athens ga area real estate: Contrary to the National Figures, Greater Athens Area Residential Real Estate Sales Volume Up Again for 5th Month in a Row - Residential Real Estate Montly Statistics Charts, May 2010 - June 2011 - 08/02/11 07:30 AM
The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of May 2010 through June 2011. Sales volume of residential real estate was up again in June over May marking the fifth consecutive month of rising volume. National figures showed a decrease in sales volume in Jue.  The June 2011 volume is up a whopping 21% from May 2011 and a very strong 12% over June 2010 sales volume marking the first year to year increase in over a year. This continued volume increase is probably driven by … (1 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Greater Athens Area Residential Real Estate Sales Volume Up Again for 4th Straight Month in May, Prices Up Also - Residential Real Estate Montly Statistics Charts, Apr 2010 - May 2011 - 06/30/11 09:20 AM
The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of Apr. 2010 through May. 2011. Sales volume of residential real estate was up again in May over April marking the fourth consecutive month of rising volume. The May 2011 volume, is up just under 5% from Apr 2011 but is still down more than 16% below April 2010 sales volume. This increase in volume can no longer be attributed the bad winter of earlier this year. It is the strongest sales volume since June 2011, when buyers … (0 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Greater Athens Area Residential Real Estate Sales Volume Up Again in April- Residential Real Estate Montly Statistics Charts, Mar 2010 - Apr 2011 - 05/30/11 08:12 AM
The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of Mar. 2010 through Apr. 2011. Sales volume of residential real estate was up again in April over Mar. The April 2011 volume, is up more than 8% over March 2011 but is still over 13% below April 2010 sales volume. This increase is probably not due to a carry over from the bad weather in January & February. It is the strongest sales volume since June 2011, when buyers had to close on homes in order to … (0 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Greater Athens Area Residential Real Estate Sales Volume Has Big Jump in March, D.O.M. Big Drop - Average & Media Also Up Sharply- Residential Real Estate Montly Statistics Charts, Feb 2010 - Mar 2011 - 04/27/11 05:15 AM
 
The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of Feb. 2010 through Mar. 2011. Sales volume of residential real estate was up sharply over February. The March 2011 volume, while up 75% over February 2011 but is still almost 4% below February 2010 sales volume.  This increase is most likely partially because of the bad weather in January and February with closings holding over into March. However, it does show significant improvement, regardless.
Chart 1 shows the trends for both the number of residential units … (3 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Greater Athens Area Residential Real Estate Sales Volume Flat in February, D.O.M. Up - Average Price Down - Residential Real Estate Montly Statistics Charts, Jan 2010 - Feb. 2011 - 04/11/11 07:44 AM
The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of Jan. 2010 through Feb 2011 . Sales volume of residential real estate has effectively flat, a one unit volume rise over January. The February volume, while up just over 1% from January is an almost 14% drop in volume from Feb. 2010. Weather might have been a small factor but more likely the drop from last year can be attributed to the non-existence of the temporary tax credits that were in place last year at this tim.
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athens ga area real estate: Princeton Review Rates University of Georgia in Athens in the Top 5 Best Value U.S. Public Colleges for 2011 - 03/21/11 06:26 AM
The Princeton Review's annual rating of the best value public colleges and universities in the United States has rated the University of Georgia as #5 in the overall ratings. Each year the Princeton Review picks the top 50 public and the top 50 private colleges out of the 650 highest rated colleges and universities in the U.S.

