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Contracts signed show a big jump, especially in the Northeast, another indicator the market may be bottoming Low interest rates and an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers helped push pending home sales up for the third month in a row, another indication that the decline in the real estat...

March stats in national Case-Shiller index offer hope, local analysts say. Metro Atlanta home prices kept falling in March, but the pace of decline slowed a bit, according to a closely watched index. Local prices slipped 1.5 percent in March from February, following several previous month-to-mont...

The most common questions I am asked are: Is the market getting any better and is activity picking up?  The problem in providing an answer is that is really depends on the day you ask.  Over the last 6 - 9 months, there really has been any consistent trend in the market.  Some weeks see lots of a...

The most common questions I am asked are: Is the market getting any better and is activity picking up?  The problem in providing an answer is that is really depends on the day you ask.  Over the last 6 - 9 months, there really has been any consistent trend in the market.  Some weeks see lots of a...

Housing Affordability Surges to Highest Level in 18 Years RISMEDIA, May 20, 2009-Nationwide housing affordability jumped 10 percentage points during the first quarter of 2009 to its highest level since the series began 18 years ago, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Far...

SPLOST Update for May 2009 Cobb County, Georgia voters approved the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) to fund important transportation and public safety projects in 2005. Since then, significant progress has been made in many areas, including the jail expansion, new courthouse proje...

The most common questions I am asked are: Is the market getting any better and is activity picking up?  The problem in providing an answer is that is really depends on the day you ask.  Over the last 6 - 9 months, there really has been any consistent trend in the market.  Some weeks see lots of a...

The most common questions I am asked are: Is the market getting any better and is activity picking up?  The problem in providing an answer is that is really depends on the day you ask.  Over the last 6 - 9 months, there really has been any consistent trend in the market.  Some weeks see lots of a...

Marietta is celebrating its 175th birthday all year long, and you're invited to party with a bang at a special birthday tribute concert featuring Beatles cover band The Return May 29 at 8 p.m.  Everyone is invited to help create a birthday party atmosphere in Glover Park by decorate their tables,...

The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday said its seasonally adjusted index of pending sales for previously occupied homes rose 2.1 percent - in line with expectations - to 82.1 in February from January's record low of 80.4. An index that tracks signed contracts to purchase previously ...