Athens, GA

The Council on Education for Public Health has just awarded the University of Georgia College of Public Health full accreditation. This accreditation is not easily earned and provides many benefits to the school, the community, the students and prospective employers. Only two schools in Georgia are now fully accredited, the other being the Rollins School at Emory University in Atlanta. The UGA School of Health joins a group of 40 other public health programs at universities in the United States to achieve full accreditation.

Both the average and the median sales prices dropped and are now lower than they were at any time in the last year. This is probably driven by two factors: 1) the number of foreclosures and short sales on the market; 2) first time homebuyers taking advantage of the $8000 tax credit.

At the end of June there were 181 pending sales of residential property in Athens - Clarke County, down 6 from May figures. Residential properties include single family homes, duplexes, triplexes, condos, townhouses, mobile and manufactured homes.

The following table shows the sliding 12 month residential sales volume in Athens-Clarke County over the last 12 months:

If you would like more information on Athens-Clarke County, GA, or you are interested in buying or selling your home there, please call me at 706-207-5290. Or you can click here to email me with your inquiries. To search for homes in Jackson County you, please visit my website.

The STAR SPANGLED CLASSIC event in Athens, GA starts at 6:00pm on 7/4/2009 at Bishop Park and includes "concessions, family games, inflatables, patriotic arts and crafts for kids, and music. The community birthday cake, donated by Publix, will be served, as well."

The fireworks are scheduled to start at about 9:30pm. The event is free and open to the public! Athens, GA has a long history of fireworks at Bishop Park, but they had been cancelled due to budget cuts for 2009. However, the community has stepped forward and thanks to the following - we are having fireworks in Athens on July 4, 2009!

• PeachMac, the Star Spangled Classic 2009 Presenting Sponsor
• Advanced Asphalt Coating, the Star Spangled Classic 2009 Contributing Sponsor
• Athens First Bank & Trust, the Star Spangled Classic 2009 Contributing Sponsor
• Jordan, Jones & Goulding, the Star Spangled Classic 2009 Contributing Sponsor
• McDonald's, the Star Spangled Classic 2009 Contributing Sponsor
• Silver & Archibald, the Star Spangled Classic 2009 Contributing Sponsor
• TSAV, the Star Spangled Classic 2009 Contributing Sponsor
• The Athens Banner Herald, Star Spangled Classic 2009 Media Sponsor
• Magic 102 FM, Star Spangled Classic 2009 Media Sponsor

Rise and shine early Saturday, July 4th 2009 to get a great spot for the Colbert, GA Fourth of July Parade. The parade features antique cars, tractors, horses, and lots more! Bring a bag for the candy thrown out to the kids! Colbert is located about 15 minutes east of AThens off Highway 72 in Colbert. The parade starts at 9am, with a festival following which features arts & crafts, concessions, and gospel & country music.

Watkinsville, GA (about 10 minutes south of Athens on Highway 441) will also play host to special Independence Day celebrations, starting Friday 7/3/2009 with First Friday on Main and a free art tour from 6pm to 9pm. On SAturday the 4th of July the Eagle Tavern will be the site of free watermelon, popcorn, cotton candy & more. There will also be music, concessions and more from 10 am to 2pm.

Everyone, please be safe and have a Happy Fourth of July 2009!

In Athens -Clarke County, GA, for the week ending June 28, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 1783 active listings of which 1497 are residential, 22 are farm and land. This is a sharp drop of 33 listings from the previous week.

There are 198 listings under contract. This number is down 5 from last week.

There have been 17 closed sales duiring the period of June 21 - June 28, 2009, all of which were residential.

For more information on Athens, GA or if you are interested in buying or selling your home there, please call me at 706-207-5290. Or you can click here to email me with your inquiries. To search for homes in Athens, please visit my website The Athens Real Estate Page.

Note: All data is taken from the Athens Area Association of Realtors MLS system and accurate as of one day after the reporting period.

In Athens -Clarke County, GA, for the week ending June 21, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 1816 active listings of which 1532 are residential, 21 are farm and land. This is, again, an increase of 9 listings over the previous week.

There are 203 listings under contract. This number is up 14 from last week.

There have been 8 closed sales duiring the period of June 7 - June 14, 2009, all of which were residential.

For more information on Athens, GA or if you are interested in buying or selling your home there, please call me at 706-207-5290. Or you can click here to email me with your inquiries. To search for homes in Athens, please visit my website The Athens Real Estate Page.

Note: All data is taken from the Athens Area Association of Realtors MLS system and accurate as of one day after the reporting period.