Oglethorpe County GA Courthouse - Lexington, GA During the month of March 2011, the Oglethorpe County Ga real estate market had the second most active month for total sales in almost a year. Only June of 2010 had more total real estate properties sold in Oglethorpe County during the period and that was primarily driven by the requirement to close on homes by the end of June in order to get the Home Buyers Tax Credit. At the end of March, there were 174 active listings in Oglethorpe County. 105 of those were residential listings and 57 farm, lot and land listings. 27 of the residential listings and 3 of the farm, lot and land listings are REO/foreclosure properties while another 3 of the residential listings are short sales.In addition, there are 19 listings under contract and pending s... 04/27/2011

What happenned in 2010? 2010 was a challenging year for real estate across the country. While Oglethorpe County Ga did not escape those challenges the presence of the University of Georgia in neighboring Athens and an unemployment rate that remained  below both the state  and national averages kept the real estate market a little bit more stable than in many areas of the country as well as Georgia. The numbers: Chart 1, below, shows how the 2010 residential real estate market faired against the 2009 market as far as total sales and Days on Market. In 2009, there were 88 residental units sold. In 2010 that number decreased by slightly more than 10% to 79 units. During the same period the percentage of sales that were foreclosures remained increase slightly. In 2009 there were 46 foreclos... 02/04/2011

  Oglethorpe County, Ga 12 month sliding average of residential sales has shown a volume drop of 5 units after being flat or increasing slightly for 6 months. Sales volume is the lowest since June of 2009. Whether or not this month is an anomoly and the volume will pick back up and stabilize again is yet to be seen. However, the higher pending sales numbers than recent reports is positive.  Both the average and median sales price, while still down from a year ago, are continuing a 3 month trend higher. At the same time, however, average D.O.M., days on market, is at a 12 month high. Residential sales include the sale of single family residences, condos, townhomes, mobile and modular homes. The Oglethorpe Count pending residential sales at the end of March are 23 units. The following cha... 05/06/2010

Oglethorpe County, Ga 12 month sliding average of residential sales has shown a slight volume increase of 2 units after being flat for 4 months. Both January and February of this year have shown a sales volume higher than any of the other previous 11 months.  This trend is a pretty good indicater that sales volume has bottomed in Oconee County and may be recovering. The average selling price, while flat to slightly higher is still down significantly from the same period last year. This is most likely due to the increasing influence of ROE (foreclosure) sales, short sales and sales to first time home buyers.The average Days on Market (D.O.M.), which has been rising again is still below but approaching it's highs of April. The median sales price has remained relatively flat for 7 straigh... 03/30/2010

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Dec. 6, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 195 active listings of which 117 are residential, 30 are farm and land. The number of listings is down 3 from the previous report. There are 15 properties under contract, an decrease of 1 from the previous report. During the week of Nov 29 - Dec. 6, 2009 there were closed residential sales and no closed farm and land sales. This is 1 fewer than 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 ... 12/07/2009

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Nov. 29, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 198 active listings of which 118 are residential, 31 are farm and land. This is the same number of listings as in the previous report. There are 16 properties under contract, an increase of 2 from the previous report. During the week of Nov. 23 - Nov 29, 2009 there was 1 closed residential sale and no closed farm and land sales. This is the same as 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 tak... 12/01/2009

 Oglethorpe County, Ga 12 month sliding average of residential sales has now been flat for four months in a row. This trend is a pretty good indicater that sales volume has bottomed in Oconee County. A more positive note is that both average and median sales prices have been trending upward. While they are still well below the levels of a year ago, they may have reached bottom and are now either stabilizingor starting back up. Next months annual figures will be a better indicator. The average Days on Market (D.O.M.), which has been rising again is still below but approaching it's highs of April. Residential sales include the sale of single family residences, condos, townhomes, mobile and modular homes. The Oglethorpe Count pending residential sales at the end of August  totals 23 units... 11/06/2009

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Nov. 1, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 198 active listings of which 119 are residential, 30 are farm and land. This is an increase of 4 listing from the previous week. There are 14 properties under contract, down 2 from the previous report. During the week of Oct. 26 - Nov 1, 2009 there were 2 closed residentials sale and no closed farm and land sales. This is 3 fewer closed transactions than 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 i... 11/02/2009

