It didn't happen in ATL What was funny was all these people thinking they were going to win the lottery by renting out their homes for a fortune - and these were people in the suburbs - 30+ miles away from the venues! There were even empty hotel rooms in the closer burbs once the Olympics started.
The good things: Everyone took public transportation so the streets were clog free, people freaked out and thought the restaurants would be packed so no one went - they were empty so it was a perfect time to go
And apparently the big scare over there not being enough tickets was BS - everyone I know got every single ticket they reqested.
It was fun and I'm sure it brought income into ATL, but there was no rise in home prices.