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Buford, GA, Market Report, November 2011

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Market stats for Buford, GA, November, 2011 indicate that there were 480 properties on the market. Overall, there was about an 7.2 month supply of properties (Absorption Rate or A/R). There were 44 sales for October, way down from 77 last month and dead on the 44 sales last November (2010).

In the sub-$200k arena, there were 261 listings, with a 5.8 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 way down from last month (30 v 51), but flat compared to last year (29 sales in November, 2010). Framed in the results for the whole market area, the segment is reasonably strong. And the A/R is under the 6 months that would be considered fairly balanced… pointing towards a slight seller’s market.

Between $200k and $400k, there were 162 listings for sale, and about 9.4 months of supply. The 11 sales recorded were well down from the 23 from last month and slightly from the 13 sales last year for November. This had been one of the weaker segments in the county, but has improved dramatically… it’s still weaker than it should be, though.

From $400k to $600k, there were 33 homes on the market. The absorption rate is 8.3 Months. There have been 12 sales in the last 3 months (3 for November, 3 sales for October, 6 sales for September). When the market is rolling, there should be 5-7 sales a month during this part of the year. September was pretty strong, and but we didn’t have the follow-up the last two months I was looking for… Just for comparison, there were 2 sales in the Sept.-Nov. period in 2010.

In the $600k to $800k arena, there were 8 listings. Absorption Rate is 48 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 8 homes has made things look less slow… but there have been 4 sales in this segment in the last year… the last was five months ago.

The range from $800k to $1m, there were 8 homes listed. And with only 2 sales in the last year (December, 2010), obviously trends are hardly definable. Listings are down, but sales aren’t following through.

Above $1m, there were 8 properties listed. The last sale in the segment was in April… of 2009…and then there was May… and 2 sales in June. So, we have 24 months of inventory. I hope, but am not expecting, sales to be more consistent.

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.

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

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Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, November 2011

Friday, 30 December 2011 08:00

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Market stats for Sugar Hill, GA , November, 2011 indicates that there are 173 homes on the market. Overall, there is about an 5.3 month supply. There were 34 sales, compared to 18 last month and 15 last November. The Absorption Rate (AR) actually increased, but that is largely due to the weakness last month.

For Sugar Hill homes priced under $200k, there are 124 listings, with about 5.2 months supply. There were 29 sales this November, dramatically more than last year for the same time (10). Last month there were 18 sales. Inventories have been fluid, rising and falling. Normally, this time of year we see inventories leveling out, but this month increased.

Sugar Hill Listings between $200k and $400k, there are 42 listings for sale, and about 31.5 months of supply. Last November there was an 13.4 month supply. Last November there were 5 sales, this year there were 2. Last month also had none. 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 4 homes on the market. The absorption rate is around 4 months, but with 4 sales since last October (until November), it is tough to calculate accurately. Obviously, a sale or two could make a BIG difference, and we had 3 more sales in November alone. That brought the total sales for the year from 4 to 7. There were only 3 sales in this segment last year. 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 3 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.

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Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, October 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Sugar Hill, GA, Market Report, September 2011 (lanebailey.com)
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)

Lilburn, GA Market Report, November 2011

Monday, 26 December 2011 08:00

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Market stats for Lilburn, GA, November, 2011, indicates that there were 398 properties on the market (as of November 30th). Overall, there was about an 8.2 month supply of properties and 41 properties that closed (sold) in November. It was an increase from last year’s sales (35) and an decrease from October, 2011 (60 sales). The Absorption Rate notched down slightly. Lilburn had been among the weakest of Gwinnett County, GA, cities I track. But, at 8.23 months of inventory, it isn’t nearly as bad as it had been just a few months ago (14.35 months of inventory in Feb, 2011, for example).

In the sub-$200k arena, there were 288 listings, with about an 7.0 month supply with 36 sales. This represents most of the sales in the market area. Sales decreased markedly from last month (53), and were also up dramatically from last year (28). While the Absorption Rate isn’t as low as many other areas, sales are strong, and I’m pulling for a comeback for Lilburn. But October was quite strong… November was actually below expectations.

Between $200k and $400k, there are 9 listings for sale, and about 14.1 months of supply. This segment had been quite weak for months, and has stalled a little. There were 5 sales compared to 6 last year. This segment really needs to get back into single digit A/Rs … but, Lilburn has never been seen as a luxury market. But the 9% decrease in listings has really helped. I’m not as confident about this portion of the Lilburn market coming back quite yet…

From $400k to $600k, there are just 4 homes on the market. The absorption rate is 8.0 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, 1 sale in June, 2 in July and none in August, September, October or November.

From $600k to $800k, $800k to $1M and Above $1M, there are 7 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.

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I have a page dedicated to Lilburn Market Data.

