Lawrenceville is in Gwinnett County, GA, just outside of Atlanta. As of the 2000 Census, there were 22,937 people in Lawrenceville, but that is only including people in the city limits, and there has been a lot of growth since 2000 in Gwinnett County (2008 estimates from the Census Bureau peg population around 29,000). It was incorporated in 1821. Lawrenceville is home to Central Gwinnett High School, and also has students that the Mountain View and Archer clusters. It is also home to Gwinnett Technical College and Georgia Gwinnett College. Another recent addition to Lawrenceville is that it is home to the Gwinnett Braves, playing at the Gwinnett Stadium on GA20 between I-85 and GA316. Possibly the most famous resident of Lawrenceville was Oliver Hardy. As a small boy he lived in Lawrenceville with his parents for a short time. Lawrenceville was also home to Junior Samples. Some of its other residents included Jeff Francouer, Brian McCann and Jennifer Ferrin.

Market stats for Lawrenceville, April, 2010, indicate that there are 1558 properties on the market. Overall, there is about an 8.7 month supply of properties, with a continued deceleration in sales, since November, until April. Sales picked dramatically this year compared to last.

In the sub-$200k arena, there are 1147 listings, with about a 7.5 month supply of homes. Sales accelerated through November, but then fell off as the first tax credit was slated to end… and the Holiday slowdown hit.  Sales have picked up for January, February and March, but so were listings.  In April, listings fell off slightly, but cranked up a lot.

Between $200k and $400k, there are 362 listings for sale, and about 13.9 months of supply.  Sales have slowed dramatically since December, right up through March.  In April, sales were WAY up compared to last year, driving down the Absorption Rate.

From $400k to $600k, there are 36 homes on the market. The absorption rate is around 9 years.  However, with the level of sales in this segment, a couple of sales added or subtracted can have a HUGE impact.  There were no sales for January, February, March or April, and only two in December.

In the $600k to $800k arena, there are 9 listings, with about 27 months of supply.  As with the lower priced segment, a couple of sales makes a big difference and the last sale was in November, 2009, until we had 1 sale in April.

Above $800k there are 4 homes listed and no sales data to give an accurate absorption rate.  There hasn’t been one sale in this range in the last 17 months, according to FMLS.

I have a page dedicated to Lawrenceville Market Data.

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• Lawrenceville Market Report – February, 2010 (lanebailey.com)
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