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Market stats for Suwanee, GA, February, 2012 indicate that there were 433 properties on the market (down from 440 last month). Overall, there was about a 7.3 month supply of properties (down from 7.9 last month). February had 64 sales. Compared to February, 2011 (53), this year was a stronger. Inventory was down compared to 2011 (604). The last six months had been very strong, but that came on a very weak June and just average sales for a couple of prior months. February was stronger than January, but still not as strong as it was a few months ago. It will be interesting to see if the strength carries through another month.
In the Under $200k arena, there were 133 listings in Suwanee, GA, with about a 4.3 month supply (131 and 4.4, respectively last year). This February’s sales were WAY up, at 30 (22 last year, 17 last month). This was definitely the strongest price segment in Suwanee. I’m hoping that January was an anomaly.
Between $200k and $400k, there were 195 listings for sale (284 last year, 207 last month), and 8.4 months of supply. Sales in February, 2012 were 27 (16 in January), compared with 26 for the same period in 2011. 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. And for the last few months, despite there being more listings in this segment, the under $200k segment has had more sales.
From $400k to $600k, there were 62 homes on the market. The absorption rate was at 12.4 months (12.0 in January). There were 4 sales in February (5 in January)… up by 3 compared to last January. Looking at the three month average, there were 15 sales this year and 10 for the same period last year. This segment had gotten dramatically stronger in the last couple of months, but stayed sort of weak this month. We should be looking at close to 12 sales for March… I was hoping (but not expecting) 12 for February.
In the $600k to $800k arena, there are 15 listings, with about a 15 month supply (HUGE reduction from last month’s A/R of 51). Sales at this level are not consistent, but there were 3 this month (0 last month). Looking at one month makes the numbers jump around. For the last three months, sales were 3… For the same time last year, the sales were 4. 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 4 homes listed and 12 months of inventory on the market. There were only 4 sales at this price level last 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 24 properties listed. The current absorption rate indicated about 24 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, 1 for December and 2 for January). In this segment, we should be seeing reduced inventories… There were 27 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, February 2011 (lanebailey.com)
- Suwanee, GA, Market Report, January 2011 (lanebailey.com)
- Suwanee, GA, Market Report, December 2011 (lanebailey.com)
- Suwanee, GA, Market Report, November 2011 (lanebailey.com)
- 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)
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