I haven't lived in Atlanta. A friend bought a house there in the booming years. Because the developers did not increase the sale price for the next round, his house depreciated immediately after he moved in, as no one wants to buy a used house if he/she can buy a new one for the same price. But between I signed the contract to the time I moved in, I had tens of thousand in equity already.
There is a reason for the RE not to boom up in Atlanta.