A new study has reaffirmed Metro Atlanta’s high level of economic inequality Atlanta is the most unequal city in the country, according to new research from the U.S. Census Bureau. Utilizing the Gini coefficient – an economic index that measures

New home sales are hot, but what are the larger market trends? Sales of new single-family houses rose 10.7 percent from September to October and 4.9 percent from Oct. 2014 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 495,000, according

How have home prices progressed in the 2015 housing market? Home prices in the Atlanta housing market rose 0.1 percent from August to September and 6.2 percent from Sept. 2014, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s.

The ins and outs of buyer traffic around the holidays It has been long been considered common knowledge that the buying craze of Black Friday does not extend to real estate, thanks to a lack of large savings for homes

We’re approaching two months since the implementation of TRID, and after a string of weeks that saw declining originations, mortgage applications were back up in the week ending Nov. 13, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. In the two

Homes sales were down in October, but the overall picture remains a very positive one for housing Existing-home sales declined 3.4 percent from September to October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.36 million, according to the latest report

The Atlanta City Council has unanimously approved an Affordable Housing Impact Statement ordinance, which is designed to increase quality housing options in the city. Some of legislative impacts in the Affordable Housing Impact Statement include acceptance of public and

In another marker of the housing market’s recovery, the Federal Housing Administration announced last week that its reserves were back in line with federal requirements. The FHA stated that its insurance fund’s net worth at the end of September was

Buford City Schools is the top school district in the Metro Atlanta area. That ranking came courtesy of the analytics website Niche, which just released its 2016 rankings of public schools from across the country. Buford Academy, which is

John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods recently announced that it has won six gold and two silver awards at the 35th Annual OBIE Awards. The OBIE Awards are hosted by the Sales and Marketing Council of the Greater Atlanta Home

Last Thursday, Federal Housing Administration Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Ed Golding and National Association of Realtors President Chris Polychron announced changes to FHA condominium policies at the NAR national conference in San Diego. The changes, Golding explained, will change the FHA’s recertification process, owner-occupancy

Single family? Condo? 2,000-plus square feet? What defined the homes consumers bought this year? For our latest story in our continuing series on NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, we’re taking a detailed look at the homes

October provided yet more evidence of how integral multifamily building is to the current new construction economy October was a rough month for new construction, with housing starts falling 11 percent from September and 1.8 percent from Oct. 2014

The share of total residential real estate transactions carried out in all cash fell from 34.9 percent in Aug. 2014 to 31.7 percent this most recent August, according to a report from CoreLogic. Month-over-month, cash sales inched upward by

Lennar Atlanta won five OBIEs (three gold and two silver) at the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHB) 35th Annual Award gala. OBIEs are awarded to Atlanta’s construction industry. Winners displayed excellence in new homebuilding, marketing, remodeling and personal achievement categories.

Is our love for large homes nullifying the progress in energy efficiency? Thanks to new technological advances in water use, insulation, heating and cooling and household appliances, today’s homes are more energy efficient than ever before. Yet new research