Information
for the AJC 2006 Home Sales Report was compiled from sales deeds filed at
courthouses in a 16-county metro area of Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta,
DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton,
Paulding, Rockdale and Walton. The data was provided by Steve Palm, an
analyst with Smart Numbers, a firm that spots trends in the real estate
industry. Data was analyzed by David A. Milliron, director of
computer-assisted reporting and analysis for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Figures
for new and existing home sales for 2005 were the basis for the analysis.
Condominium and townhome sales are included, but mortgage assumptions,
refinances, foreclosures, HUD sales and lot sales are not.
ZIP
codes with fewer than 75 home sales in either 2004 or 2005 were excluded from
Zip code-based analysis and online charts. Those sales, however, were
included in the aggregate county analysis. ZIP codes reflect those in use by
the Postal Service as of May 2006.
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