Watkinsville, GA

In Watkinsville, GA, for the week ending Sep 6, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 542 active listings of which 280 are residential, 14 are farm and land. The total listings are down 4 from the previous reporting period, residential listings are down 2 while farm and land listings remain the same for the reporting period.

There are 31 listings under contract, the same as the previous period.

During the week of Aug 31 - Sep 6, 2009 there were 2 closed residential transactions and no closed farm and land sales, in Watkinsville, Ga. This is the same number of closed transactions as the previous week.

For more information on Watkinsville, 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 Watkinsville, please visit my website www.theathensrealestatepage.com.

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

Since school has long since started, everyone in Oconee Co., GA, is back in full swing with activities. Just a few of upcoming events are:

As one of the ongoing informal Strolls Around Watkinsville, this Saturday, September 19, Mary Mellein will lead an hour-long stroll beginning at 9:00 a.m. in front of the courthouse on Main Street. The funds raised from the $5.00 fee will be donated to the Oconee County 4-H Club.

A lot is going on at the Oconee County Library this month. There will be a daylong Fiction Workshop covering the art and process of fiction writing taught by author and college professor Brian Jay Corrigan at 10:00 a.m. September 19. Corrigan's first novel, "The Poet of Loch Ness" won the Bancroft Prize in literature. In 2006, he was named Author of the Year in the debut fiction category by the Georgia Writers Assoc. Registration is required. The library is located on Experiment Station Rd. in Watkinsville, GA.

Also at the Oconee County Library, The Friends of the Oconee County Library will be having a Book Sale September 17-20 at the library. On September 17 there will be a special preview sale from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. for Oconee County Library Friends only. If you aren't a member, you can still join at the door for only $10.00. The regular book sale hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. September 18 & 19 and 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. on September 20.

If you'd like more information about Oconee County or Watkinsville, GA, housing or relocation, please contact Diane @ 706-296-7507 or diane@BoykinTeam.com. Please feel free to search for homes at our website, www.BoykinTeam.com or www.TheBoykinTeam.com.

On September 15 at 12:00 noon, Gainesville State College will host meteorologist and storm chaser Reed Timmer who has intercepted more than 250 tornadoes and a dozen powerful hurricanes during the last few yers. He received his doctorate in meteorology from the Univerisity of Oklahoma. Timmer's presentation will be in the Student Resource Center of GSC's Oconee campus on Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville. The program is free and open to the public.

And don't forget the Oconee Farmer's Market is still open from 8:00-noon every Saturday behind the Eagle Tavern on Main Street in Watkinsville.

Still available are cakes, pies, fresh eggs, blueberries, peaches, jams, grass-fed beef, tomatoes, okra, eggplant, green onions, sweet onions, cucumbers, potatoes and several varieties of squash.

August 2009 residential real estate sales volume in Watkinsville, GA showed a decline in the 12 month sliding sales volume after it rose in July.

Annual volume fell by 4.3% in August. The average Days on Market (D.O.M.) had a slight rise and while average prices rose and median prices remained virtually flat. This is ending 5 consecutive months of falling average and median prices. First time home buyers are still a strong part of the market. That, coupled with an increase in foreclosure purchases, prices are still down 5.5% from last year.

At the end of June there were 31pending sales of residential property in Watkinsville, the This is down 8 from the end of July. 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 Watkinsville over the last 12 months:

If you would like more information on Watkinsville, 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 Watkinsville please visit my The Athens Real Estate Page website.

In Watkinsville, GA, for the week ending Aug 30, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 546 active listings of which 282 are residential, 14 are farm and land. The total listings are up 7 from the previous reporting period, residential listings are up 3 while farm and land listings remain the same for the reporting period.

There are 31 listings under contract, the same as the previous period.

During the week of Aug 24 - Aug 30, 2009 there were 2 closed residential transactions and no closed farm and land sales, in Watkinsville, Ga. This is the same number of closed transactions as the previous week.

For more information on Watkinsville, 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 Watkinsville, please visit my website www.theathensrealestatepage.com.

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 Watkinsville, GA, for the week ending Aug 23, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 539 active listings of which 279 are residential, 14 are farm and land. The total listings are up 4 from the previous reporting period, residential listings are up 1 as are farm and land listings for the reporting period.

There are 31 listings under contract, down 12 from the previous period.

During the week of Aug 17 - Aug 23, 2009 there were 2 closed residential transactions and no closed farm and land sales, in Watkinsville, Ga.

For more information on Watkinsville, 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 Watkinsville, please visit my website www.theathensrealestatepage.com.

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