About Mableton's Vinings Estates

Compiled and Prepared by Jackye Mumphrey the Mableton Real Estate Maven from FMLS Stats

YTD info for Mableton December 6^th 2011

Info for homes above 250,000

Neighborhoods that have the most unsold listings

Vinings Estates with 43 homes

Providence with 11 homes

The Retreat at Vinings Lake with 6 homes

Vinings Place with 5 homes

416 Homes that have sold in All PRICE POINTS in Mableton from 1/1/2011 to 12/6/2011

Year built from

1900-1959 Homes 39 Sold

1960-1979 Homes 75 Sold

1980-1989 Homes 43 Sold

1990-1999 Homes 66 Sold

2000-2005 Homes 113 Sold

2006-2011 Homes 69 Sold

Most popular Subdivisions that have sold the most homes in Mableton for 2011

Vinings Estates with 43 homes sold

Providence with 14 homes sold

Vinings Vintage with 12 homes sold

Vinigs Cove and Legacy at the Riverline with 11 each

The Retreat at Old Vinings Lake with 10 homes sold

Nellie Lake and Willow Pond with 9 homes each sold

Stoneybrooke and Lakeview at Vinings with 8 homes each

Homes sold by Days on the Market

98 homes sold within 30 days of less of being on the market.

55 Homes sold within 31-60 days

51 Homes sold within 61-90 days

39 homes sold within 91-120 days

25 homes sold within 121-150 days

30 homes sold in 151-180 days

44 homes sold within 181-250 days

35 homes sold within 251-365 days

35 homes sold in 366+ days

Homes in Mableton have a 24% chance of selling within the first 30 days when they are priced right the 1st time on the market. If 30 days has gone by the chances of selling at the price selected by the seller diminishes very rapidly.

Homes that have sold by the month for 2011. These numbers are inline with the performance of homes sold in Mableton with years past regardless of market conditions. Home values have declined but homes still sell in regards to how many move monthly and seasonally.

Homes Sold Each Month

January 22

February 25

March 38

April 40

May 48

June 43

July 40

August 44

September 39

October 33

November 30

Average for Mableton 36.54 home sell every month. Average listing inventory for the year 1500 listed and 525 units sold.

Compiled and Prepared by Jackye Mumphrey the Mableton Real Estate Maven from FMLS Stats

Most popular Street in which buyers have purchase a home in Mableton for 2011

Century Park Place with 7 new homeowners

Vinings Lake with 6 homeowners

Vinings Vintage with 6 homeowners

Clydesdale Lane and with 5 homeowners

Cobblestone Creek Lake with 4 homeowners

Most Popular School Tracks in Mableton for Elementary, Middle and Highschool

Harmony-Leland , Lindley, Pebblebrook 173 Homes Sold

Nickajack, Griffin, Campbell 61 Homes Sold

Mableton, Floyd South Cobb 59 Homes Sold

Clay, Lindley, Pebblebrook 43 Homes Sold

All other homes sold have fallen under different combinations of available tracks per overlapping school zones.

Solds by unit price point in Mableton

Under 50,000 106 homes sold

50,001 – 100,000 64 homes sold

100,001-150,000 41 homes sold

150,001-200,000 71 homes sold

200,001-250,000 48 homes sold

250,001-300,000 18 homes sold

300,001-350,000 20 homes sold

351,000-400,000 12 homes sold

400,001-450,000 5 homes sold

450,001-500,000 8 homes sold

500,001-600,000 4 homes sold

600,001+ 4 homes sold

Compiled and Prepared by Jackye Mumphrey the Mableton Real Estate Maven from FMLS Stats

Maven from FMLS Stats

Take the plunge the water is fine.

I recently took a holiday to the British West Indies for a week of R&R. I saw some of the most majestic blue and turquoise waters ever. A few days in I decided to try snorkeling. Now mind you I don't know how to swim so I was happy staying in the shallow water and looking for conch shells and seeing a bit of seaweed and small fish that swam by. The captain of my boat called us all out of the water because he was going to take us to see the coral reefs. He said that the water further out would be shallow as well and that those who couldn't swim would be okay.

Little did I know that when he said shallow, that he meant a depth of 18 feet. Now to a non-swimmer he might have just said 18 miles. Needless to say that I was surprised, intimidated and a bit jealous of swimmers in the water that floated out and were frolicking about having fun and enjoying the sea. I wanted to join, but I was scared. The ship captain tried to encourage me to just put a life jacket on and get into the water and mentioned that it is nearly impossible to drown with a life vest on. I had several fears. One, the water was kind of rough. Two, there could be sharks in the water. Three, I could get swept out to sea, and four I simply can't swim and thought I could drown.

I started thinking that there are worse ways to die. So I decided to go ahead and just jump in with two feet. And guess what? It was one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. Schools of fish by the dozens were just below me. The reef with its blue, purple and green colors were vivid beyond belief. And once I relaxed, I realized why people travel the globe in search of the best diving and snorkeling. It's not just something to do, it's an experience, very similar to homeownership. I took the plunge and everything was just fine. I survived. I had a great experience that I will remember for life. I realized my fears weren't really fears, but excuses for inaction. See if I have true fears, I would have never been on the boat or possible on the island. The fact that I flew to a remote island, got to a beach, was picked up by a boat, taken to a remote spot in the middle of the sea, that I didn't really have a fear of the water, but was faced with something new just gave myself excuses. That is the same for buyers. They will go and look at homes and then not buy. They give themselves excuses not to by.

Most buyers try to wait on the market, see if the market will go lower all the while interest rates are creeping up. They say that the market is horrible and they are scared to buy. Scared they may lose their house or pay too much. Well I am here to tell you. Don't listen to the "noise" in your head about what you can't do or scare to do. If you want and have a desire to buy, just do it. In a market that is "horrible" would it be bad for you to buy, or just bad for sellers? Think about it. When is it the best time to buy a home? Is it when prices are up, or when prices are down? I believe you know the answer to that. And for those who try to watch the market fall to the bottom, which is the same as trying to find the bottom of the sea. There is usually not much down there that you'd want to buy or even see. Stay somewhere in the middle where you will have the most choice and see the most available homes that need the least amount of work at great prices. Just as in the sea, at the bottom are ruins and/or what is left once all the homeowners have moved out of a neighborhood and all that is left are tenants, unscrupulous investors and bank owned properties that no one wants. Give yourself a chance of a lifetime and just take the plunge into homeownership... the water is fine and you'll be glad you did.