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ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the US state of Georgia.  The Atlanta Metropolitan area with more than 5.2 million people is the third largest in the southeastern United States and ninth largest in the country.  Atlanta is considered to be a top business city and is a primary transportation hub of the southeastern United States.

Atlanta is one of ten US cities classified as a “Beta World City and ranks fourth in the number of Fortune 500 companies’ headquarters within city boundaries, behind New York City, Houston and Dallas.  Several major national and international companies are headquartered in Atlanta including Coca-Cola, Home Depot and United Parcel Service.  When it comes to real estate, sure, the projected price gain is only a third of Panama City, but it’s dramatic for a metro region with a population of more than 5 million people  Andrew Schiller, founder of Neighborhood Scout, notes “Atlanta’s strategic importance as the primary “growth pole” for the entire southeast.”

With the greatest job growth expected near Atlanta’s heart, commuters from far-flung suburbs are fighting harder each day to get back inside the I-285 “perimeter” that encircles the city.  That has already pumped up prices in the more desirable North Atlanta neighborhoods.  Expect to see the greatest appreciation along Atlanta’s southern perimeter fringes.