Mike's Greater Athens Area Blog and Then Some

The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of June through September 2009. Chart 1 shows the trends for both the number of residential units sold and the average number of Days on Market (D.O.M.) for ...

  October 2009 residential real estate sales volume in Athens - Clarke County, GA showed the first increase in the 12 month sliding sales volume for more than a year.  While only 2.8%, the increase is a postive sign that perhaps the Athens, GA market is stabilizing, if not improving. Also, as vo...

During October, 2009 the Jackson County, GA real estate market slightly in the 12 month sliding sales volume after 3 months of being virtually flat. Overall, the volume is down less than 10% from a year ago, which is one of the better performing counties in the Athens, GA area. The average Days ...

October 2009 residential real estate sales volume in Madison County GA, showed a decrease from September. This marks 3 consecutive months of declining sales volume which has reached a 12 month low. All of the declines were in North Madison County while the volume in South Madison County was unch...

Do you ever talk to your buyer's about taking title and what their options are? If not, why not? If so, why, and how? I have seen multiple buyers, especially first time, (or first time in a state) go to a closing and take the title as it is prepared, the attorney or other closing entity not askin...

October 2009 residential real estate sales volume in Watkinsville, GA showed a slight rise in the 12 month sliding sales volume after a slight decline in September. For the last 3 months, volume has been hovering in a narrow range. Annual volume is still down over 32% from a year ago.  The avera...

I usually don't turn the on the TV on Sunday until later in the evening. However, today I did the unusual and decided to watch a little before lunch. After flipping through channels I settled on the FOX NFL Sunday pregame show and was very surprised to see team all in military fatigues. I initial...

October 2009 residential real estate sales volume in Oconee, GA showed a decline of just over 3% in the 12 month sliding sales volume from Septemer, after being flat for a month. The average Days on Market (D.O.M.)  remained constante while both average sales price rose more than 1%  and the  me...

 Oglethorpe County, Ga 12 month sliding average of residential sales has now been flat for four months in a row. This trend is a pretty good indicater that sales volume has bottomed in Oconee County. A more positive note is that both average and median sales prices have been trending upward. Whi...

This coming Thursday, Nov. 5, from 10 AM until 4 PM, the Athens Area Humane Society will be hosting the famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobile outside of it's facility at 1781 Mars Hill Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677. Bring your kids as an excuse to tour the Wienermobile and have a hot dog or two, or thre...