Not Found gwinnett | Garage with a Detached Home | Gwinnett County GA

LaneBailey.com

Garage with a Detached Home

Contact Lane

  • What's YOUR Home Worth?

    Get a free Maximum Price Analysis to find out the current market value of your home.

    Read More

  • Browse Listings

    Take a look at what is currently on the market in the areas that interest you.

    Read More

  • Custom Listings

    Sign up to get notified when new listingscome on the market that meet your specs.

    Read More
  • 1

Follow Me on Pinterest

Tag Archives: gwinnett

Wayback Wednesday… Let’s Go Scouting!

Wednesday, 20 July 2011 08:34
Written by
0 Comments
Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)

Image via Wikipedia

Can you believe that we are only a couple of weeks away from the start of school here in Gwinnett County?  Well… we are.

So this is the perfect time to think about getting involved in Scouts.  Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Venturing, etc.  Now, there might be a membership drive at your child’s school in a few weeks, but there is a great reason to get involved a little early… that is when the best volunteer opportunities are still available.  And you REALLY should volunteer (as a parent).

There are a lot of things that go into Scouting that are all but invisible behind the scenes.  In addition to things like Cub Masters and Scout Masters, there are loads of Committees, both at the Pack/Troop level, and at the District level.  And if those jobs don’t get done, neither do the camping trips or the meetings or anything else.

There is another HUGE benefit to Scouting… and this is for your child…  Responsibility, Maturity and Confidence.  They learn these traits and more.  And they learn it best when YOU are there next to them… teaching those traits.

The other day on the radio I was listening to a host talk about the (lack of) quality he saw in the “boys” his daughters were dating.  There were several calls from parents agreeing… and a couple of them were from parents with boys noting the same observation with the girls that their sons dated.  The parents with sons that were actually accomplishing things also mentioned that their boys had been Scouts…  Eagle Scouts.

For girls, Gold Award Scouts have the same distinction as Eagles.  It is a true accomplishment, one that will follow them for life.

So… find your local Scouting group… get involved.

Here is a post I wrote last year about how excited my son was with getting started in Cub Scouts.  He is still involved, we are still involved and we are all looking forward to a new year… with a new Cub Scout Pack (we just moved).

Related articles
Enhanced by Zemanta

Lilburn, GA Market Report, June 2011

Tuesday, 19 July 2011 08:36
Written by
0 Comments
Dominique Wilkins during Euroleague semifinal ...

Image via Wikipedia

Market stats for Lilburn, GA, June, 2011, indicates that there were 454 properties on the market (as of June 30th). Overall, there was about an 8.5 month supply of properties and 63 properties that closed (sold) in June.  I had been looking for another increase in sales for June and it came through.  And it was an increase over last year’s sales (51) and May, 2011 (54 sales).  The Absorption Rate notched down slightly.  Unfortunately, Lilburn is among the weakest of Gwinnett County, GA, cities I track.

In the sub-$200k arena, there were 309 listings, with about an 7.7 month supply with 48 sales.  This represents most of the sales in the market area.  Sales rose slightly from last month (41), but were more above last year (38).  The Absorption Rate dropped only slightly from 7.9 to 7.7 months of inventory.  This is even a slight improvement over the tax credit fueled buying of this time last year.  If the pace maintains for the next two months, it could mean that Lilburn, GA, is on the verge of a turn.

Between $200k and $400k, there are 132 listings for sale, and about 11.o months of supply.  This segment has been quite weak for months, but has picked up a little strength.  May was a strong follow up to April, which was HUGE… 11 sales compared to just 9 last year.  June pulled down 14 sales, slightly above last year’s 13 homes sold.  If July stays strong (14-15 sales), this could signal a return to a more balanced segment… and Lilburn has been missing that.  (last month I said…) I’ll be looking for around 14 sales for June…  ;^ )

From $400k to $600k, there are just 8 homes on the market. The absorption rate is 6.0 months. There were no sales in this segment from December through February, but there were 2 in March, which really turned the segment around, followed by 1 sale for April.  May posted 2 sales, and there was 1 sale in June.  It doesn’t seem like much, but this is a segment hasn’t posted that many months with back to back sales…  This is the first time sales have been sales posted four months in a row since 2009.

