Ken Warlick has been installed as the 2021 Atlanta HBA President. The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) introduced and installed its newly elected officers and board members during the annual Installation & Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 21, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Perimeter at Villa Christina During the ceremony, Ken Warlick of Harrison Homes was installed as the 2021[...]
In 2021, many families are saying goodbye to the suburbs and hello to the rolling countryside, embracing the country living lifestyle. According to a recent poll conducted by Gallup, almost half of Americans now prefer to live in a town or rural area. This is up 9% when compared with the same poll conducted two years ago. According to the poll,[...]
CoreLogic®, leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, recently released its Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ from November 2020. In the reports, CoreLogic® found that when compared with November of 2019, home prices increased on average 8.2%. This impressive national rise in home prices is the largest annual appreciation in the housing market since March of[...]
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) recently announced its 2021 loan limits. Due to a steady increase in median home prices across the country, the FHA increased annual loan limits by 7.42%. This will be shown in a floor increase from $331,760 to $356,362 for single-family home loans and a ceiling increase from $765,600 to $822,375. The 2021 national low-cost area mortgage[...]
Local home builder SR Homes is pleased to announce Chris DeVotie as its new Vice President of Construction. As VP of Construction, DeVotie is responsible for leading and supporting the SR Construction & Warranty Department to ensure the highest quality of product is delivered to SR customers. DeVotie brings more than 35 years of residential homebuilding industry and commercial construction experience[...]
Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Pat Wilson joins co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick on this week’s All About Real Estate segment of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio to share some exciting news! For the eighth consecutive year, Georgia is again ranked No. 1 for business by Site Selection Magazine. Tasked by the governor and general assembly,[...]
MarketNsight hosted its bi-annual December MarketWatch Atlanta event virtually this week, releasing November numbers for the Southeast, giving a state of the market and offering predictions for 2021. MarketNsight and ViaSearch President John Hunt, joined by Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University Dr. Rajeev Dhawan, made note of the unprecedented year housing has[...]
Known for his quick wit, trendy bowtie and complete understanding of the housing industry, President and Chief Economist of Graphs and Laughs, Elliott Eisenberg Ph.D., is in the studio for today’s episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Joined by co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick, the group kicks off December’s Radio lineup by discussing the 2021 economic housing forecast,[...]
NterNow, the industry’s leading self-touring service, announces an abundance of new dashboard tools and apps for its home builder and real estate clients. Improvements include adjustable tour hours, cell number verification, surveys and more. “With more and more home shoppers looking at homes unassisted, these tools give new home agents helpful relationship-building information and give new home buyers more flexibility in[...]
MarketNsight is excited to announce its second-ever virtual MarketWatch Atlanta coming up on Thursday, December 8, 2020, at 10 a.m. Dr. Rajeev Dhawan of Georgia State’s Economic Forecasting Center will join housing economy expert John Hunt of MarketNsight and ViaSearch to discuss the election and pandemic’s effect on housing and the Atlanta economy. Discussion will also include the future of[...]