In the Eye of the "Perfect" Storm

This segment first appeared in the January 14 episode of the Atlanta Real Estate Report — ATL Housing Market: What can we expect in 2023 and beyond?

Secular View: BUY ATL!

• BUY ATL for the long-term (3+ years)

• Perfect Storm (pandemic created a “Cat 5”)

• RE market is hyper local

• City of ATL is a city of neighborhoods

• Metro ATL is a region of cities / communities / subdivisions (suburbs & exurbs)

• Population of 21-county region = 6.1 million

• Population of City of Atlanta = 500,000

• SFHs offer the best appreciation potential

See also…

• Perfect Storm — June 2018

• Game-Changers: 10 Projects that are Transforming ATL Right Now — 2019

• How long will the ATL housing boom continue? — Dec 2020

• Things are heating up along ATL's "Ring of Fire" — Jan 2021

• Microsoft: Generational Game-Changer for ATL — May 2021

• Imperfect Storm: Cat 5 Housing Market Cools to a Cat 3 — Nov 2022

• Wall Street Meets Main Street — Dec 2022

ATL is a city of neighborhoods! Source: City of Atlanta

The City of Atlanta is (with a population of ~500,000) exists within a region that consists of 21 counties with a combined population of 6.1 million. The charts above show population and employment density for 2050. Source: Atlanta Regional Commission

Population and employment growth in the 21-county Atlanta Region, 2015 — 2050. Source: Atlanta Regional Commission

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