Aside from direct investments in bonds, homeowners and prospective home buyers will also be impacted by rising interest rates. We have been in an historic era of ultra-low mortgage rates and this period could be coming to an end if and when the Federal Reserve actually starts raising interest rates.
There are 138.12 miles from Atlanta to Augusta in east direction and 72.15 miles (116.11 kilometers) by car, following the I-20 route. Atlanta and Augusta are 2 hours 2 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop. This is the fastest route from Atlanta, GA to Augusta, GA. The halfway point is Greensboro, GA. Atlanta, GA and Augusta, GA are in the same time zone (Eastern Daylight Time).
Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which as of 2012 had an estimated population of 580,270, making it the third-largest city and the second-largest metro area in the state after Atlanta. It is the 116th-largest city in the United States.he Augusta skyline, as seen from North Augusta, South Carolina. Augusta is located on the Georgia/ South Carolina border, about 150 miles (240 km) east of Atlanta and 70 miles (110 km) west of Columbia.