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Forecasting experts evaluate prospects for housing market By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — More than 1,200 professionals from the housing industry tuned into a two-hour zoom call June 13 from John Hunt, chief analyst, principal and cofounder of MarketNsights. Hunt’s presentation, “Higher for Longer May Be Here to Stay,” covered markets from Dallas to Richmond, and he spoke from a vantage point of someone with more than 30 years of experience and a track record of accurate modeling to the discussion. In 2006, Hunt was on the team that first predicted the Great Recession. Hunt briefly mentioned the U.S. is still recovering from the “irrational exuberance” in the housing market. Quoting former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan’s famed comment about market bubbles, he traces the current housing availability crisis back to December 2007. Hunt said housing starts had reflected increases in population before the crash, but they have not recovered since. During a discussion with the North Fulton Improvement Network in February, Hunt said housing attainability or affordability is the defining issue of our time. Hunt reaffirmed the significance of housing June 13. He said the barriers to “missing middle housing” stem from the emergence of zoning regulations 100 years ago from politicians during Jim Crow.
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Sandy Springs City Councilman Andy Bauman, pictured right, and his wife Debbie, an anesthesiologist, toss bags during a match in CornholeATL’s Sandy Springs league. Bauman said he and his wife signed up for a team to help grow the Thursday night event.
Cornhole teams strategize at Sundown Social By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sundown Social, the relaxed Thursday night neighborhood gathering at City Springs, is back with a new cornhole league for its second year. Like the City Green Live concert series and the Sandy Springs Farmer’s Market, the city-sponsored event is free and open to all.
Patrons can expect to spend money on drinks from the CityBar and meals from rotating food trucks. CornholeATL’s Sandy Springs league ended registration June 3. The evening kicks off around 5:30 p.m. each Thursday with sidewalk entertainment from local musicians starting 30 minutes later. After Sundown Social took a break the week prior for Taste of Atlanta’s Food That Rocks, the backyard party
returned to City Green. Katie Coyne, operations manager at CornholeATL, circled up on the City Green with league members around 6:30 p.m. to lay down the dos and don’ts of cornhole and as guests of the city. She encouraged them to enjoy their beverages responsibly and have fun.
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