Lawrence Yun Affordable Quotations

So long as the South remains affordable and the number of available jobs remains steady we forecast continued growth in Atlanta.

You're seeing two separate markets. One is in the coastal regions where you're seeing a substantial decline in home sales. The second is in the middle part of the country, in the affordable regions, where the job market is more important than interest rates.

In the Midwest, where homes are very affordable and where home prices have risen much slower than the national average, sales are more dependent on job growth in the overall economy.