Curbed.com is a cheeky but informative website about real estate.  It covers a number of different cities, but you can specifically choose “Atlanta” for local news about all things real estate.  It is fun, full of information, and the comments from other subscribers can be quite amusing.

Every year CURBED runs a “Neighborhood of the Year” contest awarding the “Curbed Cup”, a self proclaimed “prestigious, nonexistent” trophy.  For 2017, the WEST END won again (having won for the first time in 2015).  What’s with the West End?  Well, for starters the Beltline is there.  Breweries and other development are taking shape along the new Beltline (of course).  There are lots of historic homes that are still available below half a million dollars.  According to Wikipedia, “It would be difficult to find a neighborhood more closely linked to the city’s, state’s, region’s, and nation’s historical development than the West End district of Atlanta.”  In the 1880s, many wealthy people had large estates in the area.  While the area fell in and out of hard times, today it is among the most culturally diverse and heritage rich areas of Atlanta.  There’s even a popular hashtag, #WestEndBestEnd.  The young and hip know about it, and the rest of us should, particularly if interested in real estate investment.

If you have never been to the West End, take a ride to the Wren’s Nest, the home of Joel Chandler Harris and Atlanta’s oldest house museum (Harris created Uncle Remus and B’rer Rabbit).  And take some time to see the Beltline and eat at one of the downhome restaurants nearby, like Harold’s Chicken Shack

Property values are climbing in the West End, but it is not too late.  There is much more development planned and there are still great investment opportunities.  If you are interested in purchasing investment property or your own home, now is a great time.  Contact us for more information!