About Catoosa County, GA

Everything you see here is reliable but not guaranteed. This market report is so brand spankin' new, it squeaks. I'll try to keep doing these every month for Catoosa. Seems like y'all are the red-headed step children of the Chattanooga market so I'll do my best to change that. These numbers cover all of Catoosa County, GA as reported to the Chattanooga MLS.

Catoosa County Real Estate Sales (All prices)

All active homes for sale: 490

Pending or contingent listings (under contract): 62

Residential listings closed (sold) during the past month: 38

Number of months to sell current actives at last month's sales pace: 12.9

Catoosa County, under $100,000

Active homes for sale: 99

Pending or contingent listings: 19

Residential listings closed last month: 17

Number of months to sell current actives at last month's sales pace: 5.8

Catoosa County, $100,000-200,000

Active homes for sale: 234

Pending or contingent listings: 29

Residential listings closed during the last month: 14

Number of months to sell current actives at last month's sales pace: 16.7

Catoosa County, $200,000-400,000

Active homes for sale: 132

Pending or contingent listings: 14

Residential listings closed during the last month: 7

Number of months to sell current actives at last month's sales pace: 18.9

Catoosa County, over $400,000

Homes for sale: 25

Pending or contingent listings: 0 (ouch)

Residential listings closed during the last month: 0 (double ouch!)

Number of months to sell current actives at last month's sales pace: Not ever gonna happen?

Homes in Catoosa County run the gamut from really pricey (think Windstone & Council Fire golf course communities) down to, well, not so much. Like Hamilton County real estate sales, the lower end is where you are likely to be able to sell pretty quickly, there just isn't a lot of competition out there - less than 100 homes under $100k right now. Get up over about $300,000 and there really isn't much happening.

I'll give you a little more analysis next month, when I have some history to compare to.

I found the evidence of this particular crime while pre-viewing a 5,000 sq foot house in Windstone. Just goes to show you that money can't buy taste! And honestly, y'all, the picture doesn't do it justice, it looked far worse in person.

I just love the way the grotesque peachy-coral color really makes the putrescent green pop.

 

Parade and Fireworks!

The weekend begins Friday at 5:30 Friday with Southern and Contemporary Gospel. Kiwanas Club pancakes Saturday at 7:30am. The parade starts at 11:00am. The car show is at 1pm and the beauty pageant is at 6pm.

Fireworks at 9:45pm.

The website has the full schedule and contact information. Come spend Memorial Day in Ringgold, GA at our 1890's Day Jamboree.

The Colonnade in Ringgold, GA held a open house this week. Several of its vendors spread their wares. It was all good food. The crowd was steady and had a great time.

The Colonnade is a fantastic venue for gatherings, events and plays.

The updcoming programs in the theater include:

Southern Jesters	05/22/09
1st Baptist Church of Ivy Gap	06/05-13/09
Brothers of St. Benedict	06/19-27/09

Auditions are being held for several performances, including The Clumsy Custard Horror Show, teenager only, June 1&2; Steel Magnolias, June 8&9; Cotton Patch Gospel, June 29&30.

Here is a link to their newsletter with details on the upcoming programs and auditions.

Participating Vendors were:

Cranberry Cupboard	423-580-8453
The Chocolate Fountain	423-304-4464
Oakwood Café	706-529-9664
Sherrill's Catering	706-866-5543
Chick-fil-A
Darr's Chow-Time	706-866-7770
Catering by Alan	423-894-0098
Sticky Fingers Catering	423-265-7333
Goetz & Associates Catering	423-595-2380
Panera Bread	706-866-2203
Rib & Loin	423-499-6465

The Colonnade Center held an open house this week. The management hopes to hold these open houses annually. Several of their vendors provided tasty samples of their wares set among elegant displays of table settings. The main caterer area was in the 10,000 square foot banquet hall. Continuous music was provided by harpist, Tiffany Envid, which beautifully set the tone for the event.

The open house was intended to introduce the staff, to provide tours of the facility and togive their approved caterer vendors exposure.

The Colonnade expressed goal is "to provide a complete meeting place for private or corporate events and a community meeting place for cultural events and entertainment."

The facilities include the 10,000 square foot banquet hall, which can be partitioned to meet needs for smaller events, 3 smaller banquet rooms, a large theater and stage, and a open pavilion.

Building layout of Colonnade in Ft Oglethorpe. Image taken from www.colonnadecenter.org

The open house was from 4 to 7 Tuesday afternoon.

Vendors who participated in the open house were:

Bailey's BBQ 706-935-2629	Cranberry Cupboard 706-861-0728	Mountain Oaks Wedding.Catering 423-238-3791
Belaire Catering, LLC 423-785-6863	Emerson Russell Catering	Panera Bread 423-280-9598
Catering By Alan 423-894-0098	Fazoli's 706-861-7989	Tuggles Catering 423-894-9985
Chick Fil A 423-488-6162	Grill' Thyme Catering 706-866-2722

Events for the remainder of the year include:

The Little Princess, October 3,4,10,11
House of Frankenstein, October 24,25,31 November 1
Tiny Tim's Christmas, November 28,29 December 5,6
Sound of Music, December 12,13,19, 20

The Colonnade staff includes:

Tracy Breon, Director; Cliff White, Operations Manager; Hollie Baranick, Administrative Assistant; John Lee, Theatre Coordinator; Sonya Robertson, Event Coordinator. You may contact the staff at 706-935-9000.