Study reveals corporate landlords own 11% of metro Atlanta’s single-family rental homes

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As metro Atlanta continues to deal with a housing shortage and high rent, a recent study led by Georgia State University researchers unveils the ironclad grip of three corporate giants over a staggering 11% of the city’s rental properties.

Dr. Taylor Shelton, an assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at Georgia State University, along with his collaborator Dr. Eric Seymour of Rutgers University, has shed light on the alarming concentration of single-family rental homes in metro Atlanta.

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