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Rockdale County, Georgia Market Stats - June 2008

Although Rockdale County it is the 2nd smallest county in the state, it is home to a number of great attractions such as, Panola Mountain State Conservation Park, Georgia International Horse Park which hosted the 1996 Olympic Equestrian events, and Randy Poynter Reservoir which is a 650 acre recreation and water supply lake in North Rockdale County.

The Area of the Day is: Rockdale County, GA. These stats are for single family homes.

  1. Active Listings: 1279
  2. Under Contract: 114
  3. Sold in the last 3 months: 197

Are you thinking to yourself, "UGH! How can I compete against those numbers?"

In this market, it is all about price. Don't find yourself grouped with the 80% of houses in the market that are overpriced. Price aggressively and give yourself a chance for success. Remember, savy sellers know that in this market they may need to reduce the price of their house in order to sell, but they can potentially make up for that price reduction when they buy the next house.

As always questions or comments are always welcome. Please visit Homes by Ursula for more information.

Looking for Good Cajun Look No Farther Than The Depeaux in Decatur

Well it's Sunday and it's cold, dreary and raining. Keith and I are starving and tired of the same old, same old. Where to eat????? We start the typical "Where do you want to go?" "I don't know. Where do you want to go?" rountine. This is a routine that is very frustrating to me. I will name a place and Keith will say no. (You know he is a food snob, right?) So we are driving around Decatur looking for something new. After driving past The Depeaux thousands of times in the past year or so we decide today is the day we go for it.

The Depeaux is located in the 100+ year old train depot. They have a great bar on the top portion and then the resturant in the lower portion. Great ambience. We like ambience. Our waiter, Troy shows up and even though he is from Utah he has a great New Orleans feel to him. He sits down and starts talking to us like we are great friends. I love this. You know me, never meet a stranger. Keith orders a Blue Martinini with Blue Chees Stuffed Olives to drink and I get a VooDoo something or other. Since I am not a big drinker I like to try the sweet "Fru-Fru" drinks. This one was great with vanilla rum, dark rum, pineapple and other things in it. Keith loved his Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives. So far, all is right with the world.

I ordered the Marinated Crab Fingers for an appetizer. 7 lovely crab claws arrive marinated in a vinegrette. Yummy! Now, as most of you know, I do not do spicy. Keith does spicy. I ordered the grilled grouper. It had a nice lemon butter on it. This was the lightest, flakiest piece of fish I have had in a while and the crab on top was to die for. Keith ordered the grouper with crawfish etouffee. The grouper was blackened. He enjoyed it and said that is wasn't just spicy for spicy sake but had a great flavorful taste.

This is a most go back for us. You should check them out. They are located at 303 E. Howard Ave., Decatur. Their phone number is 404-474-2591.

Henry County, Georgia Market Statistics

Today, we will be looking at the market summary for Henry County, GA. Henry County, GA is located approximately 25 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta. There are 7 cities in Henry county: Ellenwood, Hampton, Locust Grove, Luella, McDonough, Ola, and Stockbridge.

Whether you are shopping at the Tanger outlet mall, playing golf, or spending the weekend at a NASCAR event at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, there is something for everyone in the area. This is probably why this has been one of Georgia's fastest growing counties in recent years.

And now, on to the numbers.

The Area of the Day is: Henry County, GA. These stats are for single family homes and were obtained from GAMLS.

  1. Active Listings: 3909 (Average Days on Market 143)
  2. Under Contract: 273 (average DOM 116)
  3. Sold in the last 3 months: 555 (Average DOM 111)

Of the 3909 active listings, 1803 are priced between $100,000 - 200,000. There have been 311 sales in the last 3 months in this price range.

WOW!

That is approximately a 18 month supply of inventory in this price range alone. As a seller, you should know that it is all about price. This information screams price reduction.

As a buyer looking for a vibrant area with plenty of activities, there are some phenomenal opportunities in Henry County.

As always, you comments are welcome. How do you feel about these numbers?

Please visit us at Homes by Ursula.

Rockdale County, GA Market Statistics

I am sure that you have all been asking "What market area stats are we getting today?". Well today we will briefly look at what is happening in Rockdale County. Although it is the 2nd smallest county in the state, it is home to a number of great attractions such as, Panola Mountain State Conservation Park, Georgia International Horse Park which hosted the 1996 Olympic Equestrian events, and Randy Poynter Reservoir which is a 650 acre recreation and water supply lake in North Rockdale County.

The Area of the Day is: Rockdale County, GA. These stats are for single family homes.

  1. Active Listings: 1239 (Average Days on Market 135)
  2. Under Contract: 88 (average DOM 123)
  3. Sold in the last 3 months: 209 (Average DOM 153)

Are you thinking to yourself, "WOW! How can I compete against those numbers?"

In this market, it is all about price. Don't find yourself grouped with the 80% of houses in the market that are overpriced. Price aggressively and give yourself a chance for success. Remember, savy sellers know that in this market they may need to reduce the price of their house in order to sell, but they can potentially make up for that price reduction when they buy the next house.

As always questions or comments are always welcome. Please visit Homes by Ursula for more information.