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Reporting on a two-month lag, the government said home values rose 0.7 percent in November.
National home prices are at their highest point since February 2009.
But before we look too much into the FHFA’s Home Price Index, it’s important that we’re cognizant of its shortcomings; the most important of which is its lack of real-time reporting.
According to the National Association of Realtors™, 80% of purchases close within 60 days. As a result, because of its two-month delay, the Home Price Index report actually trails today’s market data by an entire sales cycle.
This is one reason why home values appear to be rising even while new data shows that both Existing Home Sales and New Home Sales fell flat last month. The home valuation report is using data from November; the sales reports are using data from December.
The Home Price Index is a trailing indicator and next month, as the Spring Market gets underway, the government will be reporting data from the holidays.
The same is true for the Case-Shiller Index. It, too, operates on a 2-month lag.
All of that said, however, long-term trends do matter in housing and the Home Price Index has shown consistent improvement over the last 10 months. In many markets, home sales are up, home supplies are down, and values have increased. This trend should continue into the early part of 2010, at least.
If you’re wondering whether now is a good time to Buy a Home in Blairsville, or Buy a Cabin in Blue Ridge, GA., consider low prices, cheap mortgages and an available tax credit as three good incentives. By May, none of them will likely be available. If you have any questions or concerns, please Contact Me, or give me a call at 706.994.8686.
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Like real estate, it appears that foreclosure activity is a local phenomenon, too.
As reported by RealtyTrac.com, more than half of all foreclosure-related activity in 2009 came from just 4 states:
1. California
2. Florida
3. Arizona
4. Illinois
More than 1.4 million filings made in 2009 are attributed to the above states. Furthermore, each ranks in the Top 10 for 2009 Foreclosures Per Capita.
The other states are Nevada, Utah, Georgia, Idaho, Michigan and Colorado.
Versus 2008, foreclosures are up 21 percent nationwide and that’s a big number, but a deeper look at RealtyTrac’s annual reports reveals a more positive undertone on the housing market.
1. 40 states fell below the national Foreclosures Per Capita average in 2009
2. Foreclosure activity fell on an annual basis in 10 states as compared to 2008
Foreclosures are still prevalent, though, and buying homes in foreclosure in Blairsville, Blue Ridge, and Ellijay Georgia continues to be big business. First-time buyers, move-up buyers, and real estate investors each are bidding aggressively.
Distressed homes account for one-third of home resale activity, according to an industry trade group.
That said, buying foreclosures can be tricky.
First, properties are often sold “as-is” and the cost of repairs may unwind the home’s status as a “value buy”. Furthermore, a lender may require specific fixes to be made prior to closing and that, too, costs money.
Second, buying a foreclosed home in Georgia isn’t as streamlined as buying a “normal” home. Closing on a foreclosure can be a 120-day process or longer. A 4-month time-frame may not fit your schedule.
And, third, finding foreclosures can be difficult. Despite the growth in foreclosure search engines, it still takes a good real estate agent to uncover the best homes at the best prices.
Read the complete foreclosure report and take a peek at RealtyTrac’s foreclosure heat maps. If you like what you see, Contact Me or give me a call at 706.994.8686.
There’s still good deals in the foreclosure market — you just have to know where to find them
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Foreclosure Activity Falls For The 4th Straight Month
Since peaking in July 2009, national foreclosure activity has dropped through 4 consecutive months.
On a month-to-month basis, November’s foreclosure activity fell another 8 percent.
However, national foreclosure activity continues to be dominated by a minority of states.
As reported by RealtyTrac.com, more than half of November’s foreclosure-related activity sourced from just 4 states:
1. California
2. Florida
3. Illinois
4. Michigan
These are the same 4 states that topped October’s foreclosure activity despite three of them posting month-to-month declines last month.
The remaining Top 10 states in terms of total foreclosure activity include Arizona, Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Nevada and New Jersey.
