Atlanta has highest employment growth among large U.S. metros

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/04/17/atlanta-has-highest-employment-growth-among-large.html?ana=e_vert_st_20150420

Self-Storage Rides Wave of Growth

Globe St. article discusses the current strength of the self storage market.

http://www.globest.com/news/12_1091/national/marcusmillichap/Self-Storage-Rides-Wave-of-Growth-357119-1.html?ET=globest:e46161:809396a:&st=email&s=&cmp=gst:National_AM_20150417:editorial

AJC Editorial Board: Reading the horizon

The AJC’s latest Atlanta Forward stories show the risk faced by metro Atlanta as other cities step up their game. Doing well in the 21st century demands a new playbook that we must begin writing.

Where Young College Graduates Are Choosing to Live

Interesting piece from New York Times about which cities have been most successful in attracting new talent.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/upshot/where-young-college-graduates-are-choosing-to-live.html?WT.mc_id=2015-FEB-FACEBOOK-GY_ENGAGEMENT_AUD_DEV-0203-0228&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=GraveyardAD&_r=2&abt=0002&abg=0&referrer=

Southeast Cities: Some Boom, Other Straggle

http://www.globest.com/news/12_1041/miami/office/Southeast-Cities-Some-Boom-Other-Straggle-354904.html?ET=globest:e45563:809396a:&st=email&s=&cmp=gst:Florida_AM_20150205:editorial

The Rise of the 18-Hour City

http://nreionline.com/finance-investment/rise-18-hour-city

MBA SPECIAL REPORT: The CRE Market Is All Right

http://www.cpexecutive.com/regions/west/mba-special-report-the-cre-market-is-all-right/1004112777.html

How Your Neighborhood Affects Your Paycheck

Here's an interesting piece on the impact that neighborhoods have on quality of life, childhood development, and educational performance.  

http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/01/how-your-neighborhood-affects-your-paycheck/384536/

Economist: Atlanta could add 140,000 jobs this year

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_talk/2015/01/economistatlanta-could-add-140-000-this-year.html

The Economics (and Nostalgia) of Dead Malls

An interesting piece on the changing nature of retail and the impact on surrounding communities.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/business/the-economics-and-nostalgia-of-dead-malls.html?_r=0&referrer=

Ernst & Young: Self-Storage is Lucrative

http://www.globest.com/news/12_1018/newyork/finance/Ernst-and-Young-Self-Storage-is-Lucrative-353953.html?ET=globest:e45254:809396a:&st=email&s=&cmp=gst:National_AM_20150105:editorial

The Myth That Mass Transit Attracts Crime Is Alive in Atlanta

http://www.citylab.com/crime/2014/12/the-myth-that-mass-transit-attracts-crime-persists-in-atlanta/383609/

MARCUS & MILLICHAP Q3 2014 SELF-STORAGE REIT REPORT

More positive news from the self storage REITs:

http://www.melestoragegroup.com/uploads/REIT-Report-Q3-2014v7-Pages.pdf

MJ Partners Self Storage Market Overview: Analysis of Third Quarter 2014 Results

http://mjpartners.com/research/market-reports/mjpartners-market-report-2014-3q.pdf

Worldpay US Move Part of Intown Tech Migration in Atlanta

http://www.myajc.com/news/business/worldpay-us-move-part-of-in-town-tech-migration/njCrL/#7066b0f4.3417943.735561

More College Grads Migrate to Big Cities

Trend gives urban areas a chance for continued growth.

http://tablet.olivesoftware.com/Olive/Tablet/AtlantaJournalConstitution/SharedArticle.aspx?href=AJC%2F2014%2F10%2F26&id=Ar00703

Urban Development - Faster Greener Commutes Key to Sustained City Growth

A new Cushman & Wakefield study looks at how major North American cities are coping with mounting transit and transportation challenges and what real estate developers are doing to ease the journey for people traveling to and from their properties.

http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/~/media/reports/corporate/Global%20Reports/CW_North%20American%20Transit%20Report%20Fall%202014.pdf

Report: Self Storage Development Coming to Meet Consumer Demand

Developers will complete 4.7 million square feet of storage space in 2014, according to a new report from real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap. That’s about 46 percent more than the 3.2 million square feet of space built in 2013.

http://news.sparefoot.com/776-self-storage-development-coming-to-meet-consumer-demand

US Consumers Start to Lighten Up

Financial Times - US household confidence at highest level since 2010

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b82ce31c-45b3-11e4-9b71-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3EtsXSvEM

Atlanta Office Leasing Looks Very Positive YTD

According to a recent Cushman & Wakefield report, the metro Atlanta market posted 816,300 square feet (sf) of positive absorption during the first quarter driving the overall vacancy rate down to 19% as of the end of March.

http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/~/media/marketbeat/2014/05/Atlanta_Americas_MarketBeat_Office_Q12014.pdf