area’s construction trends. Based on projections by the Georgia State University

Some Americans think 2016 will offer more of the same for housing Earlier this week, we reported on a new realtor.com study, which featured a largely positive list of trends that will change heading into 2016. Trulia published their own survey of

How did the local rent markets close out the year? The Atlanta rental market finished 2015 on active terrain, according to new analysis from Reis. For the 12-month period ending in December, Atlanta rents rose 5.4 percent, more than the 4.6 percent national average

Atlanta continues to thrive thanks to a strong economy and quick rebound from recession Georgia’s unemployment rate in construction was down to 4 percent with 163,300 workers in November, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Georgia’s construction

“Green” and energy-efficient features remain important to homebuyers, though some options are more sought-after than others. That finding came courtesy of NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and to parse through the results, we put together the

According to Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Jan. 1, 2016, mortgage applications decreased 27 percent from two weeks prior. Refinancing mortgage activity decreased to 55.4 percent of total applications, from 56.1 percent the previous

How will the 2016 housing market take shape? When all the statistics are tallied, 2015 will likely have been the best year for new home sales since 2007, which has raised expectations for 2016. Realtor.com has highlighted five housing trends

Since 2014, home prices have been in what CoreLogic Chief Economist Frank Nothaft recently described as a “sweet spot,” consecutively rising between 5 and 6 percent for 15 months. According to the research group’s newest report, home prices rose

Pending home sales in November declined for the third time in four months as buyers continue to battle both rising home prices and limited homes available for sale, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales

The latest analysis from Dodge Data provided an encouraging assessment of new construction in Atlanta According to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics, residential construction spending in the Metro Atlanta housing market totaled $405 million in November, and depending

Atlanta has the most-affordable hot job market, according to a resource set up by Indeed and realtor.com. Sixty-seven percent of homes in Atlanta were considered affordable, and it had the second-highest number of clicks among job searchers looking to relocate. The

Meritage Homes announced the grand opening of its vignette model homes at Lake Iris in McDonough and Carter Grove: The Terrace in Cartersville. Buyers are invited to tour model homes, which are priced in the range of $200,000 and

Ashton Woods is proud to announce its latest community is now open for sales. The community is located near downtown Woodstock, off Highway 5 just north of East Cherokee. At Riverside, buyers can choose to personalize their new home

Existing-home sales fell more than 10 percent in November, marking the slowest sales pace in 19 months and possibly serving as quantifiable proof of the effect TRID is having on the industry, according to National Association of Realtors Chief

Home prices in Atlanta are outpacing the nation’s year-over-year gains in October by nearly an entire percentage point after increasing 6.1 percent, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Month-over-month, Atlanta was one of

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