Rates, sales, inventory and news, plus my own closings and stories from home tours, in English and Chinese.
A 3,463 sq ft renovated home in Windgate, Johns Creek, listed at $685,000 on October 9 and was under contract after one weekend. Per square foot it was priced below every Windgate sale this year, while homes in 30005 took 33 days on average in September. The photos, the numbers, and what buyers should have ready.
Read more →From February to August 2026 the metro Atlanta median sale price stayed within −1.6% to +2.1% of a year earlier, and Case-Shiller put Atlanta at +0.28% in July. Listings are up about 23% since February and the 30-year rate reached 7.40%. The month-by-month data and what it means for buyers and sellers.
Read more →The 30-year fixed went from a 6.67% average in August to 7.40% on October 8. On the same loan that is roughly 7.5% more each month, so a letter written in August may promise more than you can borrow today.
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I have sold two new homes from this builder at Hollywood & Main II. Their 19-home community in Loganville starts at $453,832, and the builder is offering a 3-year leaseback at 5% net a year.
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I have sold two townhomes in this Upper Westside community, and the last one was rented in three days. Lots 19 to 22 are $495,000, with a builder leaseback at 5% net a year for three years, renewable for two more.
Read more →C.A.R. reports California home sales up 1.4% from a year ago and a statewide median of $901,420. Rates have climbed since, so buyers should check whether their loan is conforming or jumbo and refresh their pre-approval.
Read more →In 10 California counties, including Los Angeles, Orange and most of the Bay Area, a loan up to $1,249,125 is conforming this year. Above that you need a jumbo loan, and right now jumbo rates are slightly below conforming.
Read more →Berkshire now owns about 11% of Lennar, worth roughly $2.2 billion, while Lennar's orders and margins are falling and its incentives run about 12%. A long-term bet on housing, and a sign that buyers have leverage with builders right now.
Read more →Freddie Mac's Oct 8 survey puts the 30-year fixed at 7.40%, up 0.12 points in a week, and the 15-year at 6.73%. Rerun your budget at today's rate, then ask about rate locks and buydowns before you write an offer.
Read more →Atlanta REALTORS® counted 4,157 closed sales in August, 20,720 active listings and 27 average days on market. At 4.7 months, supply is moving toward balance (six months is the usual benchmark).
Read more →From May 2024 to July 2026 I closed 16 purchases as the buyer's agent, across 10 Georgia cities, at a median price of $667,500.
Read more →A friend found a house she loved and still could not decide. Here is how I think about timing when a buyer is on the fence.
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Another new-construction townhome in Hollywood & Main II, Atlanta, for an investor client: $495,000, with a tenant in place the same month.
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Pre-approval, Georgia's due diligence period, property taxes and the homestead exemption, and how to pick a city by schools and commute.
Read more →More and more people in AI and tech are moving from the Bay Area and Seattle to Atlanta's northern suburbs. What they say on home tours explains why.
Read more →The 4.78-acre, ±21,000 SF industrial property in Calhoun has closed. Commercial real estate is a different world from residential. Here is what it took.
Read more →Milder winters, much lower property taxes for seniors, and 55+ communities built for an easier life. Here is what one couple weighed.
Read more →Census Bureau estimates released in March put metro Atlanta at about 6.48 million people, ahead of Washington and Miami. It added about 62,000 residents in a year, the third-largest gain in the country.
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I represented the buyer of a 4.78-acre terminal off I-75, with a 21,000 SF building and 45 dock positions. It is now available for trucking, logistics or yard use.
Read more →Tired of 104°F summers in Arizona, she found shade, green lawns and a reason to be outside every day in the Seven Oaks community in Johns Creek.
Read more →After years running a company in Beijing and touring San Jose and Palo Alto, she was won over by Atlanta's pace of life and found a home in East Cobb.
Read more →A Shanghai entrepreneur in the carpet supply business bought a warehouse in Calhoun for his logistics hub. Then came the next question: where should the family live?
Read more →The world's busiest airport, the largest aquarium in the US, a city in a forest. Why Atlanta keeps showing up at the top of the list.
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