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, Georgia was founded in 1735 as part of the British colony of Georgia, under the supervision of colony founder James Oglethorpe.It was the colony's second established town, after Savannah. Today, Augusta is the second-largest city in Georgia, and the largest city of the Central Savannah River Area.nder Georgia's new constitution, a new political structure was laid out in 1777; Augusta's parish government was replaced by a county government, Richmond County, named after the Duke of Richmond.