North Metro Atlanta started a downward decline in housing prices around 2007. Foreclosures and Short Sales started becoming the norm in 2008 & 2009 and by 2010, we were in a full blown housing market crash. By 2011 and 2012 many home owners were facing value declines as much as 25% and housing prices were at a 10 year low in North Metro.
Thus, investors of all sorts (individuals, large corporations, foreign and all...) saw great opportunity at this time and (2 comments)