Though much of the media coverage is focusing on the weak nature of NAR’s latest existing-home sales report, there were definite glimmers of optimism. We’ll start with what most of the media are reporting on – existing-home sales in

Home purchases have skidded a bit in recent weeks, and student debt raises some troubling questions on where housing demand is heading. The numbers are in, and they’re not encouraging – housing demand is beginning to wane. According to

Home prices in Atlanta continued to show improvement in December, according to the latest Case-Shiller indices. Atlanta home prices rose an impressive 18.1 percent year-over-year in December, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Though prices

New construction had a very good year in the Atlanta region in 2013, with the sector experiencing across the board increases. In the 22-county Atlanta region, housing starts increased 67 percent from 2012 to 2013, according to a report

What issues in the homebuilding process keep builders up at night? Last week, we reported that builder confidence dropped to its lowest point in 12 months in February, with lousy weather and market concerns the main reasons for the

The metro Atlanta housing market suffered some setbacks in January, with unusual weather being the prime suspect. Metro Atlanta garnered national coverage for its freakish January snowstorms, and according to the latest report from the Atlanta Board of Realtors

The Census Bureau’s latest new construction report is not pretty, but as with all housing matters nowadays, there’s more than meets the eye. Here’s the information that you’ve likely seen, regarding the Census Bureau’s latest report on new construction

We keep hearing that housing inventory has no where to go but up…but what factors will actually cause it to increase? “Housing inventory has bottomed.” “Housing inventory will recover.” “New homes will begin entering the marketplace.” Yeah, we remember

Builder confidence had been on a tear through 2013, but it seems to have hit a road block in 2014. Builder confidence fell precipitously in February, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

Has price per square foot continued its 2013 ascent in the New Year? Many things occurred in the housing market in 2013, but perhaps the most notable was the marked ascent in home prices and the price per square

With inventory low and showing no signs of improving, what can agents do to distinguish their clients? Although housing inventory in the overall Atlanta market has been increasing, competition remains steep in the ATL’s top sub-markets. Amidst such steep

Though new homes have seen, on average, very impressive sales increases since 2010, the specific gains have told a different story. We’ll start with the good news – after its worst years since record-keeping began in the ’60s, the

Housing affordability has fallen nationwide in the last year; what of here in Atlanta? Housing affordability in the Atlanta housing market fell a whopping 26.8 percent in 2013, according to newly released data by the National Association of Realtors; that was

Atlanta’s housing inventory continued to improve with the New Year. Atlanta’s housing inventory has continued its steps in the right direction in 2014, according to the latest State of the Market report from Movoto. Per the report, Atlanta’s housing

Atlanta’s housing market continued to grow in confidence in January. Asking prices in the Atlanta housing market increased 14.7 percent year-over-year in January, according to the latest Price Monitor from real estate website Trulia. Though asking prices were flat quarter to

Atlanta’s housing market showed some definite positivity in 2013, according to CoreLogic. Home prices in the Atlanta marketplace rose 15.0 percent in 2013, according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index. That was the third strongest yearly increase of all the