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09/21/2026

Why do brand-new Atlanta homes feel cheaper than older ones? Here's the honest truth: that feeling is exactly how a lot of buyers miss the better deal.

Older homes give you mature trees, character and a central location — but they can hide foundation, termite and moisture problems you'll never see on a showing. New construction comes with warranties, efficiency and, right now, some serious builder incentives — but the model home is the best-case version, and HOA dues can climb.

The question that usually decides it: how long are you staying?

This week on the Landis Look, Justin Landis breaks down the good and the bad on both sides.

Full breakdown on the blog — link in bio.

The Justin Landis Group · Bolst, Inc. · 404-860-1816


09/14/2026

Blue Ridge is one of five small towns near Atlanta people are quietly moving to — and the other four are in this week's blog. Link in bio.

Here's what makes this one different: nobody commutes from Blue Ridge. Two hours from downtown, about an hour and 45 from the north side. That's the whole point of it.

What you get instead: 106,000 acres of the Chattahoochee National Forest, the Toccoa River, Lake Blue Ridge, the Appalachian Trail's southern terminus, and a walkable Main Street with breweries and a July 4th parade that's been running since the 1950s.

And right now buyers have real leverage. Homes in Fannin County took a median 101 days to sell in August, and 88% closed below asking.

Covington, Cartersville, Dawsonville and Braselton are in the full breakdown — including which one is the only one actually cheaper than Atlanta.

Link in bio.

The Justin Landis Group · Bolst · 404-860-1816


08/31/2026

Atlanta is now the sixth-largest metro in the country — about 6.48 million people, ahead of Washington, D.C. and Miami.

But the rank isn't the useful part. This is: Atlanta doesn't have one downtown anymore.

The jobs spread across several separate centers — Downtown, Midtown, Buckhead, Central Perimeter, Cumberland, Gwinnett, Alpharetta — and housing grew up around each one. Alpharetta has about 66,700 residents and a daytime population near 123,600. More people drive in to work than drive out.

Which means two buyers can purchase similar homes at similar prices and live completely different daily lives, based almost entirely on which direction they drive.

What we tell clients: figure out where your everyday life is going to happen first. Then draw your search around that, not around how close you are to the city.

Full breakdown on the blog — link in bio.

The Justin Landis Group · Bolst, Inc. · 404-860-1816


08/24/2026

Your Atlanta power bill went up. Data centers are part of the reason — but not in the way most people assume.

Here's what's actually established. Fox 5 reported in August 2025 that regulators had approved six Georgia Power rate increases over the prior two years, leaving a typical customer paying about $43 a month more than two years earlier. A small reduction of roughly $4 took effect in June 2026.

Here's what isn't established: who should be carrying those costs. In May 2026 the Public Service Commission approved a fuel settlement over two dissenting votes — and agreed to open a separate investigation into how fuel costs get split between large industrial customers and residential ones. Georgia Power's position is that its large-load rate structure already covers it. That question is still open.

What we tell buyers in the meantime: ask the seller for 12 months of utility bills before you make an offer. The monthly cost and the trend tell you as much as the square footage does.

Full breakdown on the blog, including which metro counties have paused new data centers — link in bio.

The Justin Landis Group · Bolst, Inc. · 404-860-1816


08/17/2026

Want to live near the BeltLine without a million-dollar budget? Grove Park is the lowest entry point on the trail right now — and the trade-off is honest.

What you get: Westside Park is right next door. 280 acres, a reservoir, trails, playgrounds and skyline views, built on the old Bellwood Quarry. It's Atlanta's largest park and it borders the neighborhood directly, so it's everyday space rather than a destination. A bike park is in the works. Microsoft is gifting 22.5 acres of the Quarry Yards site to the city and the Atlanta Urban Development Corporation, with the transfer expected this summer.

What you trade: the Westside Trail connections into the neighborhood are still being built, and the restaurants, shops and everyday amenities aren't there yet. A lot of what makes Grove Park interesting is still ahead of it.

If you're comfortable with that timeline, it's one of the few ways left to get close to the BeltLine at a lower number.

All seven neighborhoods — Inman Park to Grove Park — on the blog. Link in bio.


08/10/2026

Getting a ton of showings and no offers? That's not a marketing problem. That's a price problem.

Atlanta ran hot in 2021 and 2022 — waived inspections, bids well over asking, everybody moving fast. Some sellers are still doing math on that market. But homes are taking longer to sell now, and values across a lot of the metro have softened or flattened.

So you get listings priced to a market that ended two years ago. Plenty of traffic through the door, almost no offers, because buyers just don't see it at that number.

Here's the part most people miss: that gap is where your opportunity is.

Look at what's actually sold in the last 90 days. Not last year. Not 2022. And watch for price reductions — a seller who has already come down once is usually open to a conversation.

Because sometimes the most expensive mistake isn't buying the wrong house. It's paying yesterday's price for it.

Full breakdown on the blog — link in bio.

08/03/2026

Worried you'll regret the house you buy? Here's the honest truth: the biggest regret isn't the price or the rate — it's forgetting you're not the last person who'll ever own it.

Most people are great at knowing what they like. What they miss is what the next buyer will care about.

School districts. Interstate noise. A busy road. A steep driveway. You can talk yourself out of caring about any of them — but if 98 out of 100 buyers do care, that's who you're selling to one day.

It doesn't make a home unbuyable. It just means go in with your eyes open and price it in now.

This week on the Landis Look, Justin Landis breaks it all down.

Full breakdown on the blog — link in bio.


07/27/2026

Moving and can't decide whether to rent the house out or sell it? Here's the honest truth: it comes down to two questions, not a spreadsheet.

Short term — do you need the equity from this house to buy the next one? And would the rent actually cover the mortgage, taxes, insurance, and repairs?

Long term — do you think you'll move back? And do you want to own real estate down the road?

If it cash flows and you want a portfolio, the home you already own is the easiest first rental you'll ever have. If you need that money for the next house, selling usually wins.

This week on the Landis Look, Justin Landis breaks it all down.

Full breakdown on the blog — link in bio.


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