Today’s moderator: Rick Badie

Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.

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Recently, Wells Fargo Bank and various fair housing agencies announced a settlement designed to improve housing in minority neighborhoods hit hard with foreclosures. Atlanta is one of the cities that stands to benefit from the $27 million being provided by the banking giant. Today, an official with Metro Fair Housing Services writes about the potential local impact, while a real estate executive discusses the new boom in the housing market.

Guest columnists:

Agreement restores neighborhoods by Gail Williams

New real estate boom by J.D. Crowe

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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