A wealth of new luxury units in Atlanta creates fears of out-pricing low and mid-income renters Construction has been moving in Atlanta, and the vast majority of it has been for luxury apartments that price out low to mid-income renters, according

John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods recently announced the opening of a new development, The Gates at Ivy Walk. A luxury community, the homes offer bonus rooms, gourmet kitchens, retreats and private elevators. The neighborhood has a central green, but buyers

There’s been a lot of political posturing as of late, with partisan pundits and presidential candidates butting heads over everything from tax strategies to affordable housing, but one issue that, surprisingly, has remained largely left out of the conversation is

Fannie Mae opts to use database for those without credit score Fannie Mae will no longer require physical pay stubs and tax data to verify a borrowers’ ability to handle a loan, according to The Wall Street Journal. Instead, Fannie

Traton Homes announced that its new community, Olde Anderson Estates, will open in  November in Marietta’s Walton High School district. The homes are priced from the high $700,000s and have nine vacancies. The homes in Olde Anderson Estates will feature

As 2015 draws to a close, how has residential construction activity in Atlanta compared with the previous year? Residential construction spending in Atlanta totaled $392 million in September, according to new Dodge Data & Analytics numbers. Although that is a pronounced 41

Atlanta was one of the three most-searched U.S. cities by international buyers from South Africa, according to realtor.com International. The top five cities in the U.S. that international buyers searched for in September were New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando

The Federal Housing Finance Agency and Freddie Mac are ready to uphold their pledge from last year to extend lending to borrowers who do not qualify for traditional loans. Freddie even hinted that more low down-payment loan programs could possibly

For nearly a decade, the nation’s homeownership rate has been in decline. Since 2004, when homeownership peaked at 69 percent, the rate has fallen nearly 6 percentage points down to 63.7 percent in the first quarter of 2015, according

Housing continues to slow in 2015 Pending home sales were down 2.3 percent from August to September, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors. Closing out the month at 106.8, the Pending Home Sales Index

Single-family home starts are far below the long-term median – why? Builder confidence has posted repeated year-over-year gains in recent months, but the amount of single-family housing starts is not rising to match their confidence, according to a report by The Wall

The FHA’s reduction in insurance premiums may have led to a surge in demand The Federal Housing Administration’s effort to provide relief for homeowners through lower insurance premiums may have backfired, according to a MarketWatch report. The change, which went into effect

According to the BiggerPockets Real Estate Investment Market Index, Atlanta is fifth on the list of best cities to invest in real estate. For the index, BiggerPockets ranked the most profitable areas in the country for investors, analyzing such metrics as

Do these economic trends pose problems for housing’s future? America’s housing market is at a crossroads. In addition to the usual real estate entities that impact its progress – Realtor associations, homebuilders, lending institutions – housing is also privy to the wider

After years of battling against the popularity of single-family homes, the demand for condos is gaining around many of the nation’s hottest metros, a new report from Zillow showed. Year-over-year, the nation’s condo prices have risen at a rate of

The country’s most expensive home sits in Beverly Hills on nearly 25 acres of land. A Mediterranean-style Palazzo di Amore, the property features 12 bedrooms, an in home movie theater, a pool, sauna, tennis facilities and room for 150