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Metro Atlanta housing prices rise, but more slowly

By Arielle Kass
March 25, 2014

Metro Atlanta home prices rose 16.8 percent year-over-year in January, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index.

It is the 14th straight month of double-digit price increases, but the price increases have been moderating since last April. Then, the year-over-year increase was 20.8 percent.

In the 20 cities the index tracks, prices were up 13.2 percent in January.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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