The Union County Vacant Lot Market Report for the Blairsville Georgia area in October 2010 doesn’t look very good. Median Sold Price for the month is down 22% from this time last year. The Median Sold Price for Union County Vacant Lots is $15,500. The Median Sales Price is also down, but only 12%, down $5,900 from $49,900. There was not a change from the number of Lots Sold this month compared to that a year ago. However, there was a significant drop from August to September, down to only 7 Lots Sold from 16 last month.

October should bounce back however. With the number of Lots Under Contract rising to 10, there is a good chance that we will see an increase in closed transactions in October. The number of New Lots coming on the market is up 65%, up to 43 units from only 26 in September 2009. Now the problem with tracking this is that we simply do not know how many of those went off the market and came back on the market. It could be a combination of making a change of Listing Broker, or even a Foreclosure that has now re-entered the market with the Bank. The Total number of Lots For Sale is down 16%, to 1,299 Lots.

The Average Days On Market (DOM) experienced the largest increase. The DOM for Lots For Sale In Blairsville, GA. is 327 Days. That is an increase of 97% from the 170 a year ago. The Absorption Rate, or Months Supply of Inventory is 122.2 Months. That is actually down 50% from 244.5 in September of 2009.

If you have any questions or concerns about Lots For Sale In Union County, please Call Me at 706.994.8686, or you can Contact Me and I will get back to you promptly. Thank you so much for viewing this North Georgia Mountain Market Report. Please check back often to get Sound Advice on North Georgia Mountain Real Estate, and Upcoming Events within our communities.

Where’s The Bottom?

As you can imagine, 2009 presented many obstacles for those of us in the Real Estate and Mortgage Industry. It was a tough and challenging year no doubt, but presented some hope for the future. Although 2010 has not started with record breaking numbers, many are still predicting that this could be the year we finally see “The Bottom.”

My broker Robert Rogers, really does a great job leading our agents and guiding us to success. He is a numbers guy, and he stays on top of the market and keeps all of us at Blairsville Realty informed as to exactly what is going on in the Real Estate Market in the Blairsville, GA., and all of the North Georgia Mountains.

I too wanted to congratulate my associates at Blairsville Realty for being #1 in number of units SOLD in all of the Northeast Georgia Board of Realtors(R) MLS, and #1 in number of units SOLD and Sales Volume in Union County. I am very fortunate and proud to work with such a great group of professionals, but more importantly friends that I consider to be family.

Chad,

We had a contract less than six weeks after we listed out cabin with you. We consider this spectacular, given the current market.

You handled all aspects, from our initial contact through the closing, gracefully, personally, and professionally. We had a lengthy negotiation, with unexpected bumps in the road. Throughout this process, you provided knowledgeable guidance without imposing your opinions on us. You dealt well with the buyer’s agent. You were patient with us and the buyer.

We appreciated the data that you gave us to help us set an asking price. The weekly updates were also quite useful.

Your website aided in the sale, I am sure. It is far above the average Realtor presence on the web.

Thank you for your work, help, and friendship.

Jim and Maria

Jim,

It was an absolute pleasure working with you during the sale of your Cherry Log Mountain Cabin in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains. You were a great listing client, listening to my advice and making the requested changes and repairs that ultimately helped with the quick sale of your cabin, even in a tough Buyer’s Market.

Thank you for your loyalty, kindness and your friendship as well. I look forward to building on our relationship as you begin to look for your new Mountain Home. I am also grateful for the gift of the book Footprints Across The South, that you authored and signed for me. I appreciate you so much.

Chad

Please take a few minutes and look over our latest newsletter. It is packed with a lot of great information and I know that you will find it very informative. Should you have any questions or concerns after reading our Report, please feel free to Contact Me, or simply pick up the phone and call me at 706.994.8686.  As always, thanks so much for visiting me on “The Porch” today. Please come back and visit often.

Make it a GREAT day!

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!

Absolute Incredible View's

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!