MarketNsight reports August Atlanta pending sales are up 46% over 2019 sales for week one and, so far, week two looks to be up 50% over last year. New pending home sales are up in Atlanta metro areas 17% year to date versus last year even as COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases continue to rise. “As interest rates continue to drop, it has[...]
MarketNsight recently hosted its June MarketWatch Atlanta event virtually on ZOOM giving a state of the market and predictions for the remainder of the year. Over 800 signed up for the event. MarketNsight and ViaSearch President John Hunt reiterated the current unprecedented times and that it is difficult to forecast exactly what might happen the rest of the year; however,[...]
MarketNsight is excited to announce its first-ever virtual MarketWatch Atlanta. Dr. Rajeev Dhawan of Georgia State’s Economic Forecasting Center will join housing economy expert John Hunt of MarketNsight and ViaSearch to discuss the pandemic’s effect on housing and the economy. Coming up on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 10 a.m., the discussion will also include the future of Atlanta’s housing market[...]
MarketNsight recently announced a state of the Atlanta new home market at April’s month-end. Compared to the same four months of data in 2019, the final results of January through April 2020 are almost a wash. “Sales from January 2020 through the first week of March 2020 were so exceptional that it has compensated for the negative effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus)[...]
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties is presenting a Town Hall Forum Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 11 a.m. ET. Hosts Dan Forsman, president and CEO, and Lori Lane, senior vice president, will be joined by John Hunt, principal of ViaSearch and MarketNsight. Hunt is a leading market analyst and housing economy expert. Join the discussion to learn about the state[...]
MarketNsight offers a state of the Atlanta new home market as we enter unprecedented times due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Housing and the economy were in a very good place when this crisis started, giving a good indication of where we will be when the coronavirus crisis ends. “So much of life is just math. People buy homes in a[...]
MarketNsight Principal John Hunt recently projected June pending new home sales would follow suit with the record-breaking numbers of May pending sales – and they did. MarketNsight is pleased to announce June's pending new home sales were up 25% year-over-year! “Partial July data paints the same picture and will be yet another record for new pending sales,” Hunt said. “Is the[...]
U.S. home affordability has out priced wage growth in 40 percent of U.S. Housing Markets, including Atlanta where 12 of the 21 counties in this report show that home prices are growing faster than wage increases. Most of the Georgia counties reviewed show that they are less affordable than the historic average. ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier[...]
MarketNsight, a housing research and consulting company based in Atlanta, is excited to announce custom mapping is now available to its customers! MarketNsight’s toolbox of services provides builders, developers, Realtors and financial institutions the ability to perform savvy searches and make informed decisions on land purchases, product positioning and pricing. “No other service can provide you with the custom mapping tools[...]
As we wrap up 2018 in Atlanta real estate news, we took a minute to reflect on our top content for the year. From job promotions and housing predictions to the Piedmont Park expansion and the Color of the Year, here are the top 10 Atlanta Real Estate news stories of 2018 on Atlanta Real Estate Forum. 1. Piedmont Park to Undergo $100[...]