Mike Saunders

In Oconee County, GA, for the week ending Oct 11, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 807 active listings of which 432 are residential, 23 are farm and land. The total number of listings is down 26 from the previous report.

There were 47 listings under contract at the end of the reporting period, down 5 from the previous week.

During the week of Oct 5 - Oct. 11, 2009, there was 1 closed residential sale in Oconee County, Ga, and 31 closed farm and land sale. This is an increase of 26 closed transactions as in the previous report.

For more information on Oconee County, 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 Oconee County 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.

Lexington Ga is a quiet little town about 20 minutes outside of Athens along U.S. Highway 78. Incorporated in 1806, Lexington is the county seat of Oglethorpe County, GA and was named after the town in Massachussetts where "the shots heard 'round the world" were fired.

The courthouse is the oldest of the 15 remaining Romanesque Revival architecture courthouses in the state and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On the courthouse grounds the Oglethorpe County Civil War Veteran's and the Oglethorpe County Veteran's Memorials are located.

The town still has many of the old buildings along the highway. Some of these are antique shops which provide a pleasant couple of hours diversion searching through all of the old treasures.

There is an unguided walking tour of Lexington that you can take. It will guide you by many of the old buildings as well as the old Lexington Presbyterian Cemetary. In 2008, the town population was 231 people

So, if you want a pleasant little diversion from the activities in and around Athens, or for a backroad trip to Augusta, drive to or through Lexington. You just might enjoy yourself!

For more information about Lexington or Oglethorpe County, 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 and real estate in Lexington and Oglethorpe County please visit my website The Athens Real Estate Page.

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Oct.11, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 189 active listings of which 113 are residential, 30 are farm and land. This is an decrease of 6 listing from the previous week.

There are 19 properties under contract, the same as in the previous report.

During the week of Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009 there was 1 closed residential sale and 0 closed farm and land sales. This is the same number of closed transactions in the previous report.

For more information on Oglethorpe County, 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 Oglethorpe County please visit my website The Athens Real Estate Page.

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

The Athens Area Association of Realtors is entering 2 teams into this years 3 Day 60 Mile Walk supporting the Susan G Komen Foundation funding breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment. The walk will take place Oct. 23 - 25.

AAAR has set a goal of raising over $70,000 this year and we still need your support. The teams have been training for several months and are eager to go this weekend.

Please go to http://www.the3day.org/goto/AAAR to find out about the teams and how you can support this effort.

Thank you!

In Athens -Clarke County, GA, for the week ending Oct. 11, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 1557 active listings of which 1287 are residential, 17 are farm and land. This is decrease of 6 listings from the previous reporting period.

There are 161 listings under contract. This number is up 6 from the previous period.

There have been 7 closed sales duiring the period of Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009, all of which were residential. This is down 14 closed transactions from the previous period.

For more information on Athens, 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 Athens, please visit my website The Athens Real Estate Page.

Note: All data is taken from the Athens Area Association of Realtors MLS system and accurate as of one day after the reporting period. Athens-Clarke County market data includes the City of Athens, the town of Winterville and the remaining areas of Clarke County.