The review considers 30 factors in the three areas of Academics, Costs and Financial Aid. You can read the detailed methodology here. This is just one more in a list of awards and recognitions that University of Georgia has been receiving annually.
The … (3 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Greater Athens Area Residential Real Estate Sales Volume Has Big Drop in January, Average Price Up 10% - Residential Real Estate Montly Statistics Charts, Dec 2009 - Jan 2011 - 02/24/11 07:36 AM
The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of Dec 2009 through Jan 2011 . Sales volume of residential real estate has decreased  36 units in January after 2 months of increasing volume. The January decrease is a month to month drop of over 32% from Decembere 2010 but only an 8.5% drop in volume from Jan. 2010. Some analysts are suggesting that sever winter weather and storms are a major reason for this drop. In January, there was a major storm here that did affect … (2 comments)

athens ga area real estate: A Taste of Athens - Sunday Feb. 20th, Sample the Local Cuisine - Help the Community - 02/10/11 04:40 AM
If you are in the Athens, GA area on Sunday evening, Feb. 20th, stop by The Classic Center and enjoy the 18th annual Taste of Athens. Sample the fares of over 50 local restaurants and beverage purveyors and at the same time support the Community Connection of Northeast Georgia, an organization who's mission is " Nurturing, developing, and maintaining information and systems which empower individuals and communities to access needed resources and services."

The "Taste" starts at 5PM and runs to 8 PM. This year you can vote for who you believe will be crowned the best. Voting can … (3 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Athens - Clarke County Ga 2010 Residential Real Estate Year in Review - 01/31/11 07:16 AM
What happenned in 2010? 2010 was a challenging year for real estate across the country. While Athens-Clarke County Ga did not escape those challenges the presence of the University of Georgia and an unemployment rate that remained well below both the state and national averages kept the real estate market a little bit more stable than in many areas of the country
The numbers: Chart 1, below, shows how the 2010 residential real estate market faired against the 2009 market as far as total sales and Days on Market. In 2009, there were 842 residental units sold. In 2010 that number … (0 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Greater Athens Area Residential Real Estate Sales Volume Rises in December for Second Month in a Row- Residential Real Estate Montly Statistics Charts, Nov 2009 - Dec 2010 - 01/30/11 11:58 AM
The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of Nov 2009 through Dec 2010. Sales volume of residential real estate has increased 6 units in December after increasing 15 units in November. The December increase is a month to month increase of over 5.7% from November and a year over year increase of 20.9% from Dec.  2009. While still below the highs for the year, which is to be expected, two consecutive months of increasing volume couple with an increase over last year's same period volume … (0 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Greater Athens Area Residential Real Estate Sales Volume Rises in November - Residential Real Estate Montly Statistics Charts, Oct 2009 - Nov 2010 - 01/03/11 03:17 AM
The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of Oct 2009 through Nov 2010. Sales volume of residential real estate has increased 15 units in November after decreasing 9 units in October. The November increase is a month to month increase of over 16% from October but it is still 9% below Nov 2009.  This is the highest sales volume of residential real estate in the Athens Ga area since July 2010.  The decrease from last Nov is most likely attributable to an increased number of … (2 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Athen GA Unemployment Rate Drops in September, Lowest in the State - 11/01/10 07:40 AM
The Athens, Ga unemployment rate dropped in September to 7.4%. This is while the Georgia rate remained unchanged at 10% and the U.S. unemployment rate is at 9.6%. This is down .4% from August and the same as Septemer 2009.
The Athens area has the lowest unemployment rate of any of the 12 MSA's (Metropolitain Statistical Area) within Georgia. The Athens MSA includes Athens-Clarke County, Madison County, Oconee County and Oglethorpe County.
 
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athens ga area real estate: Greater Athens Area Residential Real Estate Sales Volume Drops for 3rd Straight Month in August - Residential Real Estate Montly Statistics Charts, Jul 2009 - Aug 2010 - 09/20/10 12:37 PM

The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of July 2009 through August 2010. Sales volume of residential real estate has decreased in August for the third consecutive month. The August decrease of 34 units, while less than the number in July, is a drop of over 26-1/2% from July and a decrease of over 35% from the same period last year.
The largest drops in volume again were in Athens-Clarke County, accounting for almost 75% and Oglethorpe County, with Jackson County and Watkinsville showing small decreases.
Chart 1 … (0 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Athens Ga Near the Top of Best College Towns to Live In - 09/14/10 10:08 AM

