Real Estate

If you’ve been watching news stories about real estate, the national message has been: ·      Inventory (supply) is up ·      Prices are going down ·      Volume (home sales) is similar to last year’s record low ·      Interest rates may come down in September The overall Atlanta market is somewhat consistent with the national message, although […]

National real estate statistics are not helpful when you are buying or selling real estate. You need boots-on-the-ground info! And here it is! Here is the breakdown of the real estate market in Metro Atlanta for Q1 2025. The report is split into two sections: • Homes under $1 million – broken down by city

Q2+ Market Update In this blog we will discuss: · National v Local Real Estate trends. Economic woes and election year pros · The state of inventory in the North Atlanta Suburbs · How interest rates affect prices. Are prices going down? · How the National Association of Realtors (NAR) lawsuit affects you and what

Are you thinking about making a move? If so, now may be the perfect time to start the process. That’s because experts say the best week to list your house is just around the corner. A recent Realtor.com study looked at housing market trends over the past several years (with the exception of 2020, since it was an

Can you believe we are halfway through 2023? This Market Update focuses on the normal rhythm of the real estate market. As the saying goes, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?” This is our contribution to an ounce of prevention. Prevention of what? Fear! There has been so much fear mongering

https://youtu.be/mA_EQxobuEk May 2023 brings good news in the real estate market!! The Federal Housing Finance Agency reversed its edict imposing punitive fees upon mortgage borrowers with good credit scores!! On May 10th, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced: “This afternoon, following significant urging from the National Association of REALTORSÆ, the Federal Housing Finance Agency

This month, we cover the state of housing on the national level and then bring it down to the granular level in each of the Top 7 North Atlanta Suburbs. Those 7 suburbs are: Milton, Lake Lanier, Roswell, Suwanee, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, and Cumming.  But first, let’s talk national!  Dion Rabouin with the Wall Street

Happy February Everyone!  We begin the February 2023 real estate market update for the Top 7 North Atlanta Suburbs with a confession:  Claire and I are not journalists.  It is our job to assemble the most reliable data available, put it together into a logical narrative, and summarize the state of the North Atlanta real

https://youtu.be/aYGphUL4kUE Happy New Year Everyone!!    We begin the first market update of 2023 market update by harkening back to 1967 when Dr. Doolittle introduced a rare animal that is the perfect metaphor for our current real estate market.  The Pushme Pullyu represents tension.  One end pulls one way while the other pulls against it.    In

I cannot believe it is already December 2022. What a rollercoaster of a year it has been for the housing market. Why? Never in history have mortgage rates doubled in one year. It is not the rate itself that made the market unstable, but rather, the speed of the change.