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Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, September 2011

Friday, 04 November 2011 08:00

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Market stats for Sugar Hill, GA , September, 2011 indicates that there are 199 homes on the market. Overall, there is about an 5.8 month supply. There were 27 sales, compared to 33 last month and 17 last September. The Absorption Rate (AR) dropped, but that is partly due to a declining listings.

For Sugar Hill homes priced under $200k, there are 145 listings, with about 4.7 months supply. There were 25 sales this September, 2½ times the number from last year for the same time (9). Last month there were 31 sales. Inventories have been fluid, rising and falling. Normally, this time of year we see inventories leveling out.

Sugar Hill Listings between $200k and $400k, there are 45 listings for sale, and about 11.3 months of supply. Last September there was an 11.5 month supply. Last September there were 7 sales, this year there were 2. Last month also had 2. This segment is acting opposite of the under $200k segment, as well as opposite of stronger areas like Suwanee ($200k-$400k).

For listings in the $400k to $600k range, there are 5 homes on the market. The absorption rate is around 15 months, but with 4 sales since last October, it is tough to calculate accurately. Obviously, a sale or two could make a BIG difference. There were only 3 sales in this segment last year. In 2009, there were almost twice as many sales in this price range. I still hope to see some consistent activity in this segment.

In the $600k to $800k, $800k to $1m and Above $1m (combined), the sales are too inconsistent to have a solid read on, but there are only 4 homes listed for sale in that price range. No sales have been recorded in the last 2+ years.

Sugar Hill, GA is a suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. The population is 2000 was 11,399, but that only included the area inside the city limits. The name comes from a bag of Sugar that spilled on a hill while in transit between Cumming and the railroad in Buford. And while it is actually a big market, it is in the shadows of Lawrenceville, Duluth and Suwanee… which all are nearby. That also makes it a great location, as it is close to everything that Gwinnett County, GA has to offer.

I have a page dedicated to Sugar Hill Market Data.

Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, August 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, June 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, April 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, March 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, February 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, January 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, December 2010 (lanebailey.com)
Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, November 2010 (lanebailey.com)
Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, October 2010 (lanebailey.com)

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Wayback Wednesday… Median Home Prices

Wednesday, 02 November 2011 08:00

Written by Lane Bailey

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Three years ago I wrote about a quiet little map that the NAR (National Association of REALTORSS®) had built (and they’re still populating with data) showing the median home prices of various metro areas around the country. It is pretty interesting to see median prices around the country and compare them with the prices here (or where you live).

View Metropolitan Sales Areas Q1 2011 in a larger map

There is a dark side, though. That would be looking at the numbers in historical perspective. Here is a quote from 3 years ago:

For the 2nd Quarter, the Atlanta area was at $158,300, which was down 9.8% from the 1st Quarter.

Now, the Median Home Price here is a little more challenging. For the 1st Quarter this year the Median Home Price was $99,800, and that was down 9.4% from a year ago. More importantly, it is down about 37% from three years ago. I don’t have a complete set of data, but I suspect that the median price has dropped around 50% in Metro Atlanta.

One important note here is that this does NOT mean that the value of any particular house has dropped 50%, or that the average value of homes have dropped 50%. There is NO mistaking that home prices have crashed and burned… then crashed some more. But there has also been a shift in the last couple of years towards less expensive homes.

Be sure to keep an eye my local market reports for more specific data about individual areas of Gwinnett County.

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Suwanee, GA, Market Report, September 2011

Friday, 28 October 2011 08:00

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Market stats for Suwanee, GA, September, 2011 indicate that there are 579 properties on the market (down from 593 last month). Overall, there is about an 6.7 month supply of properties (down from 7.3 last month). September had 79 sales. Compared to 2010 (55), that was VERY strong. Inventory was down, as well, compared to 2010 (598). The last two months have been very strong, but that comes on a very weak June and just average sales for a couple of prior months. Obviously, I’d like to see continued strength here.

In the Under $200k arena, there are 179 listings in Suwanee, GA, with about a 5.8 month supply (144 and 8.3, respectively last year). This August’s sales were OK, at 28 (just 18 last year). This is definitely the strongest price segment in Duluth, but not that strong compared to some other areas of the county. As recently as June 2010, the A/R was 4.8 months. I’d like to see sales approaching 35 for the next couple of months to call this segment strong.

Between $200k and $400k, there are 274 listings for sale (311 last year), and 6.7 months of supply. Sales in September, 2011 were 42 (32 in August), compared with 30 for the same period in 2010. Sales have been bouncing between very strong and average for the last few months. I’d like to see some consistency around 35-40 sales for the next couple of months. This shouldn’t be a “peaky” market/price segment. Could be getting better…

From $400k to $600k, there are 67 homes on the market. The absorption rate is at 6.5 months (6.5 in August). There were 5 sales in September (15 in August)… flat compared to last September. Looking at the three month average, there were 31 sales this year and 26 for the same period last year. This segment has gotten dramatically stronger in the last couple of months, but for the last few years has dropped off pretty heavily as school started. I’d be quite happy with 10 sales over each of the next two months.

In the $600k to $800k arena, there are 23 listings, with about a 6.3 month supply. Sales at this level are not consistent, but there were 3 this month (3 last month). Looking at one month makes the numbers jump around. For the last three months, sales were 11… For the same time last year, the sales were 10. With the huge decrease in listings over the last couple of months, this has become the strongest $600k-$800k area in the county. Over the next couple of months, look for 2-3 sales a month on average. On track so far…

The range from $800k to $1m, there are 9 homes listed and 9.0 months of inventory on the market. There were only been 4 sales at this price level this year (1 in April, 2 in July and 1 in August). This is a tough segment to try to sell in right now, but if inventory stays low, it won’t be quite as rough.