From $600k to $800k, $800k to $1M and Above $1M, there are 5 listings (combined), but too few sales to have any sort of reliable number of months of inventory.  March posted the first sale since August, 2010.  It was in the $600-$800k range. One of the listings is above $1M and one between $800k and $1M, and there is no market activity in the last 12 months for those ranges…

Lilburn is in Gwinnett County, GA, just outside of Atlanta. As of the 2000 Census, there were 11,307 people in Lilburn, but that is only including people in the city limits, and there has been a lot of growth since 2000 in Gwinnett County. It was incorporated in 1910. Lilburn is home to Parkview High School, and also has students that the Brookwood, Berkmar and Meadowcreek clusters. It is also home to Killian Hill Christian School, Providence Chrisian Academy, St. John Neumann Catholic School and Parkview Christian School. Possibly the most famous resident of Lilburn is General Beauregard Lee, a groundhog with a better winter prediction record that Puxatawnee Phil up in PA. Dominique Wilkins, formerly of the Atlanta Hawks also lives in Lilburn.

I have a page dedicated to Lilburn Market Data.

Related articles
Enhanced by Zemanta

Norcross, GA, Market Report, May 2011

Tuesday, 12 July 2011 08:16
Written by
0 Comments
This map shows the incorporated and unincorpor...

Image via Wikipedia

Market stats for Norcross GA, May, 2011 indicate that there were 385 properties on the market. Overall, there is about a 7.2 month supply of properties. This year has been very strong so far… although it has slowed the last two months… it hasn’t slowed much.  May saw 52 sales, slightly above the 49 for April and the 48 for last May, but with the slight decrease in listing inventory the Absorption Rate (AR) still built strength.  This is one of the few market areas in Gwinnett to post four strong months in a row.

In the sub-$200k arena, there were 225 listings, with about 5 month supply.  Sales are up sharply from a year ago in this segment, which is the main driver of sales in this area (39 v 32).  For the last two months, the AR has been in the range of balanced… it got a little better this month.  This looks like the strongest price/area segment in Gwinnett County, GA.

Between $200k and $400k, there were 120 listings for sale, and about 18 months of supply.  As strong as the under $200k segment is… this one is that weak.  The 7 sales were a considerable drop from last year’s 13 sales, but a good bump from last month’s 3 sales.  Of course, this segment has always seemed to lag.

From $400k to $600k, there were 34 homes on the market. The absorption rate is around 8.5 months.  The Absorption Rate has been dropping for 5 months.  This is odd considering the performance of the next segment down, but totally in line with the <$200k segment.  May’s 5 sales are down from 2 the month before, and compares favorable to last year’s 2 sales… and the inventory decrease really helped.

In the $600k to $800k arena, there was 1 listing on the market.  Inventories have decreased as sales have increased compared to last year.  The absorption rate is at 1.5 months of inventory… but with only 4 sales last year and then the sale in March and another in May, obviously it is easy to bump one way or the other. The ONLY reason for the strong looking Absorption Rate is that there is only 1 listing.  Only.  For June there are 8 listings… expect a major change in this segment.

The range from $800k to $1m, there was 1 homes listed on the market and no sales… seemingly forever.

Above $1m, there were 4 properties listed.  But because of the smaller numbers of sales, the absorption rate could be significantly impacted by just a couple of sales.  The single sale in January (first since October) has pushed the Absorption Rate down to 24 months of inventory.

Norcross, GA is a suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. The population is 2000 was 8,41, but that only included the area inside the city limits, and it has seen tremendous growth since that census. The City of Norcross revamped their old town a long time ago, and it has served as a model for other towns in the area. It is also home to Meadow Creek and Norcross High Schools. One of the things that Norcross is known for locally is the beautiful older homes in the downtown area. They have maintained their historic flair quite successfully.