If you’ve been actively looking at REO lately, you’ve likely noticed that true bargains are harder to find. This is because buyers of all types — first-timers, move-ups, and investors — are purchasing bank-owned homes aggressively and getting better at identifying the “best ones”.
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Hope everyone has a very Happy and Safe Halloween. Remember, if you are in the North Georgia Mountains, we have the Halloween Safe Zone in Blue Ridge, GA. and Halloween On The Square in Blairsville, GA. These are really great events for Halloween here in our North Georgia Mountains.
Trick Or Treat!
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Blairsville Realty has a quarterly listing brochure that we distribute all throughout the North Georgia Mountains. This brochure features listings from all of our agents within the office. Among the listings within the brochure you will find Homes for Sale in Blairsville, Blue Ridge, Hiawassee, Ellijay and many other North Georgia Mountain, Tennessee, and North Carolina Communities. You will find listed in our brochure many Vacant Lots, Developments and Commercial Properties. Also we are pleased that you will see many local advertisements from supporters such as United Community Bank, Kenya Patton Attorney at Law, Jimmy Carter’s Inspect-A-Home….(No not President Carter) and Blue Ridge Mountain Surveying, Inc. who we owe a lot of thanks to for helping make this brochure . Thank You.
If you have any questions or concerns after viewing the 2009 Fall Brochure, please call me at 706-994-8686 or you can simply Contact Me through this post. Sometimes the listing information can be hard to read, so if you find that to be the case, just let me know and I will be more than happy to forward to you a Full MLS Data Sheet.
As always, Thanks for visiting me on “The Porch!”
Make it a GREAT day!
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Well there is some Good and Bad news for the 3rd Quarter Residential Sales in the Fannin County Real Estate Market. Some Good News, the number of Homes Sold in and around Blue Ridge are up 26% from September a year ago according to the sales data from our Northeast Georgia MLS. Also the number of Homes that have gone Under Contract year over year is up a whopping 62%, a change of 15 more Homes. Another bit of Good News is that our inventory is slowly coming down as well. We have experienced an 11% decrease in the number of Homes For Sale in Blue Ridge, GA. to only 995 on the market compared to 1,118 in September 2008.
Now for the Bad News which actually isn’t all that bad. We continue to fight against the Banks and the troubles that they are causing as well. Home values continue to be driven down mostly due in part to the Short Sales and Foreclosures. I have mixed emotions about that actually. Some of our local Banks are really working hard to involve the local Realtors, while yet others seem to want to do it all on their own. Either way, they didn’t ask to be in this Real Estate Crisis either. Yes we all know they issued a lot of Bad Loans, but if we all would have had a Crystal Ball, I am sure most of us, if not all of us, would be in a different situation. The Median Sales Price of Fannin County Residential Homes is down 15%. That price is $208,000, which is much higher than the neighboring counties such as Union County and Gilmer County. The Average Days on Market is also up 31% to 132 days. This is the average number of days that a Home is on the market before it actually sells. I firmly believe that Pricing is 80% of Marketing these days, and if you are not priced right, and I mean aggressively against the competition, you are likely to see your Days on Market to be even higher than that.
Below you will find detailed Graphs and Charts gathered through our Northeast Georgia MLS. Feel free to Call Me at 706.633.8186 or Contact Me if you have any questions or concerns about anything I have said in this Market Report. If I can assist you with any of your North Georgia Mountain Real Estate needs, I would be grateful for the opportunity to speak with you about that.
Thanks so much for visiting me on “The Porch,” and I hope you come back and visit me again real soon.
Make it a GREAT day!
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My wife and I just closed on a cabin in the North Georgia Mountains, after a search of about 10 months and what must have been around 50 or so individual listings. Our Realtor, Chad Lariscy, was a tireless advocate for our concerns. Not that we had all of our ideas wrapped into a tight ball at the outset (though we THOUGHT we did), by any means. We learned as we went, and Chad constantly heard, and applied, our desires to the list of properties we would be shown. We visited the area several times over the months and Chad met us each time with a smile, a warm greeting, genuine care and spent the entire day with us as our intrepid guide. When we needed input, he provided it – always with grace and real concern – to help us to more clearly see what we had in our minds and hearts. When we arrived at the place, we knew it was the one.
