| ALL EYES ARE ON THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. AS IT GOES, SO DOES THE WORLD ECONOMY. WITH STATES BEGINNING TO REOPEN, THE QUESTION BECOMES: WHICH SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY WILL DRIVE ITS RECOVERY? THERE SEEMS TO BE A GROWING CONSENSUS THAT THE HOUSING MARKET IS POSITIONED TO BE THAT DRIVING FORCE, THE TAILWIND THAT IS … Read More
I have been thinking about this for over a year now, and I think may have written a post about it last year. I gave some thought to putting it off given the current climate and fear around the corona virus. However, I kind of think that maybe we could use another more normal subject … Read More
Thankfully, it is not raining today in Athens. I truly believe that the rainy weather has slowed the spring market here in town. In recent years, the real estate market would usually heat up in January, but this year I feel like we were a little late getting underway. I know a lot of realtors … Read More
Here in the Athens area, our real estate market has been very strong for the last couple of years. Currently, our inventory is low which has created a competitive market. In some cases, we see multiple offers and some properties might even sell over list price. However,
The first month of 2020 is behind us and at this point the real estate market looks very similar to last January. The amount of sold homes in Clarke and Oconee county is almost even when compared to January of 2019. We feel the true numbers are above Jan 2019, because we have seen more and more properties sell off market, and these off market sales don’t always make it into the MLS
The real estate market has been strong over the last several years especially here in Athens. We have seen the supply and demand graph tilt way towards demand and home values appreciate quickly. This has been great for homeowners but stressful for buyers. And like I have said many times, “Trees Don’t Grow to the … Read More
Found some time today to write about a subject that is right at the core of my business. As a realtor we do a lot of things that people may not realize we do to help them, but the biggest goal in each transaction is to bring the buyer and seller to an agreement. Personally, … Read More
I have now been writing posts to this blog for over 3 years now, and this will be the 4th time that I am writing a post to predict the Georgia football season. As many of you know, my intentions for this blog were to post only articles on real estate. However, I quickly realized … Read More
SEC Media Days has been taking place this week over in Atlanta. I personally enjoy this week because it is a sign that football is getting closer and cooler weather will eventually return. I doubt anyone reading this blog doesn’t know what SEC Media days are about, but in case you don’t here is what … Read More
Well it looks like it has been six months since I last posted an article on this site. For the most part, that is a good thing because we have been extremely busy this year, and I have not found much time to write or post to this blog. Meanwhile, I am sure no one … Read More
