Real Estate Information Archive

Get your Atlanta housing market statistics! Direct from the First Multiple Listing Service, these numbers are published by Smart Numbers with extensive research and statistics on the Atlanta market. Here, we break down the most significant real estate numbers and put it into a quick reference format to share with our sellers and fellow agents.

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Greetings neighbors,

Brief overview of metro Atlanta Housing

Recent reports from the National Association of Realtors showed an increase in pricing on existing single-family housing in metro Atlanta to $124,900 last month.

This number showed a 3% increase in comparison to April 2010's median sales price of $120,800. In comparison to a year ago, May 2009's median sales price was $121,000 in metro Atlanta.

In addition, the number of metro Atlanta homes sold also showed an increase of 9.3% in comparison to May 2009.

Hello neighbors,

In a recent report released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the average mortgage rate for conventional mortgages showed no change during the month of May. According to the report, the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate purchase mortgage with a principal of $417,000 or less was 5.12%.

As for the 15-year fixed-rate purchase mortgages of $417,000 or less there was a rate of 4.58% which showed an increase from April's number of 4.52%.

For all mortgage types (fixed and adjustable rate mortgages) the report showed a rate of 4.99% during last month which was a decrease from 5.02% the previous month.

In addition, FHFA reported that the initial fees and charges of loan balances were 0.72% last month. This number was an increase from April's .063%.

The report also measured the average term for loans which showed 27.5 years for the month of May. This number is down from the previous month's number of 27.6 years. 74.1% was the average loan to value ratio last month which was a decrease of 0.2% from April's 74.3%.

Greetings neighbors,

According to recent reports from the Treasury Department, servicers participating with the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) handled a total of 340,459 permanent modifications through May 2010 since the launching of the program last March. This number is up from the total number of permanent modifications through April of 2010 which were 299,092.

For borrowers to officially receive permanent modifications a total of three payments must be paid on time during the trial period and all documentation must be submitted.

Last month, servicers transformed a total of 47,724 trial modifications into permanent status. This number was actually a 30.1% decrease from April's number of 68,291. In addition, the month of May consisted of a total of 6,357 canceled permanent modifications with 124 mortgages being paid off.

Set to expire towards the end of 2012, the Obama Administration set an early goal for HAMP to provide aid to approximately 3-4 million borrowers before its expiration. Within the past 14 months servicers have reached over 10% of that number.

Greetings neighbors,

According to recent numbers, mortgage rates dropped to an all time low last Friday. 30-year fixed mortgage rates are now at 4.375% with a 1 point origination which was a decrease from 4.5%. In addition, the 15-year fixed rate dropped from 4% to 3.875%, marking the lowest numbers ever.

The most recent decline in mortgage rates can be credited to a major increase in mortgage-backed security or MBS prices last Friday.

In addition to the FRM's, jumbo mortgage rates also experienced a decline with the 30-year fixed jumbo loan rate for true jumbo loans exceeding conforming "high balance" county loan limits coming in at 5.375% according to a recent write up in Realty Times.

Other rates are as follows: 5/1 ARM rate - 3.500% FHA 30-yr fixed-rate - 4.375% FHA 15-yr fixed-rate - 3.875% FHA 5/1 ARM rate - 3.500% VA 30-yr fixed-rate - 4.625% Jumbo 30-yr fixed-rate - 5.375% Jumbo Conforming 30-yr fixed-rate - 4.625%.

Greetings neighbors,

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You will love features such as a vaulted great room, stack stone fireplace, formal dining room, hardwood floors, and wiring for surround sound!

In addition, you will find the modern kitchen to be a cook's dream with breakfast bar, Corian counters, tile back-splash, recessed lighting, and sunny breakfast nook in bay windows!

You will also enjoy the main-level's master suite and bath with tray ceiling, separate shower and tub, and dual vanities!

You will also find a great bonus space on the second floor as well as a fully finished basement with additional living space with tile and carpet flooring, full bedroom suite, additional room, and separate patio!

For your exterior enjoyment you will find a wraparound deck overlooking the manicured and wooded back yard, two-car garage, and private cul-de-sac.

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Hello neighbors,

Southern homeowners are very optimistic and confident in regards to their home's worth. However, one major question is, how close to reality are these homeowners?

According to Zillow's Q1 Homeowner Confidence Survey, 34% of Southern homeowners said their home's gained some type of value over the past year. However, the actual number for homes gaining value came in at 27%.

In addition, when asked about the decrease of value, 46% of Southern homeowners believed there was a decrease. In actuality that total number came in at 69%.

In comparison to numbers presented in the fourth quarter, 49% of homeowners in the South believed there was a decrease in home value when there was actually a 64% decrease in home values in the south.

As for future predictions, 18% of Southern homeowners expect the value of their home's to decrease in the next six months, 41% expect their home's value to stay the same, and 42% of Southern homeowners expect a rise in home value. 

Hello neighbors,

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Greetings neighbors,

Well there is good news rising in the real estate market for a change. According to recent news, now is the time to buy a home. It has been said that 75% of homes are now affordable. Therefore, those who have a decent job and a pretty decent credit score should be able to afford a home.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) estimates that more than 72% of American families are making at least $63,800 which is the medium income here in the U.S. As for the national medium home price for the quarter, homes were averaging $175,000.

In addition, families who make at least the medium income in their metro area and apply no more than 28% of their take home pay towards the housing cost of a home, the NAHB considers the home affordable.

As for the top affordable U.S. cities, these five currently top the list: Indianapolis, IN, Youngstown, OH, Dayton, OH, Syracuse, N.Y., and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Hello neighbors,

It looks like the Obama Administration's $75 billion foreclosure prevention program is making some type of progress slowly but surely. According to recent numbers, permanent loan modifications rose by approximately 13% during April of this year. Out of the total 1.2 million trial modifications, 295,348 were made permanent.

 During the trial period, homeowners received reduced monthly payments for a total of 90 days by approximately $500. In order for the modifications to become permanent, homeowners were required to make the reduced monthly payments and submit additional paper work.

However, there have been some cancellations in both trial and permanent modifications. Through the month of April, there were a total of 277,640 trial modifications canceled and 3,744 permanent modifications canceled by servicers. Failure to verify income before granting temporary modifications by servicers is said to be one of the chief reasons in the cancellation of these modifications.

In attempts to alleviate this issue, starting June 1, 2010, modifications will only be granted after verifying the homeowner’s income.

Because many have been criticizing the program's not so hasty pace, the Obama administration started pushing mortgage services to pick up the pace in the conversion of modifications from trial to permanent last December. This push from the Obama administration tripled the number of modifications.

As for the city with the most activity with the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), Los Angeles-Orange County accounts for 6.2% with 57,758 modifications.