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Case-Shiller Finds Atlanta Home Prices Slowly Rising

Home prices in Atlanta are growing, albeit at a slow rate. Atlanta home prices posted lukewarm numbers in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, which looked at data from Dec. 2014 to Jan. 2015. From December to January, Atlanta prices were

4 Surprising Details on How Buyers Finance Their Home Purchase

Today’s home financing landscape, thanks to the economic downturn and other factors, is hardly straightforward. Of all the area’s of the homebuying process, the financing stage could very well be the most complicated. After all, it’s one thing to

Real Estate Tech: A New Measure of Quality?

A new survey from Redfin shows a shift in how consumers are approaching the agent selection process. It’s a new world in the wake of the financial crisis, a new survey from Redfin shows, one where tethers to quality have

Low Mortgage Rates Boost Pending Sales to Highest Level Since June 2013

Pending home sales are at their highest mark in nearly two years, and all because of one thing. Pending home sales in February rose to their highest mark since June 2013, according to the latest Pending Home Sales Index

The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® 2014 Multi-Million Dollar Sales Club Announces Top Producers

The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® premier event of the year, the annual Multi-Million Dollar Sales Club Banquet was held this March at the InterContinental Buckhead. Nearly 900 of Atlanta’s finest in the real estate industry packed the house to celebrate

Housing Affordability a Tale of Two Cities in Atlanta

Housing affordability is a major problem, and new research has added an additional wrinkle to the crisis. Housing affordability (especially in the new home market) may be worsening nationwide, but it has nothing on the affordability squeeze facing renters

New Construction in Atlanta Lukewarm in February

What was the deal with our local new construction marketplace last month? February proved a lackluster month for residential new construction in the Atlanta area, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. For the month, residential construction in

3 Sobering Facts About Today’s Skittish Economy

We all know that the economy has improved in recent years, but we also know (and with similar levels of confidence) that there remain considerable hurdles for many Americans in today’s economy. Take a look through our informative graphic

The 6 Ways That Homebuyers Search For Homes

We all know the Internet is prominent, but there are interesting details to how homebuyers search for homes nowadays. It’s no mystery that the Internet is the defining conduit for real estate today, but NAR’s Home Buyer and Seller

Why Soaring Inequality is Terrible For Housing

Everyone should be concerned about rising levels of inequality – especially residential real estate professionals. The Brookings Institution just updated its data metrics on inequality in the U.S.’ largest metro areas, and the results are – to put it

5 Important Details About the Latest New Home Sales Report

Sure, new home sales were up in February, but there’s much more than meets the eye. On the surface, it looks like February was a very positive month for sales of newly built single-family homes. According to the latest

NAR: Existing-Home Sales Increase, Inventory Levels Pose Problem

NAR’s report found existing-home sales improved in February, but those gains were offset by skyrocketing home prices. Existing-home sales increased modestly in February, a report from the National Association of Realtors discovered, but shallow inventories across the country are

Lion Share of New Construction in Atlanta Affordable Only For Affluent Consumers

The single-family home market for new construction has trended towards affluence, and so has the rental market. The last couple months, we’ve been reporting with regularity on how our nation’s issues with inequality have manifested themselves in new construction,

RESPA-TILA: Big Changes Are Coming

For four decades, RESPA and TILA have run parallel to each other. On August 1, 2015, they’ll be consolidated, and the changes will be significant. In 1974, in an effort to stop widespread corruption in the housing industry, Congress

Negative Equity Remains Considerable Problem in Atlanta’s Lower Price Points

Sure, negative equity has improved overall, but what of properties on the lower-end of price spectrum? Though 26.1 percent of mortgage properties in the Atlanta area remain in negative equity, that pales in comparison to the 49 percent of properties

Brace Yourself – Mortgage Rates Will Likely Increase this Summer

Could the removal of one word mean that mortgage rates are set to increase in 2015? Believe it or not, the future of mortgage rates in the U.S. housing market could hinge on a single word. Back in December,

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