August 2009

Augusta GA Real Estate Market – July Market Statistics

August 12, 2009

July Market numbers were just published by the Greater Augusta Association of Realtors MLS. I wanted to share a few of these numbers with you. I’ve plotted the absorption rate, the average days on market, and the average sales price to show you the trends since January 2005. Remember with the absorption rate chart that [...]

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Discover Downtown Augusta

August 10, 2009

Good information to pass along…. Discover Downtown – August 29th, 2009 (10am-6pm) Over forty businesses have banded together to offer Discover Downtown Augusta: a full day event spurring people to experience all that downtown has to offer – through a passport book stuffed with coupons for free stuff and special offers. Some of the offers [...]

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Augusta GA Real Estate Market – July Absorption Rates

August 3, 2009

I’ve just calculated the absorption rates for July. According to the Greater Augusta Association of Realtors MLS, there are currently: 1622 active single family homes in Columbia County (Martinez, Evans, Grovetown, Harlem, Appling 635 active single family homes in Aiken County (North Augusta, Aiken and Edgefield) 1570 active single family homes in Richmond County (Augusta [...]

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Changes to the Columbia County School Calendar

August 3, 2009

Great news! The Columbia County Board of Education has recently made a change to the school calendar. The October Fall Break has been eliminated for the 2009-2010 school year. Schools will be closed the entire week of Thanksgiving. Mark your calendars now!  

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Columbia County Schools – Permissive Transfer

August 1, 2009

Under a new GA law, effective July 1, parents may request a transfer to eligible schools for the 2009-2010 school year. Per the Columbia County Board of Education website (www.ccboe.net), … Residents may elect to send their children to any county public school having classroom space available after the school’s assigned students have been enrolled. [...]

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Augusta GA – Tax Free Holiday

August 1, 2009

Don’t forget that tomorrow – August 2, 2009 – is the last day of the tax free holiday in Georgia! Take advantage of it and get all those back to school supplies and school clothes! My kids are in Columbia County schools, and their Back to School Open House is this Thursday night, August 6. [...]

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