In Suwanee, GA, Above $1m, there are 27 properties listed. The current absorption rate indicated about 27 months of inventory, but because of the smaller numbers of sales, this could be significantly impacted by just a couple of sales. In this segment, we should be seeing reduced inventories… There were 25 homes listed in this segment at this time last year.

Suwanee, GA is a suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett, Forsyth and (just a little bit) in Fulton Counties. The population is 2000 was 8,725, but that only included the area inside the city limits, and it had seen tremendous growth since that census. Money Magazine rated Suwanee in the “Top 10 Best Places to Live” in 2007, and it is one of the wealthiest parts of Georgia. Recently, the City of Suwanee has revamped their old town, adding a large park with a bandshell, condos, town homes and small businesses. It is also home to North Gwinnett High School, Peachtree Ridge and Collins Hill. I have a page dedicated to Suwanee Market Data.

Suwanee, GA, Market Report, August 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, June 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, May 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, April 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, March 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, February 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, January 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, December 2010 (lanebailey.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, November 2010 (lanebailey.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, October 2010 (gwinnettgarageguy.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, September 2010 (lanebailey.com)

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Wayback Wednesday… Mortgage Thoughts from Ken

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 08:00

Written by Lane Bailey

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One of my Mortgage Guys, Ken Cook (not the Weather man), write a LOT about mortgages and the best ways to get the best deal and best chances of closing your loan on time and without drama… a LOT! He knows his stuff. And he has NEVER delayed a closing with me because of issues with an approval (ok, there was a time when we had to go get lunch and we closed it after lunch…)

A couple of years ago I grabbed a few quotes from Ken and linked them back to posts he had about those subjects. Here is a link back to the original post…

The subjects I included were…

Should you be “pre-approved”?
What do the different steps mean (pre-approved, conditional, cleared, etc.)?
How to make the whole process go smoother.

Ken knows his stuff. I trust his opinion…

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Duluth, GA, Market Report, September 2011

Monday, 24 October 2011 08:00

Written by Lane Bailey

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Preliminary stats for Duluth, September, 2011 indicated that there were 488 properties on the market. Overall, there is about an 6.4 month supply of properties. Sales in September were 66, Well up from 38 a year earlier. But, sales weredown compared to the prior month (86). Duluth has been slightly leading Gwinnett County as a whole.

In the Under $200k arena, there were 186 listings in Duluth, GA, with about a 3.8 month supply. The Absorption Rate as recent as December, 2009, was in the low 5s. Sales for September were up sharply this year v last year (46 v 13), but down compared to August, 2011 (51). This is much better than Gwinnett county as a whole.

Between $200k and $400k, there are 137 listings for sale, and about 7.2 months of supply. Absorption rates have similarly risen, dropped and then risen again, but have been moving the right way (down) since February. Sales were way down compared to September, 2010 (12v 9). Duluth is a market that favors luxury, and this segment is doing better than average…

From $400k to $600k, there were 59 homes on the market. The absorption rate was around 11.8 months. September brought in 2 sales. There were 13 last year and 5 last month. As with much of the county, the recovery that seems to be solidifying at the lower end of the price strata is NOT happening here. Duluth is a luxury centric market, and it is doing better than the rest of Gwinnett County, GA, but the segment is still pretty weak, and seemingly getting weaker.

In the $600k to $800k arena, there were 44 listings, with about 9.3 months of supply. Sales were 3 for September… 0 for September last year. Month to month sales slid (3 v 5). After August’s performance (5 sales), I had been holding out some hope. Since Duluth does favor luxury sales, it looks better than the rest of the County, and it has strengthened some this month.

In Duluth, GA, from $800k to $1m, there were 23 homes listed and approximately 17.3 months of inventory on the market. The 0 sale recorded for September was tied by last year’s 0 and behind the 1 from last month. Sales haven’t been moving much for the last couple of months, but declining inventories had made the market look stronger until this month.

Above $1m, there were 39 properties listed. The current absorption rate indicated about 13 months of inventory. A couple of sales at this level could have a large impact on the Absorption Rates… There were 9 sales in the Jul-Sep period this year, and the same for the same time last year… The whole summer was weak last year, but we should be posting half a dozen sales a month here.

Duluth, GA is a suburb of Atlanta, in the heart of Gwinnett County. It actually straddles the county line and has unincorporated portions in South Forsyth County. The population of Duluth is estimated as about 26,000 people as of 2008, but this doesn’t include unincorporated areas outside the city limits, but with a Duluth mailing address. It is also home to Sugarloaf Country Club, a PGA stop until recently. Forbes Magazine rated Duluth 26th in their nationwide survey of the best places to move, and it is one of the wealthiest parts of Georgia. It is also home to the Arena at Gwinnett Center (Home of the ECHL Gwinnett Gladiators) and the Atlanta Thrashers practice facility (the Duluth Ice Forum). There is a LONG list of celebrities and athletes that call Duluth home, largely because of the country clubs and proximity to Atlanta.

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I have a page dedicated to Duluth Market Information.

Duluth, GA, Market Report, August 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Duluth, GA, Market Report, June 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Duluth, GA, Market Report, May 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Duluth, GA, Market Report, April 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Duluth, GA, Market Report, March 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Duluth, GA, Market Report, February 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Duluth, GA, Market Report, January 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Duluth, GA, Market Report, December 2010 (lanebailey.com)
Duluth, GA, Market Report, November 2010 (lanebailey.com)
Duluth, GA, Market Report, October 2010 (lanebailey.com)
Flashback Friday… Duluth, O, Duluth… (lanebailey.com)
Is $1,000,000 Burning a Hole in Your Pocket? (lanebailey.com)

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