NEW HOME SALES

Rockdale County shows the highest percentage increase in new home sales -- up 70 percent. Gwinnett remains the leader in new home sales volume, with a total of 8,689. Forsyth and Fayette County are neck-and-neck with the top median sale prices of new home

County

Sales

Percent change*

Median sales price

Percent change*

Cherokee

2,247

-10%

$196,050

8%

Clayton

2,080

-14%

$140,300

6%

Cobb

3,914

-17%

$228,650

10%

Coweta

1,154

16%

$150,850

-6%

Dekalb

4,230

-2%

$161,550

4%

Douglas

1,249

11%

$147,700

-4%

Fayette

692

-11%

$254,000

4%

Forsyth

1,913

-15%

$254,400

-2%

Fulton

5,755

-7%

$200,900

-1%

Gwinnett

8,689

-7%

$176,200

2%

Hall

953

-3%

$144,900

7%

Henry

3,255

8%

$152,600

5%

Newton

1,416

17%

$127,250

4%

Paulding

2,216

8%

$145,800

2%

Rockdale

632

70%

$169,900

-3%

Walton

664

-11%

$145,450

9%

EXISTING HOME SALES

Rockdale and Hall are the only counties this year with positive existing home sales -- up 4 and 11 percent. Fulton is the leader in existing home sales volume, with a total of 15,378. Forsyth remains the leader in existing home sale price, at $194,250.

County

Sales

Percent change*

Median sales price

Percent change*

Cherokee

3,127

-8%

$154,900

7%

Clayton

3,828

-1%

$108,000

8%

Cobb

12,724

-4%

$158,000

7%

Coweta

1,940

-1%

$131,900

8%

Dekalb

10,999

-1%

$150,000

4%

Douglas

1,433

-5%

$120,000

6%

Fayette

1,908

-1%

$183,400

8%

Forsyth

2,423

-4%

$194,250

8%

Fulton

15,378

-2%

$182,150

7%

Gwinnett

12,142

-9%

$151,000

5%

Hall

2,497

11%

$121,000

2%

Henry

2,575

-1%

$127,950

6%

Newton

1,200

-2%

$110,000

2%

Paulding

1,665

0%

$119,900

5%

Rockdale

1,383

4%

$124,050

5%

Walton

1,000

-4%

$122,500

7%

*Percent change calculated between calendar years 2001 and 2002.

Source: SmartNumbers