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FIFA 2026 World Cup Host Cities Announced
Hello again! As you guy might know already, the cities that will be hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S. will be: What are your guys thoughts on the non-California markets? I was thinking something more like Kansas City, Philadelphia, and Atlanta? Thanks.
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Atlanta has hosted the Olympics and more recently the SuperBowl. The city has 100,000 hotel rooms, so it absorbs the crowds pretty well. Airbnb hosts barely saw a bump in rents and the many speculators who jumped in just for the SuperBowl were very disappointed. Some said it had a lot to do with the teams that came --- some teams fans travel more than others.
I imagine the same will be true for the World Cup. It's a great catalyst for already planned projects. Not a lot of new stuff will happen just for the World Cup. Atlanta continuously builds out to host events like this. There's no hangover afterwards --- just a bump then we're on to the next one.
Not sure there's a great way to invest in real estate as a result of the World Cup. Longterm focus seems like the smart way. You avoid the hype and hangover of events such as this one.