Stats Show Improving Metro Atlanta Housing Market

New figures from RealtyTrac show that home sales and prices are showing improving throughout metro Atlanta, and that progress has translated to greater returns for the area’s homeowners.

RealtyTrac’s Q3 2015 U.S. Home Sales Report looked at the price gains homeowners received when selling their properties in the third quarter. According to the report, Fulton County home sellers saw a sizable 17 percent gain from their sale, or $37,830, while in the bordering counties, the returns were equally positive: 16.8 percent for Gwinnett (or $28,888), 12.4 percent for Cherokee (or $23,983), 11.7 percent for Cobb (or $23,971) and 9.2 percent for DeKalb (or $13,218).

Atlanta Agent Magazine says those price gains were consistent with the national average of 17 percent (or $40,658), which was an eight-year high.