Atlanta needs entry-level housing, yet roadblocks stand in the way

Atlanta Needs Entry-Level Housing, Yet Roadblocks Stand In The Way  

MarketNsight Offers Housing Forecast at MarketWatch Atlanta MarketNsight, a leading provider of real estate data and analysis, recently hosted its biannual MarketWatch Atlanta event via Zoom, releasing data on the state of the Atlanta new home industry. According to John Hunt, Principal and Chief Analyst at MarketNsight, the housing shortage in Atlanta (especially related to entry-level housing) and elsewhere throughout the[...]

MarketWatch Atlanta: Not Your Grandfather’s Housing Market

MarketWatch Atlanta: Not Your Grandfather’s Housing Market

In the post-pandemic world of homebuilding, many old rules just don't apply. Join MarketNsight for a virtual MarketWatch Atlanta on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 10 a.m. The free bi-annual event will include a data-driven discussion on the housing market including inflation, interest rates, inventory and affordability from Dr. Rajeev Dhawan of the Georgia State Economic Forecasting Center and housing[...]

MarketNsight Atlanta Pending Sales

MarketNsight Answers: “Will 2022 Finally Be a Normal Year for Housing?”

John Hunt Gives a Market Update and 2022 Housing Predictions Home price appreciation will moderate to 8 - 10% in 2022 and return to a more normal 4 to 5% as we head into 2023, predicts MarketNsight Founder and Chief Analyst John Hunt. The housing analysis firm recently held its biannual MarketWatch Atlanta event where Hunt gave a market update and[...]

MarketNsight Atlanta new home inventory

MarketNsight Predicts 10 Years to Reach Normal Atlanta New Home Inventory

There is no housing bubble in Atlanta, according to MarketNsight Founder and Principal John Hunt. Historically low home inventory will take 10 years to reach normal levels as the market is short 92,000 homes on an annualized basis. Housing analysis firm MarketNsight recently held its biannual MarketWatch Atlanta event where Hunt gave a market update and his predictions for the[...]

MarketNsight Predicts Permits Up 10% in 2021

MarketNsight Predicts Permits Up 10% in 2021

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[...]

Join MarketNsight for Second Virtual MarketWatch Atlanta

Join MarketNsight for Second Virtual MarketWatch Atlanta

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[...]

MarketNsight New Pending Sales Up

MarketNsight Reports New Pending Home Sales Up 20% First Week of June

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 Announces May 2020 Up 31% Over May the Preceding Year

MarketNsight Announces May 2020 Up 31% Over May the Preceding Year

MarketNsight recently announced new pending home sales in the Atlanta market are up 31% for May 2020 versus May the year before. In fact, new pending home sales went positive year-to-year in the fourth week of April and have continued to improve. For January through May 2020, pending sales are up 6% over the same time period the year before. “New[...]

Join MarketNsight at First-Ever Virtual MarketWatch Atlanta

Join MarketNsight at First-Ever Virtual MarketWatch Atlanta

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 Presents Solutions to Increase New Home Sales

MarketNsight Presents Solutions to Increase New Home Sales

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[...]