We’re glad for the time we spent – not only in seeing all the variations that sellers had listed, but for being able to realize our own concepts which at times weren’t all that easy to interpret.
Chad did an outstanding job of representing not only Blairsville Realty specifically, but the Real Estate profession in general. We’re proud to know him – and would heartily recommend him to anyone on a similar search.
Furthermore, Chad will keep the clinical and detailed aspects of the market before you with insights such as those of which he writes in his articles in “The Front Porch View”.
Rick and Starr
Rick and Starr,
I had the best time with you guys! Rick, your “mountain slang” to this day keeps me rolling in the floor with laughter! Starr, we are going to get that Volley Ball court on the side of that mountain if it is the last thing we do.
I am truly blessed and grateful that the both of you have come into my life. This goes well beyond the scope of agency relationships. You are both my dear friends whom I will always remember as being one of “The Best” I have ever had the privilege of working with. I am looking forward to many, many great years ahead. I know you guys are going to fit right in with us “mountain folk!”
My family and I are eternally grateful!
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Late last year I had the good fortune of meeting Dan Levin and his family from the Orlando Florida area. What a GREAT Family! I got to tell you, we had a blast in both looking for property and negotiating for it. To tell you the truth, I do not know which we had more fun doing.
Dan and his family purchased a Toccoa River Front Home along one of the most highly desired stretches of the River. Their River Home is located just outside of Blue Ridge, GA. in an area known as Fish Trap Trail. Named appropriately because of the 3 natural Indian Fish Traps along the Toccoa River . If you are not familiar with exactly what a Fish Trap is, it is where the Indians would stack the rocks along the river bed to form an arrowhead like shape to trap the fish so that they could spear them or catch the fish in a basket. These Fish Traps are still somewhat used today, except you use a Fly Rod instead of a Spear!
The Toccoa River Cabin is the perfect place for you or your family to come and stay while visiting the North Georgia Mountains. Even if you are not an avid Fly-Fisherman, it is a very warm and inviting Mountain Home. The Levin’s have really done a great job with the decor’ and preparing this River Front Home to accommodate various lifestyles and guests. You will enjoy River Front and Mountain Views and Relaxation! Take a Tour of the Toccoa River Cabin and see for yourself, it is a GREAT place to stay.
So, if you are a Fisherman and looking for a place to stay in Blue Ridge Georgia, you can’t ask for much better than this. Nearby is the infamous Curtis Switch Bridge. Anybody that Fishes knows where Curtis Switch is located. There are so many other Things To Do in and around Blue Ridge, and I am sure there is something for everyone.
Please be sure to check out what Dan, Linda, Alexander and Zachary had to say about me!
If you end up making a GREAT choice and plan your stay at The Toccoa River Cabin, please come back to The Porch and let everyone else know just how wonderful your stay was in the North Georgia Mountains!
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Chad,
SIMPLY AMAZING!
You are hands down the best Realtor that we have ever worked with.
Your customer service is second to none and we would not have been able
to purchase this home with your your expert guidance, persistence and
local knowledge and assistant.
” We Loved the Video that you posted showing us the home again”
Thank you for everything that you did for our family!
Just know that we consider you a friend and look forward to seeing you
when ever we are up for some rest and relaxation.
You are the Best!
Dan, Linda, Alexander and Zachary Levin
Dan,
You have an AWESOME family and it was my pleasure I can assure you to have the opportunity to work with you and Linda. I so much appreciate your loyalty to me before, during and especially after the sale!
I am also grateful to be considered a friend, because afterall, isn’t that what it is all about in the end! I hope that you and your family have years and years of enjoyment in your new North Georgia Mountain Home on the Toccoa River. Blue Ridge, GA. and I welcome you!
Hope to spend some time with you guys soon. Make it an AWESOME day and everyday after!
Chad
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