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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Midtown Atlanta street closed due to falling glass

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ATLANTA – A section of 14th Street in Midtown Atlanta was shut down for a time on Wednesday afternoon after a powerful line of storms moved through Georgia.

Atlanta police officers closed off a section of the road and sidewalk in front of 22 14th Street SW due to falling glass from a damaged window.

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Crossover Day 2024 | Here’s why it’s important to the Georgia Capitol

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ATLANTA — Thursday is Crossover Day in Georgia legislature, a critical day for proposals under debate at the State Capitol; as some proposed laws fade, others move on.

The day marks 28 days into each legislative session. Any proposed laws that haven’t moved from one legislative chamber to the other for consideration are dead for that session.

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