MarketNsight is cautiously releasing data showing that new pending sales in the first half of May 2020 are up 18% over the same period the year before. “We are all learning through this,” MarketNsight Principal John Hunt said. “Perhaps the biggest lesson is that you can actually sell new homes in the middle of a pandemic.” “We reported last week that after[...]
MarketNsight announces the release of its new Ranking application making analyzing the housing market easier for builders, developers, Realtors and financial institutions. This cutting-edge tool allows users to rank and sort new home closings with almost limitless possibilities. Options for ranking include sorting by builder*, subdivision, school (down to the elementary school level), zip code and county. Additionally, both primary[...]
According to Zillow, nearly a quarter of U.S. homes (24 percent) sold in 2017 sold for almost $7,000 more than their asking prices. The number is up from 2013, when 17.8 percent of final sale prices were higher than the asking price. Many of these high final sale prices are due to a growing demand and a decreasing supply of homes.[...]
SmartAsset recently conducted a study to find out in which cities rents are increasing the most and the fastest. Based on 2013 median household incomes, 2016 median household incomes, 2013 average rent and 2016 average rent, SmartAsset determined the top 25 cities with the biggest increases in rent. In order of least rent increase to greatest rent increase, the top 25[...]
To continue the month-long celebrations of six years of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio, co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick are joined by John Hunt, owner and principal of ViaSearch and MarketNsight, on today's All About Real Estate segment to discuss the housing market at the end of 2017 and what builders can look forward to in 2018. John Hunt has[...]
Americans spend so much time in their homes, so why not make the place we raise our families our own? This is the mindset of SR Homes, an Atlanta-area builder dedicated to craftsmanship and attention to detail. On today’s All About Real Estate segment of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio, SR Homes Vice President Robert Matthews joins co-hosts Carol Morgan[...]
Being a homeowner is a stressful venture, partly because of the qualms that owning a home brings with the cost in updates and renovations and projected resale value. In contrast, there is also an argument to be made that buying or building a new home is just as stressful thanks to the search for a prime location – it is[...]
Business mergers have a reputation for being complicated and fraught, but Keller Knapp's recent merger with Red Robin Group serves as proof that they do not have to be. On today’s All About Real Estate segment of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio, Managing Broker at Keller Knapp Melissa Wakamo joins co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick to discuss the new combination. Wakamo[...]
Downtown Woodstock is one of the most coveted places to live in Georgia, and is located just minutes away from FrontDoor Communities' premier Cherokee County developments. Future residents of Inwood and Edgewater will not want to miss the 2017 Woodstock Farm Fresh Market or the Woodstock Summer Concert Series happening all summer. The Woodstock Farm Fresh Market is open on Saturdays[...]
Announcing the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio June lineup. This month, listeners will enjoy information on local events, updates from Atlanta-area builders, vendors and Realtors, as well as the popular Marketing Minute segment featuring marketing and advertising trends. The award-winning real estate podcast airs three times per week and offers interviews with marketing and industry experts, as well as information on Atlanta[...]