Those in the building industry are familiar with the term VDL, or vacant developed lots, which refers to the plethora of foreclosed developed lots that were available at the start of the downturn in 2008. A similar phenomenon is happening in the retail industry today and MarketNsight President John Hunt has coined the phrase Vacant Developed Retail (VDR) to refer[...]
MarketNsight recently hosted its semiannual MarketWatch Atlanta event releasing data on the state of the Atlanta new home industry to a crowd of more than 400 home builders, developers, bankers, Realtors and others in the industry. MarketNsight and ViaSearch President John Hunt explained the state of the housing market in Atlanta and shared predictions for the upcoming New Year. New home[...]
Due to the threat of inclement weather across much of north Georgia over the weekend and into Monday morning, MarketWatch has been rescheduled for this Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The event will still take place at SunTrust Park, with registration open at 9:15 a.m and the program beginning at 10 a.m. Registered attendees for MarketWatch received notice by email from[...]
MarketNsight is excited to announce its next MarketWatch Atlanta on Monday, December 10, 2018, at SunTrust Park! Housing economy expert John Hunt of MarketNsight and ViaSearch will be joined by Dr. Rajeev Dhawan of the Georgia State Economic Forecasting Center for Everything Old is New Again, a discussion regarding continuing moderation in housing. “MarketNsight is beginning to see innovation centered on[...]
MarketNsight President John Hunt coined the phrase Accidental Active Adult Community, or Triple A, to refer to homebuyers who drive past all the highly amenitized, age-targeted communities to reach destination communities originally marketed to first-time homebuyers. Why are active adult homebuyers choosing to move farther out? Because of price! “This may surprise many people, in fact, it surprised me when I[...]
In some of the largest Southeastern markets, including Atlanta, exploding development, labor and material costs are pushing new home prices beyond the reach of most consumers. If building continues the way it has for the past 40 years, the new “floor” on retail lot prices will yield a new home that only 15 to 20 percent of all consumers can[...]
MarketNsight adds Jacksonville, Florida to the growing list of Southeast cities that it serves. This addition allows current and future clients in Northeast Florida to utilize MarketNsight’s Feasibility Matrix® program to evaluate product, pricing and place, and make educated decisions before purchasing land. Builders, bankers, Realtors and developers in Jacksonville will find MarketNsight to be an indispensable tool for calculating the[...]
Cutting-edge tool allows for easy housing market analysis MarketNsight announces the addition of lot and land prices to its Ranking application. This upgrade provides easy housing market analysis by providing builders, developers, Realtors and financial institutions the ability to perform savvy searches and make informed decisions on land purchases, product positioning and pricing. The possibilities of the updated Ranking application are almost[...]
MarketNsight recently hosted its MarketWatch Atlanta event releasing data on the state of the Atlanta new homes industry to a crowd of more than 400 builders, developers, bankers, Realtors and others in the industry. John Hunt, president of MarketNsight and ViaSearch, pointed out the distressing gap between new homes and resales at certain price points in the Atlanta metro area.[...]
MarketNsight is excited to announce its next MarketWatch Atlanta on Thursday, June 7, 2018, at SunTrust Park! Housing economy expert John Hunt of MarketNsight and ViaSearch will be joined by Dr. Rajeev Dhawan of Georgia State’s Economic Forecasting Center for Economics 101, a discussion regarding supply and demand in Atlanta. In March, permits declined unexpectedly across the country. The focal point[...]