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Atlanta continued to follow the pack in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Home prices in the Atlanta metro area put up solid numbers in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, rising 0.2 percent from November to December and rising 5.1 percent from Dec.
Jim Smith, 2015 President of the Georgia Realtors (GAR), announced the 2015 GAR Awards to individuals for outstanding service during GAR’s 2015 Inaugural & Legislative Conference in Atlanta. Kimberly Harkey of Statham received the Good Neighbor Award for her
In a recent article on new construction, we reported that the multifamily share of total construction had risen from 17.2 percent of the market in Jan. 2002 to 35.1 percent of the market in Jan. 2014. Such a striking
Agents are working hard to make 2015 a profitable year, but low inventories are keeping sales slow. January marked the start of a new year, but it was hardly the hit the ground running beginning the market was hoping
Whenever you see a report on America’s evaporating middle class, you should think about the implications for housing. Homeownership is a defining symbol of American middle class life; indeed, the quintessential image of a single-family detached house, complete with
Builder confidence is far above the rate of new construction; what gives? Here’s an interesting nuance to the housing recovery: the Housing Market Index, which tracks builder confidence, dropped a couple points from January to February, finishing at 55;
The 2015 GAR Awards given to individuals for outstanding service were presented by Jim Smith, 2015 President of the Georgia REALTORS(R) (GAR), during GAR’s 2015 Inaugural & Legislative Conference in Atlanta in mid-February. The recipients of the four awards are as
Pat Riley, president and chief operating officer of Allen Tate Companies, has been elected to a two-year term as chairman of the board of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE), a global network of more than 500 market-leading
Just how dramatic has housing shifted towards rentals, in the last seven years? Forty-nine percent of Atlanta residents now live in rental housing, a tiny increase up from 47 percent in 2006; furthermore, the renter population in Atlanta is up 7 percent in
Why are mortgage rates still so low? Allow us to count the ways. Average rates for the 30-year FRM may have ticked up last week, but they remain at their lowest point since May 2013. What’s behind the low stature
Real estate in the Atlanta area started 2015 on a rough note, according to new ABR stats. January was not a kind month to the Atlanta-area housing market, if the new analysis from the Atlanta Board of Realtors is
It was the same old story in January, with multifamily construction leading the way. Another year, another setting for multifamily dominance in residential construction. That was the central lesson from the Census Bureau’s latest report, which found multifamily permits, starts
Zillow yesterday completed its acquisition of Trulia, shelling out $2.5 billion for its former rival and forming the “Zillow Group,” the parent company that will now house not only the Zillow and Trulia brands, but also StreetEasy and HotPads. Though nothing has
In 2014, just as in the years before, Americas are on the move to the many destinations that our nation has to offers. According to data compiled by Penske Truck Rental, do-it-yourself movers are consistently moving to the warm and
A new study from the Federal Reserve brings more evidence to the table on the damaging economic effects of high student debt burdens We’re written in the past about the effects of student loan debt on the housing market
Sure, the FAA finally ruled on drones, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the drone floodgates are now open. After considerable deliberation and anticipation, the Federal Aviation Administration finally unveiled its regulations for commercial drone usage on Sunday, which, in tandem
