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Georgia Named a Best State for Doing Business

Georgia is on everyone's mind! The Peach State is packing a punch, taking a leap to the 4th spot in CNBC's Top States for Business 2023 ranking, up six positions from last year. This juicy slice of news, no doubt, has Georgia’s business community thinking positively peachy thoughts about the future. So, how did the rankings pan out? North Carolina clinched[...]

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The Top 10 Atlanta Communities

The top 10 Atlanta communities as ranked by MarketNsight closings in the past 12 months might surprise you.  Most of these communities are located pretty far from downtown Atlanta. This shows that people will definitely drive until they can buy and also that so many cities in the metro Atlanta area have their own unique charm and reasons homebuyers are[...]

DeKalb County Makes List of Most Affordable Markets for Millennials

Two Georgia counties have made RealtyTrac’s recent rankings of the Most Affordable Housing Markets for Millennials. Richmond County, which is located in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area, took the top spot on the list, while DeKalb County claimed the No. 3 spot. Many industry experts say that the millennial generation is the key to the current housing market recovery, with their[...]

People are Flocking to Atlanta and Its Surrounding Suburbs

Atlanta is the No. 1 city in America in the minds of so many of its residents that it comes as little surprise to them when the southern behemoth and giant metropolitan area are actually officially named No. 1 in something. But, still, the more recognition Atlanta receives, the more people seem to want to want to move here, giving[...]

Georgia Ranks as No. 1 State for Business

Recently, the Peach State had the honor of ranking No. 1 on CNBC’s America's Top States for Business 2014. All 50 states were scored on 56 measures of competitiveness, which were then separated into 10 broad categories including cost of doing business, economy, workforce, quality of life and more. Georgia ranked No. 1, just above Texas, Utah, Nebraska and North[...]