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The increase in foreclosure notices in mainly a prediction of the total distressed asset inventory we are going to see not just foreclosures. The metro Atlanta market is absorbing the inventory nicely though as multiple offer frenzy continues third month in a row. By Christopher Quinn Foreclosure...

"Data through February 2012, released today (4-24-2012) by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed annual declines of 3.6% and 3.5% for the 10- and 20-City Composites, respectively. This is an improvement over the annual rates pos...

Seth Godin is one of my favorites and his message is always so simple… Today he reminds us that we really need to focus on the most important part of our business which is PEOPLE… thanks for being OUR PEOPLE! Do you have a people strategy? Hard to imagine a consultant or investor asking the CMO,...

News: Investors purchased 1.23 million existing and new homes, an increase of 64.5% from 2010. Investors purchased 1.23 million existing and new homes, an increase of 64.5% from 2010 Investment home sales comprised 27% of all activity, an increase of 17% Nearly half of investor purchases were ma...

Source: Reuters.com (Reuters) - Groundbreaking on homes fell unexpectedly in March, but permits for future construction rose to their highest level in 3 1/2 years, Commerce Department data showed on Tuesday. Housing starts slipped 5.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 654,000 units...

Photo Credit: Wikipedia By: Morgan Brennan, Forbes Staff Source: Forbes Investors have been snapping up homes. Lots of homes. The National Association of Realtors’ Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey reports that investment-home sales soared a whopping 64.5% in 2011, with investors purcha...

by Jake Reid, Franklin Street Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle As buyer demand stays hot for multifamily properties around Atlanta, some buyers are starting to look beyond newer properties in core locations to B- and C-class properties and to tertiary markets. In many cases, investors are find...

By Alan Zibel Source: The Wall Street Journal "I don’t see tenants performing but we certainly would have the interested buyers when the banks are ready to sell…" The Federal Reserve set out new polices for banks that decide to rent out foreclosed homes, endorsing a strategy for managing the hug...

By Mark Greene, Contributor Source: Forbes The media has it all wrong – securing mortgage approval and satisfying credit underwriting guidelines are not the difficulties plaguing mortgage consumers. It’s in meeting the rigorous documentation requirements that most people fall flat. The good news...

By Douglas Sams Commercial Real Estate Editor Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle A Miami real estate company recently bought the 324 unsold condos in Midtown’s The Atlantic tower for $89.3 million, and has begun converting the units to apartments. It’s another signal investors have confidence in...