Athens, GA real estate mid-year 2010 statistics

The number of first-half residential sales in Athens, GA increased compared to the previous year for the first time since 2005-2006.  As you'll see from the chart below, the increases are minimal, but it ends a 3-year downward spiral.  433 residential homes were sold in Athens from 01/01/10 - 06/30/10, slightly more than the 397 units from the same period in 2009.  However, even with the gain, the total # of sales is still less than half of the total at the peak of the market in 2006/2007.