Home prices across the country are rising and adding stability to a once very shaky real estate market. Home values have gone up in 20 significant metro areas throughout the country, including right here in Atlanta. While it has certainly been a long journey, the past five years have been a rough ride for many […]
Published
September 1, 2012
According to recent data compiled by the Equity Depot Atlanta Foreclosure Report, there has been a drop in foreclosure filings for the Atlanta metro area, dropping from 7,634 in August 2011 to 7,273 for August 2012. On a whole, foreclosure filings are down for the year thus far at a rate of 12 percent. Atlanta […]
Published
August 23, 2012
Homeowners in the metro Atlanta area are much more common than the national average. According to Zillow.com, 30.9 percent of national homes are underwater on average, and the percentage in Atlanta is 54.4 percent. The city rank 2nd worst in the nation, beat only by Las Vegas, where 68.5 percent of homeowners are underwater on […]