The housing market in Athens, Georgia is not a buyers market! It is a stable market where buyers and sellers both benefit from a healthy economy. I have the perfect buyer client....unfortunately they are so perfect that I cannot find them a home! For the past eight days, I've been working with a client who knows exactly what they need in a home: 1 Story (a bonus room is acceptable) No Basement Prefers brick construction, but will consider siding Located no more than 4 or 5 miles from hospital Will pay cash Needs to occupy in 10 to 14 days - becasue they are living in a hotel room while all their belongings are in storage!
They fell in love with a home last Saturday and based on the gloom and doom real estate reports in the news, they chose to make an offer $20,000 below asking price, even though I showed them the Athens, GA Housing Statistics, that clearly show the area they are looking in has appreciated 3% in the prior 6 months, has fewer days on the market than any other area in Athens, Georgia, and has less inventory than any other area in Athens, GA currently available. Another offer was received the same day and guess what...No House For You, Mr. & Mrs. Perfect Buyer! The other offer was accepted. Since then, we have viewed 28 houses....and none of them suit my perfect buyers. So for now they remain in a hotel room hoping the perfect house comes along. I pray that it does and that this time they listen to the professional they hired to represent them, who tried to explain that real estate is very local! The moral of the story: If you have specific needs, please listen to your agent when they advise you of housing market statistics so that you can make a reasonable offer AND if you have a 1 story home you are thinking of selling on the Westside of Athens, Georgia...please call me! Athens, GA and the surrounding area has received a great deal of recent, national attention: For relocation and general information (including school information, crime statistics and more)about Athens, Georgia and the surrounding area including Madison County, Jackson County, Barrow County, Oconee County and Oglethorpe County, Georgia, see the other post on our community blog at All About Athens GA. For more information about homes for sale and real estate in Athens, GA or to request a Relocation Package for Athens, GA and the surrounding areas, please visit our website at Success Realty or email Michelle DeRepentigny at Michelle@SuccessRealtyGa.com to find out the date for our next HomeBuyer Seminar or English as Second Language Homeybuyer Seminar! Space is limited at both of these seminars, please contact us today to reserve your seat! 
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I feel your pain, it's hard to get buyers to understand that what they read and hear in the news is not affecting every market. The articles and reports make it sound like every buyer in every town should be able to buy a house at "fire sale" prices.