In Oconee County, GA, for the week ending Oct 25, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 797 active listings of which 411 are residential, 21 are farm and land. The total number of listings is 10 fewer than in the previous report. There were 51 listings under contract at the end of the reporting period, down 5 from the previous week. During the week of Oct 12 - Oct. 18, 2009, there were 3 closed residential sale in Oconee County, Ga,  and 0 closed farm and land sale. This is an decrease of 29 closed transactions from 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 ... 10/26/2009

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Oct.25, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 194 active listings of which 119 are residential, 30 are farm and land. This is an increase of 4 listing from the previous week. There are 16 properties under contract, down 3 from the previous report. During the week of Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2009 there were 4 closed residential sale and 1 closed farm and land sale. This is 5 more closed transactions than 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 ... 10/26/2009

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 Lexingt... 10/13/2009

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... 10/13/2009

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Oct. 4 , 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 195 active listings of which 112 are residential, 32 are farm and land. This is an decrease of 3 listing from the previous week. There are 19 properties under contract, one fewer than the previous report. During the week of Sep 28 - Oct. 4, 2009 there was 1 closed residential sale and 0 closed farm and land sales. This is down 1 from the 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. No... 10/05/2009

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Sep 27, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 198 active listings of which 116 are residential, 31 are farm and land. This is an decrease of 3 listing from the previous week. There are 20 properties under contract, one fewer than the previous report. During the week of Sep 21 - Sep. 27, 2009 there were 2 closed residential sales and 0 closed farm and land sales. This is up 1 from the 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. No... 09/28/2009

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Sep 20, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 201 active listings of which 118 are residential, 31 are farm and land. This is an decrease of 1 listing from the previous week. There are 21 properties under contract, the same number as in the previous report. During the week of Sep 14 - Sep. 20, 2009 there was 1 closed residential sale and 0 closed farm and land sales. This is up 1 from the 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 Pag... 09/21/2009

Watson Mill Covered Bridge State Park, one of the most picturesque parks in Georgia, is located in Oglethorpe County (well, mostly), just a short drive from Athens, Commerce, Lexington, Watkinsville, Comer, Crawford and other area towns. While the majority of the park, including the covered bridge, is located in Oglethorpe County, there is the small northeast section of the park that is in Madison County. The park is focused on the covered bridge, which is still in daily use after being put into service in 1885 allowing people to cross the South Fork River at will . The bridge is 229 feet long, a town lattice construction, still held together with wooden pins. There is also a small damn downstream from the bridge which backs up the mill pond. A mill race parallels the river for over 1/... 09/14/2009

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Sep 13, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 202 active listings of which 118 are residential, 31 are farm and land. This is an increas of 7 listings from the previous week. There are 21 properties under contract, an decrease of 1 from the previous report. During the week of Sep 6 - Sep. 13, 2009 there were 0 closed residential sales and 0 closed farm and land sales. This is down 3 from the 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 ... 09/14/2009

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Sep 6, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 195 active listings of which 115 are residential, 30 are farm and land. This is an decrease of 9 listings from the previous week. There are 22 properties under contract, an decrease of 1 from he previous report. During the week of Aug 31 - Sep 6, 2009 there were 3 closed residential sales and no closed farm and land sales. This is the same number of closed transactions as 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.... 09/09/2009

 Oglethorpe County, Ga 12 month sliding average of residential sales continues flat for four months in a row. Perhaps this is indicating that sales volume has bottomed in Oconee County. Both the average and median sales prices showed a decline. This is most likely attributable to a combination of the first time home buyers tax credit as well as the number of foreclosures being purchased in the Oglethorpe County market. The average Days on Market (D.O.M.), which rose last month, declined in August to the June level. Residential sales include the sale of single family residences, condos, townhomes, mobile and modular homes. The Oglethorpe Count pending residential sales at the end of August  totals 23 units, which is down 2 from July. The following chart tracks the sliding 12 month avera... 09/02/2009

In Oglethorpe County, GA, for the week ending Aug 30, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 204 active listings of which 122 are residential, 30 are farm and land. This is an increase of 3 listings from the previous week. There are 23 properties under contract, an decrease of 2 from he previous report. During the week of Aug 24 - Aug 30, 2009 there were 3 closed residential sales and no closed farm and land sales. This is two more sales than from 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... 08/31/2009