Currently, we are about 459 less residential properties sold, than last year at this time in Houston county, which is an 18% decrease. We are not experiencing what the rest of the country is feeling right now.  But what we are seeing more of is buyers coming into our area, not prepared to purchase right away, because their property is another area has not sold yet.  In the past this has not been an issue, but it seems the woes of the rest of the county are effecting us in this small way. But we are finding ways around this, but arranging and finding sellers who are willing to do the lease to purchase option.

Year to date totals are as follows: (Houston county, residential properties only)

                         Jan-Nov. 2006                      Jan-Nov. 2007
sold                            2,494                                 2,035 (18% decrease)
avg. sales price           $154k                                $153k
 
In Oct. we sold 67 less than last Oct.
In Sept, we sold 95 less than last Sept.
In July, we sold 56 less than last July.
In May, we sold 22 less than last May.

Though sales are a little slower than last year at this time, we are still doing well. The reason?  We use all the latest high-tech tools to maximize a home's market exposure. We use virtual tours on all our listings, completely branded, so they are not allowed to be linked in the MLS, but thats okay. We still have the link on Realtor.com, which is much more important for securing potential buyers.