Atlanta ranks among the 10 American cities with the best overall real estate prospects in 2023, according to the Emerging Trends in Real Estate report by PwC and Urban Land Institute. 

The 44th edition of the in-depth forecast report examined 80 cities to determine trends in the real estate industry for 2023.

Atlanta placed No. 3 on the overall best prospects list, moving up from No. 8 in last year’s report. The city was grouped in the Super Sun Belt category, described as among the fastest-growing markets in the U.S. with “solid” economic performance and recovery. 

Atlanta was No. 9 on the report’s list of cities with the best homebuilding prospects.

“Reinforced in this year’s Emerging Trends is the dominance of magnet markets, many of which are in warmer Sun Belt regions,” PwC reported. “They top the Emerging Trends Markets to Watch standings, while the number of markets in cold-weather climates in the Northeast and Midwest decline in ranking.”

According to the report, the 20 cities with overall best real estate prospects in 2023 are:

1. Nashville 
2. Dallas/Fort Worth 
3. Atlanta 
4. Austin 
5. Tampa/St. Petersburg 
6. Raleigh/Durham 
7. Miami 
8. Boston 
9. Phoenix 
10. Charlotte 
11. San Diego 
12. San Antonio 
13. Orlando 
14. Houston 
15. Northern New Jersey 
16. Denver 
17. Seattle 
18. Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia 
19. Salt Lake City 
20. Los Angeles