According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) BuilderBooks most recent addition, What Home Buyers Really Want, 60% of home buyers would prefer to buy new construction homes over existing homes. With every other factor remaining equal, today’s buyers are more interested in buying brand-new than used homes. In the NAHB BuilderBooks, new homes are categorized as both homes built[...]
MarketNsight numbers for 2020 and 2021 to-date show homebuyers are not fleeing southern cities for suburbs, and all areas are selling more homes today. The suburban shift has been going on since 2014, according to MarketNsight and ViaSearch President John Hunt. Buyers and home builders have been moving and building farther out due to increasing land prices for years. Atlanta began[...]
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[...]
President of Parkland Communities, Inc., Jim Jacobi 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 discusses Jacobi’s experience as a land developer, as well as his new home building company focused on satisfying missing middle housing demand with build-to-rent communities, Parkland Residential. Jim Jacobi’s background began[...]
Oceanic Resort Condos of America’s (ORCA) Marine Superintendent and Senior Captain, Tim Levensaler and Director of Condo Sales, Mark Boyd are in the studio for today’s episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Joined by co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick, the group discusses the organization's new mega yacht condo project, Larga Vida. The idea for Larga Vida came about when[...]
Business Development Manager with New American Funding, David White, is in studio for today’s episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Joined by co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick, the group discusses what makes New American Funding unique, some of the new products and services offered and who benefits the most from using its service on this All About Real[...]
Broker and Owner of Peggy Slappey Properties, Peggy Slappey, and Marketing Director, Julie Slappey, are in studio for today’s episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Joined by co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick, the group discusses several new home communities in the growing Barrow County area. The group also dives into several current and upcoming new home community projects[...]
This month, professionals of all aspects of the homebuilding industry will meet in Las Vegas for the 2020 International Builders’ Show (IBS). Hosted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), IBS brings thousands of exhibits showcasing the latest and greatest in homebuilding tools and products together, provides countless educational opportunities and offers networking occasions for all professionals connected to[...]
First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), formed by a group of brokers 62 years ago, helps exchange listings between Realtors while offering cooperation and compensation to help buyers and sellers connect with each other through the agents of their choosing. FMLS is currently serving over 45,000 brokers and agents in Georgia. President and CEO of FMLS Jeremy Crawford is in studio[...]
Pending new home sales up 20% last several months, but flat overall MarketNsight recently hosted its December MarketWatch Atlanta event giving a state of the market for 2019 and predictions for the New Year. MarketNsight and ViaSearch President John Hunt reiterated that Atlanta is an incredibly price-sensitive market and that as interest rates have dropped, new home sales have increased. Hunt highlighted[...]