Seller motivation and safe haven investors are predicted to be the synergy to drive the market over last year's figures of $1.2 billion by year-end, Bill Yowell, analyst with CB Richard Ellis Inc., tells GlobeSt.com. That surge would offset what has begun as a soft area of building sales this year in metro Atlanta.

"Pension funds looking for a safer haven are diverting their investments toward real estate and that is another potential source of inflow," Yowell says. "Private markets will also become more active because of favorable financing conditions."

Yowell's predictions come despite projections of slower job growth in Atlanta that have resulted in a lower demand for space and higher vacancy rates. CB Richard Ellis expects another $200 million in additional sales volume, based on properties the firm is currently tracking.