I have a page dedicated to Norcross Market Data.

Related articles
Enhanced by Zemanta

Photo Friday… Hockey Time

Friday, 08 July 2011 08:31
Written by
0 Comments

Garrett gets some 1 on 1 from Danny Taylor

It is a little earlier than usual, but it is 2nd week of Hockey Camp time…  I’ll be spending a large part of next week at the skating rink watching my older son play his favorite game.

All year long he looks forward to spending two (non-consecutive) weeks playing hockey and hanging out with the coaches and other players.  Honestly, I look forward to it as well.  Maybe not as much as Garrett, but it is a lot of fun.

The folks that Dan Sullivan gets to coach for the Come And Get It Hockey Camp are a pretty cool bunch.  Dan played with the Gladiators and currently plays for the Colorado Eagles (both in the ECHL).  Several other past and present coaches are current or former Gladiators… as well as some players that have been in the Ontario Hockey League and the NCAA.  Eric Boulton (of the Atlanta Thrashers) has been to most of the camps with his sons, and this time, he is making it official… he’ll be on the ice with the players.  Chris Thorburn of the Thrashers has also been involved with the camp.

The kids are a lot of fun to watch, too.  Some of them are pretty talented… enough that the pros will step out of the weight room, or hang out by the glass after their ice time to watch the kids play.  Of course, part of that might be them thinking back to their days of hockey camps and youth hockey.

Hockey players are different than a lot of other athletes.  Even in Canada, hockey rinks aren’t at school… and often, ice time for youth players is at “inconvenient” hours.  One pro player told me that when he was in high school, he was at the rink at at 5:00am… then school, homework and finally… the rink, at 10:00pm.  Games were often at 11:00pm or even later.  High school athletes in other sports usually don’t have to put up with the same hardships to play their sports. Hockey players are a dedicated bunch.  Mine is only 7, and this is what he loves.  And he works REALLY hard for his coaches.

And if you are looking for something to do, you might drop by the Duluth Ice Forum next week for a scrimmage.  The kids will play a game each day between about 3:00 and 4:30 in the afternoon (the play for an hour… in there somewhere).

Buford, GA, Market Report, May 2011

Thursday, 07 July 2011 08:45
Written by
0 Comments
This map shows the incorporated and unincorpor...

Image via Wikipedia

Market stats for Buford, GA, May, 2011 indicate that there were 584 properties on the market. Overall, there was about an 8.3 month supply of properties.  There were 75 sales for April, up slightly from 73 last month and 73 from last May (2010).  It is an impressive comeback from March’s poor showing.

In the sub-$200k arena, there were 313 listings, with a 6.1 month supply.  This is the largest price segment in this market area, so strength here usually equals strength across the whole local market area.  Sales were up slightly from last month (54 v 51), but strong compared to last year (47 sales in May 2010).  Framed in the results for the whole market area, the segment is quite strong.

Between $200k and $400k, there were 213 listings for sale, and about  12.1 months of supply.  The 17 sales recorded were significantly below the 22 from last month., as well as down from the 23 sales last year for May.  It is among the weaker price/area segments in Gwinnett County, GA.  Of course, if there were a big bump next month…

From $400k to $600k, there were 36 homes on the market. The absorption rate is almost 54 Months.  This shouldn’t be acting like a high-end luxury segment, but it is.  There has been 2 sale in the last 3 months (both in May).  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 has been weakening.

In the $600k to $800k arena, there were 4 listings.  Absorption Rate is 6 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 4 homes has made things look less slow… but there have been 5 sales in this segment in the last year… the last was this month.

The range from $800k to $1m, there were 7 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 11 properties listed.  The last sale in the segment was in April… of 2009…and then there was May… FINALLY, a new sale.

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.

Related articles
Enhanced by Zemanta
Copyright © 2009 - 2019 Garage with a Detached Home | Gwinnett County GA. All Rights Reserved. Created by Blog Copyright.