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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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As several large investors spend millions to buy up, fix, and rent out the glut of foreclosed homes in Atlanta, the long-term effect on the housing market remains unknown. "One of the big questions is whether the kind of stabilization in prices we're seeing, which in general is a good thing, is sustainable over time," says Dan Immergluck, a professor at Georgia Tech's School of City and Regional Planning.
