Housing prices were down in all 20 cities tracked by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index.

The county stood head and shoulders above its neighbors in terms of Atlanta-area housing starts, closings and lot deliveries, with Cherokee County coming in a distant second in all three metrics.    

New-home sales rose 7.5% month over month, while the median price of a new house surged to $493,000 from $455,700 in September and $427,300 a year ago, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.   

Annabelle on Main is a 180-unit, 55-plus multifamily complex. 

A joint-venture partnership is developing the 239-unit build-to-rent Avondale East community in Stone Mountain.

The independent brokerage provided the funding to a variety of local causes, including ones supporting Alzheimer’s research and providing assistance to families dealing with various hurdles. 

Atlanta came in at No. 50 in this year’s 2023 World’s Best Cities Report, a comprehensive annual study by Resonance Consultancy.

The pace of new single-family home sales, meanwhile, fell 6.1% from September to 598,000. 

In the wake of this new rule, FHA borrowers will have a choice between federal flood insurance and private flood insurance.

The development will be called Sugarloaf Landing and feature 114 build-to-rent townhomes. 

The brand will specialize in cottage-style homes with private backyards. 

The median existing-home price rose for the 128th month in a row, extending its record-breaking streak of increases. 

The buildings are the first ground-up components of the $5 billion sports-and-entertainment district taking shape over the Gulch. 

The number of homes under construction rose during the month, as homebuilders continued to work through a large backlog of homes. 

The future communities will deliver 56 new single-family homes and townhomes to Mableton and Marietta. 

The largest single-week decline in conventional mortgage rates since July brought the first increase in home-loan applications since September, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.