How important is real estate development for Atlanta’s economic growth?
Atlanta is one of the 10th largest economies in the world in the United States with a gross domestic product of $394 million. So, that impacts the workforce development and the economy as well as entrepreneurship. Atlanta lost about 13% of their jobs during COVID, but since then up to now they recovered at 62%. A lot of those companies that have hired are construction companies and development, Jordan, Atlanta hasn’t seen any shortage of homes and investments. In fact, it’s grown over 9% with selling over $780,000 in real estate since January. The market in Atlanta is booming and it doesn’t look like it’s gonna stop anytime soon.
Why is the Atlanta Real Estate Investment & Economic Summit important to the community?
Whether you are novice or expert at residential, flipping or wholesaling, or if you are a first-time homeowner, you will be able to connect with experts. It’s a gathering of experts in the industry. They are able to give tools and resources to give knowledge to learn to matriculate over to apartment or commercial investing. It’s good for entrepreneurs because Invest Atlanta will be there to help with resources to launch or grow businesses. A lot of people don’t know that there are grants and loans that you can get to grow your business.
How can people participate in the summit?
This will be a virtual and physical summit. You’ll be able to log in at www.affluentinvestmentsatl.com to attend virtually. You can also come in person at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead on Sept. 16, 2021. It will start with a VIP breakfast with executives and speakers, and then we’ll move on to the conference. It’s a full day event.
