The latest edition of The Beacham Insider takes a look at how Atlanta home prices continued to shoot higher in the first five months of 2013. The average home sales price for the first five months of 2013 increased 25% from the same period a year ago. Conversely, home sales are down 10% from last…
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Atlanta home prices extended a streak of year-over-year gains to seven months and the rate of appreciation accelerated with prices rising 22% in October 2012 compared to October 2011. In fact, Atlanta home prices are now rising faster than the rest of the country according to the National Association of Realtors. The key factor driving…
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Metro Atlanta home prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in July as historically low inventory and increased demand (the number of home sales in the first seven months of 2012 were the most in five years) have created a seller’s market. The current sales-to-list price ratio (95%) is the highest since the peak of…
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Metro Atlanta home sales were up 18% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011. Home prices continued to fall however, except in several key areas. As a result of both factors, the number of homes on the market sank to its lowest level in decades. While sales were up…
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The best year for Atlanta real estate continued in the third quarter of 2011. Home sales were up 30% from the third quarter of 2010 with areas such as Alpharetta, Atlanta Intown, Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, East Cobb and Sandy Springs leading the way. More than 40,000 homes have sold in 2011, the most since 2007….
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The best year for Atlanta real estate since 2007 continued in the third quarter of 2011. The average Atlanta home price also rose 2%. Atlanta housing inventory is now at an eight-year low. Buckhead and Atlanta Intown real estate continue to pace the rest of the market. Single family home sales were up 17% in…
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Metro Atlanta home sales increased 5% in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter a year ago, but prices slid 8% due to continued high levels of foreclosure sales that offset increased demand and dwindling housing supplies (metro Atlanta housing inventory is currently at a seven year low). Buckhead and Atlanta intown…
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Metro Atlanta home sales slumped to the finish line in 2010 but Buckhead real estate was one of the lone bright spots. Buckhead home sales (units sold) were up 6% in the fourth quarter of 2010 and finished the year up 7%. Meanwhile, metro Atlanta home sales were down 21% in the fourth quarter and…
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Metro Atlanta home sales continued to trend upward in the second quarter, fueled by the homebuyer tax credit and continued downward pressure on home prices. As a result, metro Atlanta housing inventory is at its lowest level since July 2005. Sales in Atlanta’s most affluent areas outpaced the rest of metro Atlanta in the second…
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Metro Atlanta home sales were up seven percent in the first quarter of 2010, but many of Atlanta’s most affluent neighborhoods were up 40 percent or more including Alpharetta, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs and Vinings. Home prices were up six percent from a year ago but remain 26 percent below 2007 highs. Average sales prices…
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