In an April 28 letter to mortgage associations and professionals across the U.S., Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray acknowledged their concerns, and hinted at what could be a rewriting of the rule. In November of last year,

In 1963, the median price for a new construction home in the U.S. was $18,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau; in 1980 it was $64,000; in 2000 it was $169,000; and in 2015, after nearly 52 years of consecutive year-over-year

Atlantans love step-less ranches – just ask their real estate agents. According to a new analysis of 2015 listings on Zillow, the term “stepless ranch” was 1,331 times more likely to appear in the listing descriptions of Georgia properties than elsewhere in the country.

It’s now official – according to population estimates from the Census Bureau that Pew Research has compiled, Millennials are now the largest generation in the U.S. Millennials now number 75.4 million, overtaking the Baby Boomer generation’s 74.9 million; Millennials

Metro Atlanta home prices posted strong increases in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Covering numbers through February, the Case-Shiller reported that home prices rose in Metro Atlanta by 0.4 percent from January to February, and from Feb. 2015, prices were up 6.1 percent; both statistics

See our chart below for the top-selling housing markets in Metro Atlanta in March, according to research from GAMLS. In addition to home sales, we have also noted the county’s median and average sales price, inventory and the days on

The average homeowner in Fulton County pays more than $3,600 in yearly property taxes, which is the highest in the Metro Atlanta area, according to a new analysis from the NAHB. Additionally, Fulton County homeowners pay an average tax that is 11.2 percent

While many cities are defined by their neighborhoods, the surrounding suburbs are often just as vibrant. The same rings true for Atlanta and its suburbs, many of which are hubs of culture and diversity. Here are four Atlanta suburbs (and

Buford City Schools is the best school district in Greater Atlanta, according to educational rankings and review site Niche. Real estate agents should take note. Evaluating on criteria including academics, teacher performance, available resources and the quality of the schools’

Atlanta’s 30363 ZIP code, which includes the city’s Atlantic Station neighborhood, is one of America’s top residential boom towns, according to a new study by realtor.com. The analysis – which looked at job growth, household formations and housing starts

Sales, prices and especially inventory are moving in pronounced directions in Atlanta’s housing market The Metro Atlanta housing market is off to a very strong start in 2016, though the market’s underlying issues persist. That was the big takeaway from the

In a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray written by the Association of Mortgage Investors, the group’s executive director, Chris Katopis, calls out TRID as being “well intentioned” but described an atmosphere of “legal uncertainty”

Atlanta experienced the third-largest population growth in the nation in 2015, according to Census estimates. From 2014 to 2015, the Atlanta area’s population grew from 5.615 million to 5.710 million, which was a 1.7-percent increase. The city’s change in population was larger than

Atlanta has one of the busiest luxury housing markets in the country, according to the new Luxury Market Report from Coldwell Banker Previews International. In 2015, Previews reported, sales of homes priced $1 million and above totaled 1,140 in Atlanta. That

Bankrate’s latest Financial Security Index offers up good news There are many studies that look into how Americans spend money, but agents should take note of a new Bankrate Financial Security Index, which measures American consumers’ confidence in the market, their net

Baseball may not enjoy the same status it had in its glory days as the country’s greatest pastime, but in many places it remains as a significant influence on real estate. Well, its stadiums do. A new report from real