The South’s Biggest Economic Draw Is Slowly Coming Back

Here in Atlanta, as in much of the American South, the economic vibes have been bad this year. Not recessionary perhaps, it’s felt more like we lost momentum and got stuck, something I haven’t experienced since I moved here from San Francisco in 2010.

I’m not optimistic for the first half of next year, but one silver lining in the South’s economic struggles is the grind back toward housing affordability, which should put the region on the path back to a more balanced expansion.