There was a flood of people out of Atlanta and into the surrounding counties in two waves during the late '90s and early 2000s. The flood was driven by prices g

There was a flood of people out of Atlanta and into the surrounding counties in two waves during the late '90s and early 2000s. The flood was driven by prices going higher. After the market collapse, there are plenty of empty suburbs going to literal rent-seeking speculators at rock-bottom prices. Something similar could happen in SV if the market cools. Source: Barrow County resident who would have preferred Gwinnett.