‘Not Blown Away’ by March Home Sales in Northeast Georgia

Luna Moth

March home sales for northeast Georgia didn’t exactly come in like a lion, but fortunately didn’t leave like a lamb either. After February’s robust rebound from a lackluster January, March improved at a steady pace over the previous month (up 15%) and over March 2010 (up 9%). This is fairly consistent with the seasonal trends… Read More

Local Home Sales Showing Signs of New Growth

February Daffodills

Improved home sales results along with unseasonably warm February weather took the chill off the air for local REALTORS in the northeast Georgia area. Total home sales for the four-county region came in at 62 home sales, a 51% improvement over January. The timing of real estate closings is partly responsible for monthly fluctuations in… Read More

January Home Sales in Deep Freeze

January Snowfall on Chimney Mountain

“Record cold, frequent ice, and heavy snowfall kept home buyers on sidelines.” I wish we could blame it on the January weather, but as we all know, January sales were primarily the results of contracts written in prior months. But  you can expect to see that headline if national home sales numbers don’t meet expectations… Read More

Home Sales ‘Regain Footing’ in 2010

Home Sales in Northeast Georgia - 2007 - 2010

Here’s a quick overview of home and land sales numbers in northeast Georgia for the period 2007 – 2010, which includes Habersham, White, Stephens, and Rabun Counties. First, let’s look at home sales numbers for the four-year period as reported by local REALTORs: You can easily see on the graph above the precipitous fall from… Read More

Local Home Sales Improve in December

HWSR Home Listings Sales Dec 10

Santa made good on his promise to local REALTORS in December by bringing cheerful home sales numbers to the four-county area of northeast Georgia with 66 home sales, a 35% improvement over November’s 49 sales, and an 18% improvement over December a year ago. While each county’s numbers were at least equal to or better… Read More

Northeast Georgia Home Sales Results – November a ‘Mixed Bag’

November Fall Colors

As the vibrant fall colors quickly gave way to early signs of winter, home sales in northeast Georgia for November 2010 left us with a somewhat “mixed bag” of results. When you look across all four counties, total inventory of listed homes came in at 1,822 homes for sale while total home sales dipped to… Read More

Northeast Georgia Home Sales Results for October 2010 ‘Spooky’

Halloween '10

Were home buyers in northeast Georgia spooked in October, or was the combined 30% decrease in home sales just a  monthly statistical hiccup?  Although total home sales for the four-county area were down from September’s more stellar numbers, year-over-year results showed only a modest 7% decrease. As Habersham, White and Stephens County sales decreased 44%,… Read More

September Home Sales Show Improvement in Northeast Georgia

Don't Worry . . . Be Happy!

September Home Sales Show Improvement in Northeast Georgia Late September brought a slight chill to the air in the mountains of northeast Georgia, while the local real estate market heated up. Area home sales numbers increased and  listed home inventories decreased giving REALTORS hope for further stabilization of  residential home prices. Home sales improved by… Read More