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Market stats for Buford, GA, February, 2011 indicate that there were 600 properties on the market. Overall, there was about an 12.2 month supply of properties.  February was up substantially, 60 v 38 sales in 2009.  January was slightly below last year (25 v 28 for 2009).  There were 83 sales in June and an Absorption Rate under 8.5 months.

In the sub-$200k arena, there were 352 listings, with a 10.6 month supply.  Again, this is the largest price segment in this area, so strength here usually equals weakness across the market area.  Sales were up substantially from last month (41 v 18), but pretty flat compared to last year (16 sales in Feb. 2010).  Much of the county has been slowing slightly over the last month, but this is a strong outpost in that bleak land.

Between $200k and $400k, there were 196 listings for sale, and about  14.7 months of supply.  As with many other local price segments, February was well above January (18 v 6 homes sold).  February of last year (19 sales) had a similar bump… hopefully it holds out for a while this time.

From $400k to $600k, there were 31 homes on the market. The absorption rate is almost 18.6 Months.  This shouldn’t be acting like a high-end luxury segment, but it is.  There have been 5 sales in the last 3 months.  When the market is rolling, there should be 5-7 sales a month during this part of the year.  And despite the lower market segments getting better, this one weakened for February.

In the $600k to $800k arena, there were 2 listings.  Absorption Rate is 6 months (averaging a sale every few months)… but it jumps around a lot.  Sales in this range are pretty sporadic, but steady when looking at the long-term.  The drop in inventory over the last few months from 14 homes to 2 homes has made things look less slow… but there have been 3 sales in this segment last year… the last was this past November.

The range from $800k to $1m, there were 6 homes listed. And with only 1 sale in the last year (Feb 10) until last December (2 more), obviously  trends are hardly definable.  At least listings are down by more than compared to a few months ago (9 listings in June).

Above $1m, there were 13 properties listed.  The last sale in the segment was in April… of 2009… still…

Buford, GA is a suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett and Hall Counties. The population is 2000 was 10,668, but that only included the area inside the city limits, and it had seen tremendous growth since that census.  Buford is home to Lake Lanier, one of Georgia’s premiere recreational areas, and Lake Lanier Islands.  Recently, the City of Buford has revamped their old town. It is also home to Buford (Buford City Schools aren’t a part of Gwinnett County Schools), Mill Creek, Mountain View and Lanier High School (Lanier will open for the 2010-11 school year).

I have a page dedicated to Buford Market Data.

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