Georgia

Rising home prices threaten to chill one of metro Atlanta's most valuable selling points: the affordability of housing.

Here's a look at the 12 cities where the combination of prices and local wages offer homebuyers the best bang for the buck this house hunting season.

Defects and misrepresentations on mortgage applications rose 2.5% in May, reaching levels last seen in 2015, according to the First American Loan Defect Index

Metro Atlanta housing got a healthy dose of same-old, same-old in two new reports.

The Atlanta BeltLine is pushing hard to get hundreds of affordable housing units opened or in the pipeline in the coming months.

The Atlanta company's profits rose on stronger net interest income and investment banking income as well as a tax maneuver.