Livability.com has just rated Athens Ga as the second best college town in the country to live. Using a variety of rating criteria, such as quality of education, quality of live both for students and non-students, culture, etc. the top 10 college towns in the country are listed.
Athens, located in N.E. Georgia, close enough to Atlanta for sports, museums, airport, etc., yet, far enough away to still have the feel benefits of a small town, such as affordable housing, little traffic congestion (if you don't count game day weekend in the fall), etc. has a vibrant downtown with restaurants, … (11 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Athens Ga Unemployment Rate Drops in July - 08/26/10 09:06 AM
The unemployment rate in Athens GA dropped from 7.9% to 7.7% in July according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The state rate also dropped from 10% to 9.9% during the same period while the national rate has remained at 9.5%.
The Athens MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) consists of Athens-Clarke County, Oconee County, Madison County & Oglethorpe County and it has the second lowest rate in the state with only Warner Robbins MSA at 7.6% being lower. Oconee County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate of all the counties in Georgia.
For more information about real estate in the Athens, … (6 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Greater Athens Area Residential Real Estate Sales Volume Drops in June After 4 Straight Months of Rising Volume - Residential Real Estate Montly Statistics Charts, July 2009 - July 2010 - 08/23/10 09:50 AM
The following charts show the month to month residential real estate sales volume of the Greater Athens Ga metropolitan area for the months of July 2009 through July 2010. Sales volume of residential real estate has decrease in July for the second consecutive month. The July decrease of 37 units is a drop of over 22-1/2% from June and a decrease of over 41% than the same period last year.
The largest drops in volume were in Athens-Clarke County, accounting for almost 75% and Oglethorpe County, with Jackson County and Watkinsville showing small decreases. Oconee County and Madison County both had … (1 comments)

athens ga area real estate: June Home Sales Slide After 3 Months of Gain - Athens Clarke County, GA Residential Real Estate Market Report & Stats for June 2010 - 08/08/10 08:33 AM


June 2010 residential real estate sales volume in Athens - Clarke County, GA  slid 3% in June from May 2010 sales volume. However, this is still 2% higher volume than the the same period last year and 13% higher than the lows of last September.  While down, this is not a indicating a negative trend nor a major weakening of the Athens-Clarke County housing market. However, the July volumes, which will come out later this month, will be a better indicator of the market.   A positive indicator is that the D.O.M. (days on market) remained the same, 192 days, which is the low for the last year.
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athens ga area real estate: Greater Athens Area Shows Real Estate Sales Volume Growth for 4th Straight Month - Residential Real Estate Monthy Statistics Charts, June 2009 - May 2010 - 06/21/10 05:19 AM
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 2009 through May 2010. Sales volume of residential real estate has now shown an increase for the last 4 months from February throuug May, with May showing the second highest montly volume in the past 12 months.
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 those units. May shows another increase in the sales volume, after increases in February March and … (2 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Athens Ga Named to the Top 25 Art Destinations in the United States - 06/13/10 01:51 PM
AmericanStyle magazine has named Athens, Ga as one of the top 25 mid-sized city art destinations for the 9th straight year in a row. Rating cities on their visual and performance arts, Athens was rated #18 in the mid-sized city category this year.
While most people might know about Athens because of its contributions to the music scene with bands like R.E.M., Widespread Panic and The B-52's, there is also a strong visual arts environment here.
One the widest spread and easily recognized art displays is the Athens-Oconee Junior Woman's Club project "We Let the Dogs Out!". It is 36 bull … (9 comments)

athens ga area real estate: Athens Ga Unemployment Rate Drops for Second Straight Month - 06/10/10 05:50 AM
The unemployment rate in Athens - Clarke County Ga has dropped for the second straight month in April. It is now at 7.4%, down from 7.9% in March and 8.4% in February. This is well below the national unemployment average of 9.7% and the Georgia unemployment rate of 10.4%, down from a March rate of 10.5%.
While this is excellent news for the Athens area, it remains to be seen whether this is an organic job growth in the private sector or temporary decreases due to hiring of temporary census workers. The Athens area, for BlS employment statistics includes: Athens-Clarke County … (9 comments)