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Impacts of Covid-19 on Athens Real Estate: The Good and The Bad

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

This area of the market has performed very well as I noted above. May and June were ahead of 2019 by 30% in pending home sales, and overall values appreciated by an average of 4% from 2019. Most of this gain was seen in homes under $600,000. In some cases, properties over $700,000 have seen a small drop in listing price, but those reduced prices are still in line with values from 2019. We have seen a pent-up demand drive a lot of this activity. Home buyers came out of the gates strong in May and so far the activity remains strong.

LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT: GREAT NEWS…FOR THE MOST PART

July 6, 2020

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their latest Employment Situation Summary last Thursday, and it again beat analysts’ expectations in a big way. The consensus was for 3,074,000 jobs to be added in June. The report revealed that 4,800,000 jobs were added. The unemployment rate fell to 11.1% from 13.3% last month. Again, excellent news as the … Read More

Is the Health Crisis Driving Buyers Out of Urban Areas?

July 2, 2020

The pandemic has caused consumers to re-examine the components that make up the “perfect home.” Many families are no longer comfortable with the locations and layouts of their existing homes. The allure of city life (more congested) seems to be giving way to either suburban or rural life (less congested). The fascination with an open … Read More

The Shocking News in the Unemployment Report

June 9, 2020

The Shocking News in the Unemployment Report Last Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released their May Employment Situation Summary. Leading up to the release, most experts predicted the unemployment rate would jump up to approximately 20% from the 14.7% rate announced last month. The experts were shocked. The Wall Street Journal put it this way: “The May U.S. jobless rate … Read More

Home Prices: It’s All About Supply and Demand

June 5, 2020

As we enter the summer months and work through the challenges associated with the current health crisis, many are wondering what impact the economic slowdown will have on home prices. Looking at the big picture, supply and demand will give us the clearest idea of what’s to come. Making our way through the month of … Read More

EXPERTS PREDICT ECONOMIC RECOVERY SHOULD BEGIN IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR

May 27, 2020

One of the biggest questions we all seem to be asking these days is: When are we going to start to see an economic recovery? As the country begins to slowly reopen, moving forward in strategic phases, business activity will help bring our nation back to life. Many economists indicate a recovery should begin to happen in the … Read More

Property Tax Increases: Athens-Clarke County

March 25, 2020March 13, 2020

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

Athens Real Estate Update March 2020

March 15, 2020March 9, 2020

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

Stories in Real Estate: Sellers Beware

March 4, 2020March 3, 2020

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,

Athens Real Estate Update February 2020

March 2, 2020February 3, 2020

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