The economy continues to recover, but Americans’ finances are still stuck in the mud A surprisingly large share of Americans are in a precarious financial state, according to a new, detailed study from The Pew Charitable Trust. For its study,

Atlanta offers strong youth environment, opportunities and entertainment at an average cost Atlanta is the seventh best college town in the nation, according to a study released by WalletHub. The study looked not just at colleges themselves, but also the surrounding

A new study from the Federal Reserve has made it clear – housing is not in a new bubble With record-setting home prices and skyrocketing rents, today’s housing market may seem naggingly familiar, like this might have happened before.

According to NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, single women made up 15 percent of the overall homebuying market, as opposed to single men, who only made up 9 percent of the market. In 2013, single women

Americans want their Cuban property. Since the 1960s, when Castro first seized power, that wanting has been a symptom most convinced themselves to ignore, despite filing claims against the country. However, when representatives of Cuba and the United States meet

Despite adding jobs, November offered more of the same for America’s economy The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 percent, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. November’s

The housing market continues to struggle despite an increase in high-quality mortgages Even though houses are selling at their fastest rate since 2007, sub-700 credit score buyers are still at the same level they were mid-2010. According to a

In September, distressed sales accounted for 9.7 percent of total home sales nationwide; the culmination of declines that span the past few years, according to CoreLogic. Considering the current pace of distressed sale declines, CoreLogic researchers determined that the

Next year is bound to be a good one for Atlanta real estate The Metro Atlanta real estate market will be one of the best in the country in 2016, according to a new analysis by realtor.com. In the

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that loan applications dropped 0.2 percent from last week, according to its Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending on Nov. 27.  The results included an adjustment for the Thanksgiving holiday; on an unadjusted basis, the

Atlanta joins 32 other markets with new peak prices in 2015 The Atlanta metro area saw a new peak median price in 2015 at $187,000 in June, according to a new RealtyTrac report. Atlanta was one of 33 markets that reached a

Many Millennials still live at home with their parents. Why? It’s a question that’s been plaguing the housing market since the economy started to recover – why are Millennials still living at home? Despite all indications that Millennials should

The fall slump hasn’t hurt the market’s strength, as home prices across the country continued to climb in October, CoreLogic reported. The coupling of a healing economy and spotty but persistent inventory shortages are largely to thank (or blame,

Spending per dollar of equity is at its lowest level since the mid ’90s. Home equity has doubled to $12.1 trillion since the market bottomed out in 2011. Builder confidence has remained strong, despite a small, recent slip. New home

There are roughly 1.118 million members of the National Association of Realtors, and they strike an impressive profile: Realtors’ median experience level is 12 years; their gross income is $45,800; 58 percent are female; and 42 percent have at