New Listings Increase in Georgia Housing Market in May

New Listings Increase in Georgia Housing Market in May

The Monthly Housing Indicators for Georgia are in for May. Median Sales Prices were up 22 percent year-over-year, Days on the Market decreased 18 percent, and Months Supply of Inventory rose to 1.4 months. New Listings increased eight percent to 18,889 Pending Sales...
U.S. New Home Sales Stronger in May

U.S. New Home Sales Stronger in May

The numbers: U.S. new home sales rose 10.7% to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 696,000 in May, from a sharply revised 629,000 in the prior month, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Analysts polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast new home sales to come in...
What’s the Deal with Lumber Prices?

What’s the Deal with Lumber Prices?

Over the past few years, lumber prices have skyrocketed. According to the National Association of Home Builders, prices went up by 30% between Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 and January 2018. At the time, this price was higher than any prices on record since NAHB...