Atlanta ranks low for investment potential

ATLANTA - Atlanta ranked next to last -- ahead of only Dallas -- in a survey of the investment potential of the top 15 commercial real estate markets in the country. <br> <br> The survey, from Lend Lease Real Estate Investments of Buckhead and PricewaterhouseCoopers, suggests that investors currently can find ``no real opportunities&#39;&#39; in Atlanta for 2003. <br> <br> The survey is an influential gauge of the commercial real estate market based on interviews with more than 170 experts. Investors use the report to determine whether to risk money on development in certain cities. <br> <br> Metro Atlanta leveraged its future for the explosive growth of the late &#39;90s and 2000, the report states. And experts don&#39;t expect to see any improvement until 2004.