The Covington Georgia Real Estate Market Report - August 2009

Covington Georgia August 2009 Real Estate Resale Market Report

• Active Listings 1389
• Pending Sales 139
• Closed Sales 93
• Week's Inventory 65

The "Week's Inventory" indicates the number of weeks it takes to sell the current inventory of homes at the present rate of sales. Inventory level in a "good real estate market" is considered to be around 24 weeks.

Since Last Month's Report:

• Active Listings DOWN 12.8%
• Pending Sales DOWN 4.8%
• Closed Sales DOWN 34.5%

Foreclosures:

New foreclosures in the Covington and Newton County real estate market were DOWN in August by 1.8%. However, for the eight-month period, foreclosures are UP 11% in the county over the same period last year.

The Average Sales Price of homes in the Covington real estate market in August was UP 3.5% over July, but DOWN 22.3% from August 2008 prices.

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All statistical information used to create this report was obtained from GAMLS. Information Deemed Reliable but not Guaranteed.