About Fannin County, GA

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North Georgia | Blue Ridge Mountains | Christmas celebration | Downtown Blue Ridge

On Saturday, November 28th, the Blue Ridge downtown park and surrounding areas will have events to enjoy throughout the day and into the evening. Some of the activities planned are:

The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway arrives with Santa and Mrs. Calus at 12:30 p.m.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will ride a reindeer drawn carriage through town

Free photos will be taken in the gazebo with Santa and Mrs. Claus

• Children can drop off their letters to Santa at Santa's mailbox
  
• Holiday entertainment throughout the day

Gingerbread Man, Frosty, Rudolph and others will be downtown

A trackless train will transport children and adults around our beautiful downtown

The lighting of The Great Tree - with entertainment continuing after the tree lighting ceremony

Businesses will stay open late for holiday shoppping and refreshments

Proceeds from this year's event will be donated to the Fannin County Family Connection which includes AmeriCorps (Food Pantry, Tutoring Programs, Community Service Projects), Xtreme Teens (Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Education and Prevention), Fannin Homeless Shelter

It's an event that is for the entire family and is sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. Come join us in downtown Blue Ridge for a festive, old fashioned Christmas celebration.

For more information click Light Up Blue Ridge

Donna Yates
Coldwell Banker High Country Realty
706-633-0644 cell 706-632-7311 x252 office
274 West Main Street
Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513
www.move2northgeorgia.net
donna@ellijay.com

North Georgia | Blue Ridge Mountains | Light Up Blue Ridge | Christmas Celebration

'Tis the season...It's that time of year again and ho,ho,ho, oh,oh,oh what fun this is!! Light Up Blue Ridge. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make their entrance into town on our old fashioned train (Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad) and then make the rounds along the downtown streets of Blue Ridge in his sleigh pulled by beautiful reindeer. This is an old fashioned, small town celebration that will warm your heart and make you tingle inside with excitement. You can't help but catch the Christmas spirit. Great family fun, come one, come all - everyone is welcome. Food, music, decorations, photos, and shop owners will have their shops open so you can pick up a special gift or two!

Donna Yates, Georgia Realtor
Coldwell Banker High County Realty
706-633-0644 cell 706-632-7311 x252 office
274 West Main Street
Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513
www.move2northgeorgia.net
donna@ellijay.com

Make sure you're strapped in tight! Home sales in Fannin County continue their wild roller coaster ride. October 2009 residential sales figures are in, and both number of units sold and median prices are up over last October. This is a break from the trend we saw last month, when the number of sales was up, but prices were down from September 2008.


There were 35 residential sales in Fannin County last month, compared with 22 in October '08. The median price this October was $186,000, almost $26,000 up over last October's $160,450.


An analysis of foreclosure data yields some interesting results: Out of the 35 residential sales last month, 13 (37%) were foreclosures, versus 2 (9%) of last year's sales. The median sale price for foreclosures was $130,000, the median sale for non-foreclosure units was $227,375 -- a 43% price increase!


A further breakdown of the data shows the following:

Price Range # of Units Sold
$0 - $100K 6
$101K - $200K 13
$201K - $300K 8
$301K - $400K 5
$401K - $500K 2
Over $500K 1 ($810,000)

What can we learn from this month's analysis? I sure wish I knew! I am grateful for the uptick in both sales and prices and would LOVE to think it will be a continuing trend. But, I'm not sure if I feel like the adorable girl in the front of the roller coaster...or the guys in the back!