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The EpiCity Update – Atlanta CRE’s Fork in the Road: Navigating Capital, Class, and Cultural Shifts – October 2025
The first quarter of 2024 marked a challenging period for Atlanta’s CRE market. With the overall availability rate reaching a record 32.4%, the city continued to grapple with high vacancy rates and significant negative absorption, particularly in key submarkets like Downtown and Midtown.
Mary Kathryn LaVallee Stocks Joins Team as Director of Project Management
Mary Kathryn LaVallee Stocks has joined the team at EpiCity as the Director of Project Management, primarily working with Epic Development, EpiCity’s sister company specializing in small commercial and custom home building and design. As a member of EpiCity Real Estate Services’ fourth generation, Mary Kathryn is excited to have joined the company that her
Atlanta CRE’s Fork in the Road: Navigating Capital, Class, and Culture Shifts
The commercial real estate (CRE) market in Atlanta is at a pivotal point. While high-interest rates continue to suppress overall transaction volume, the Atlanta CRE market is also showing distinct signs of a bifurcated recovery, an uneven economic rebound where the gains are split. The market breaks off in two distinct directions, with some sectors
How to Identify, Stabilize, and Reposition Underperforming CRE Assets
With rising vacancy rates in Atlanta and many owners struggling to maintain profitability, commercial properties are increasingly falling into distress. But not all is lost—if you know when and how to act.
The EpiCity Update – August 2025
The first quarter of 2024 marked a challenging period for Atlanta’s CRE market. With the overall availability rate reaching a record 32.4%, the city continued to grapple with high vacancy rates and significant negative absorption, particularly in key submarkets like Downtown and Midtown.
Momentum in the Sun Belt Markets: Optimism Growing for Commercial Real Estate in Atlanta
Atlanta commercial real estate has been shrouded in turbulence and uncertainty as of late, but investors are beginning to regain confidence in the slowly recovering market. This confidence primarily stems from potential showing in two major areas: gateway markets and Sun Belt markets. With Atlanta’s label as “the capital of the Southeast,” it fits well