Welcome to Atlanta Regional Housing! This web site is
designed to guide and assist policy makers,
housing/community development professionals, planners,
researchers, advocates, developers and buyers address
the availability of and affordability of housing. The
website, conceived long before the current foreclosure
crisis and economic recession, will also address topics
of economic and housing recovery.
The latest foreclosure report from Equity Depot
indicates that metro Atlanta is still reeling from the
foreclosure crisis. The 20-county region had 52,371
foreclosure filings in just the first five months of the
year - the ARC 10-county area accounted for 41,595 of
those filings. While Fulton, Gwinnett, DeKalb and Cobb
counties have the highest number of foreclosures,
Cherokee. Clayton and Henry are seeing significant
increases compared to 2008. ::
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HUD: Recovery Act In Action Week
Webcasts From HUD: "Please join us on June
9th-June 11th, 2009 for HUD's "Recovery Act in Action
Week", where we will take a closer look at HUD's role in
implementing President Obama's plan to stimulate the
American economy by investing in job creation,
neighborhood stabilization and energy efficiency through
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)."
Mortgage applications at lowest
since November: Demand for refinancing sends
applications down 7.2%, according to the Mortgage
Bankers Association; CNN Money; June 10, 2009
The Best And Worst Cities For
Recession Recovery; Forbes.com; June 10, 2009
Foreclosures: No End in Sight;
New York Times, Editorial, June
2, 2009
Change in rules regarding home-buyer tax credit likely
to spur housing market;
Mercury News.com, May 31, 2009
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HOUSING
REBOUND:
What's the Plan?
Patricia
Hoban Moore fields questions from Forum attendees.
The June 3
housing forum, moderated by Bill Bolling and attended by more
than 200 people, featured the following panelists discussing the
current state of housing and what the future may hold: Patricia
Hoban Moore, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Tom
Cunningham, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Craig Shoemaker,
SunTrust; and Egbert Perry, Integral Group.
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The
Q3 Forum has not yet been scheduled. We will
post the date and the topic as soon as it has
been set. Those registered to receive
email updates will be notified of the meeting
date and topic. If you are not currently
receiving email notifications from Atlanta
Regional Housing, register below.
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National
Housing Conference (NHC) has completed an analysis of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
that organizes housing and community development
programs that received funding in the legislation by
specific types of eligible institutions or government
entities. An
executive summary is
available as well as an
extended analysis of
ARRA.
Workforce Housing Update: Defining the Need for Workforce
Housing in Atlanta. ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing
(2009).
Beltway Burden: The Combined Cost
of Housing and Transportation in the Greater Washington
DC, Metropolitan Area.
ULI
Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing (2009)
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 Each
quarter, AtlantaRegionalHousing.org will
publish its newsletter, "The
Housing Report," touching on a variety of topics - from
foreclosure to recovery of the economy and the housing
industry. To be sure you receive notice of these
publications, be sure to sign-up below.
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GeorgiaHousingSearch.org - Sponsored by the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs, this site provides
detailed information about rental properties and helps
people find housing to best fit their needs. The service
can be accessed at no cost online 24 hours a day or
through a toll-free, bilingual call center at
1-877-428-8844, available M-F, 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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