Lilburn, GA Market Report, October 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, September 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, August 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, June 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, May 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, April 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, March 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, February 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, January 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, December 2010 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, November 2010 (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn, GA Market Report, October 2010 (lanebailey.com)
Wayback Wednesday… The Lilburn CID (lanebailey.com)
Terra Sol by Pulte near Lilburn (lanebailey.com)
Lilburn agrees to November vote on Sunday sales (ajc.com)
Gwinnett County Homestretch… Again… (lanebailey.com)

Suwanee, GA, Market Report, November 2011

Friday, 23 December 2011 08:00

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Market stats for Suwanee, GA, November, 2011 indicate that there are 502 properties on the market (down from 579 last month). Overall, there is about an 7.0 month supply of properties (up from 6.6 last month). November had 53 sales. Compared to 2010 (48), that was a little stronger. Inventory was down, as well, compared to 2010 (582). The last five months have been very strong, but that comes on a very weak June and just average sales for a couple of prior months. November was a bit stronger than last year, but well down from October (83 sales). Obviously, I like seeing continued strength here.

In the Under $200k arena, there are 161 listings in Suwanee, GA, with about a 5.3 month supply (156 and 8.5, respectively last year). This November’s sales were OK, at 26 (just 15 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 was looking for a solid follow-up to last month’s 42 sales, but we didn’t get it. While it was a good showing against last year, it was far from a good showing overall. Hopefully we’ll see a similar number of sales for December…

Between $200k and $400k, there are 235 listings for sale (285 last year), and 7.0 months of supply. Sales in November, 2011 were 23 (31 in October), compared with 27 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. Unlike most of the county, this is the largest price segment in the area, and its direction plays a major part in how the area looks. Could be getting better…

From $400k to $600k, there are 57 homes on the market. The absorption rate is at 10.1 months (6.6 in September). There were 4 sales in November (8 in October)… flat compared to last November. Looking at the three month average, there were 17 sales this year and 12 for the same period last year. This segment had gotten dramatically stronger in the last couple of months, but like the lower price segments, dropped off heavily this month. We should be looking at more than 10 sales for December… I’m not expecting it, though.

In the $600k to $800k arena, there are 17 listings, with about a 12.8 month supply (8.1 last month). Sales at this level are not consistent, but there were 0 this month (1 last month). Looking at one month makes the numbers jump around. For the last three months, sales were 4… For the same time last year, the sales were 2. With the huge decrease in listings over the last couple of months, I was looking for this to become one of the strongest $600k-$800k area in the county. But until I see 2-3 sales a month on average, I can’t call this one strong.

The range from $800k to $1m, there are 7 homes listed and 21 months of inventory on the market. There were only 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. But there still needs to be some sales activity.

In Suwanee, GA, Above $1m, there are 25 properties listed. The current absorption rate indicated about 75 months of inventory, but because of the smaller numbers of sales, this could be significantly impacted by just a couple of sales (only 1 sale for October, 0 for November). 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, October 2011 (lanebailey.com)
Suwanee, GA, Market Report, September 2011 (lanebailey.com)
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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Norcross, GA, Market Report, October 2011

Monday, 19 December 2011 08:00

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Market stats for Norcross GA, October, 2011 indicate that there were 288 properties on the market. Overall, there is about a 4.9 month supply of properties. This year has been very strong so far… although April and May weren’t that strong (April was below last year)… it hasn’t slowed much. September saw 58 sales, above the 48 for September but well above the 42 for last October. This is one of the few market areas in Gwinnett to post six strong months in a row.

In the sub-$200k arena, there were 165 listings, with about 3.7 month supply. Sales are up from both last month and a year ago in this segment, which is the main driver of sales in this area (46 v 36 both in Oct10 & Sept11). For the last seven months, the AR has been tilted in favor of sellers. This still looks like one of the strongest price/area segment in Gwinnett County, GA.

Between $200k and $400k, there were 86 listings for sale, and about 8.3 months of supply. This segment isn’t as weak as it had been over the last several months, and is continuing to build strength. The 9 sales were solidly up compared to last year’s 4 sales, but down from last month’s 10 sales. Even though it isn’t gangbusters, it is certainly better than the 28 months of inventory we had in December, 2010.

From $400k to $600k, there were 29 homes on the market. The Absorption Rate is around 9.7 months. The AR had been dropping for months, then shot WAY up in June. It has been working down slowly since. October’s 3 sales are up from 2 the month before and last year’s 1 sale… and the inventory decrease didn’t hurt too much, either.

In the $600k to $800k arena, there were 4 listings on the market. Inventories had decreased compared to last year. The Absorption Rate is at 12 months of inventory… but with only 4 sales last year and then the sale in March and another each in May and June, obviously it is easy to bump one way or the other. The ONLY reason for the strong looking Absorption Rate last month was that there were so few listings.

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

Above $1m, there were 3 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 18 months of inventory.

Norcross, GA is a suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. The population is 2000 was 8,410 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.

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

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