NE GA and NC Real Estate Activity for January, 2026

As we enter 2026, we are in a pattern of selling fewer properties but averaging higher prices. Sometimes I feel that while this data is mathematically correct, it is also somehow slightly misleading because most agents I come in contact with say they are routinely having to reduce prices, often several times, to get their listings to move. I’m of the opinion that we may be dealing with that age-old problem of prices being stable or rising some, but not by as much as the expectations of sellers, and the truly realistic prices are still in a lofty range difficult for many, many would-be buyers to reach. Summarizing the counties, we see that unit sales were down in January in every county when compared to one year ago January or compared to the prior year as a whole. But while unit volumes sold were noticeably slowed, every county except Clay County and to some extent Fannin, all had higher average prices. Residential prices in general held their ground. Acreage prices blew out the top, but we’ll see if it reverts to the mean over the next few months.

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NE GA and NC Real Estate Summary, January 2026