Atlanta tops another list of Cities to buy a home in 2023 (Dallas: job market, luxury)

[hereticiam]

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/22/best...e-in-2023.html

With major tech companies such as Apple, Microsoft and Visa opening Atlanta offices in recent years, the city has a robust job market.

Happy Monday everyone.

[585WNY]

Oh god, make it stop!

Signed, my morning commute.

[hereticiam]

I wholeheartedly agree. I really wish Atlanta was not on any of these lists.
It would have been much easier for our family to find a home we could afford if the rest of the country was not flocking to it.

[JMatl]

Originally Posted by hereticiam

I wholeheartedly agree. I really wish Atlanta was not on any of these lists.
It would have been much easier for our family to find a home we could afford if the rest of the country was not flocking to it.

I know success can be a real pain at times, but I'll take it all day long over a moribund and stagnant Metro.

[cdw1084]

Originally Posted by JMatl

I know success can be a real pain at times, but I'll take it all day long over a moribund and stagnant Metro.

This! It only increases Atlanta's prominence.

[Born 2 Roll]

Originally Posted by JMatl

I know success can be a real pain at times, but I'll take it all day long over a moribund and stagnant Metro.

This.

I readily admit that Atlanta (and Georgia) could do a better job at handling the large amount of growth, but we all probably should keep in mind that there are numerous cities that would absolutely *LOVE* to have to deal with the challenges of success that Atlanta is dealing with.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by JMatl

I know success can be a real pain at times, but I'll take it all day long over a moribund and stagnant Metro.

Amen.

[Listennow32]

I think the scary part is the fact that the type of growth planning is insufficient. From housing to transportation and even economic development we are still using 20th century methods to address 21st century problems. Building luxury housing everywhere and expanding roads is not the answer. The metro area is just going to be overpriced and congested core with a dilapidated and overcrowded suburbs with people stuck in 4-5 hour commutes to get to job centers. I mean case in point California. If we don’t start to build sustainable projects that decentralize population growth and quickly invest in alternative forms of transportation the metro area will become stagnant and moribund.

[Prickly Pear]

Originally Posted by Listennow32

I think the scary part is the fact that the type of growth planning is insufficient. From housing to transportation and even economic development we are still using 20th century methods to address 21st century problems. Building luxury housing everywhere and expanding roads is not the answer. The metro area is just going to be overpriced and congested core with a dilapidated and overcrowded suburbs with people stuck in 4-5 hour commutes to get to job centers. I mean case in point California. If we don’t start to build sustainable projects that decentralize population growth and quickly invest in alternative forms of transportation the metro area will become stagnant and moribund.

As a new transplant I agree. I underestimated Atlanta traffic. I hope the metro will commit to action. With so few freeway infrastructure compared to many of its similar ranked cities, Atlanta is in a prime position to be something great. The question is will it? If Atlanta took on more of what Dallas has been working on as of late and getting them done Atlanta would be leagues above Dallas our city is better set up for public transit. Yet Atlanta is crickets while Dallas builds DART, the freeway cap, that new subway…

Now projects like Centennial Yards are huge do not get me wrong but we can’t just keep doing land development and no traffic management. Hopefully we get through on the beltline streetcar, Clifton corridor etc.

I’d love to see a regional rail in Atlanta, like a Brightline, Metra, LIRR, Path etc. style setup in addition to MARTA that focused on going out of traditional Atlanta metro (core counties) and went out to the exurbs. Even if it’s private like Brightline it’s better than nothing.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by Prickly Pear

As a new transplant I agree. I underestimated Atlanta traffic. I hope the metro will commit to action. With so few freeway infrastructure compared to many of its similar ranked cities, Atlanta is in a prime position to be something great. The question is will it? If Atlanta took on more of what Dallas has been working on as of late and getting them done Atlanta would be leagues above Dallas our city is better set up for public transit. Yet Atlanta is crickets while Dallas builds DART, the freeway cap, that new subway…

Now projects like Centennial Yards are huge do not get me wrong but we can’t just keep doing land development and no traffic management. Hopefully we get through on the beltline streetcar, Clifton corridor etc.

I’d love to see a regional rail in Atlanta, like a Brightline, Metra, LIRR, Path etc. style setup in addition to MARTA that focused on going out of traditional Atlanta metro (core counties) and went out to the exurbs. Even if it’s private like Brightline it’s better than nothing.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uh-...w?usp=drivesdk