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Cornelia market report

Closed sales series. Latest median $365,000 (-30.8% YoY). Balanced on live supply.

Closed sales through 2026-10. Live inventory is a current snapshot, not the closed month. 25 active · 1 under contract · 5 pending. Total residential listings by status: 31.

Data confidence: Moderate. 42 closings in the last 12 months. Usable if you stay on rolling periods and compare to the parent market.

Latest median$365,000-30.8% YoY
Months of supply5.0Balanced · 7.1 on 4/mo trailing-12
$/SF$152-13.6% YoY
DOM34-29.9% YoY
Sale/list96.8%100.0% below

Thin market: only 5 closings last month. Medians here move more than in larger cities. Confirm with the parent city or county before you price or offer.

Versus the broader market

Latest closed month only, not the 12-month figure above. The Georgia footprint is the macro context.

Median price-7.6%$365,000 vs $395,000 market-wide
$/SF-18.3%$152 vs $186 market-wide
DOM+0%34 days vs 34 market-wide
Sale/list-1.9 pts96.8% vs 98.7%

Opportunity score

0–100. Higher means more room for a buyer right now. Price change uses the 3-month median, not one month. Each part is scored 0–100, then weighted. Includes live supply and demand. Screening tool, not a forecast.

66
Softening

3-month volume-weighted median $365,000 (-9.2% vs same 3 months last year) on 5 closings. Latest month is $365,000. Confidence: Low (5 closings in 3 months).

3-month $/SF is down 13.8% versus the same 3 months last year.

Months of supply44
5.0 months · 25% of the score

Active homes divided by last month’s closings. Under 4 favors sellers. Above 6 gives buyers more choices and more room.

YoY price74
-9.2% · 20% of the score

3-month volume-weighted median versus the same 3 months a year ago. One month cannot swing this. A rising median with falling $/SF is usually mix, not appreciation.

New / closed95
3.20 · 20% of the score

New listings in 30 days versus last month’s closings. Above 1.2 means inventory is building. That usually softens the next 30–90 days.

Pending / (active + under contract)83
0.19 · 15% of the score

Pending divided by active plus under contract. Not pending divided by active alone. Low means demand is not absorbing the stock.

Price reduced20
20% · 10% of the score

Share of recent closings that had already cut the list price. High means sellers are adjusting. That is where negotiation usually appears.

Balanced

5.0 months of supply on last month’s pace (25 active ÷ 5 closings). 7.1 months on the trailing-12 pace (average 4 closings a month). These are different windows.Balanced. Buyers have choices; well-priced homes still close close to list. 100.0% of last month’s closings were below list. Days on market are down 30% from a year ago.

Homes for sale in Cornelia, GA →

How homes actually closed

Based on 5 closings. One sale moves these percentages by 20 points. Read the direction, not the exact share.

Above list0.0%More than 1% over list
At list0.0%Within 1% of list
Below list100.0%More than 1% under list
Price reduced20.0%Original list higher than final

Leading signals

These move before closed prices. Use them to see if the next 30–60 days look tighter or looser than last month’s closings.

Pending / (active + under contract)0.195 pending ÷ 26 (active + under contract)
New / closed3.2016 listed in 30 days vs 5 closed
Loosening

More homes are coming on than are selling. If pendings do not pick up, sellers lose leverage.

If you own in Cornelia

Moderate confidence. 42 closings in the last 12 months.

  • This is the market your home sits in. It is too broad to be your only comp, and too local to ignore.
  • City median is $365,000. Price your home off the neighborhood or school district, then check that it still makes sense against this number.
  • 5.0 months of supply. Median days on market 34. That is how long a correctly priced listing is taking.
  • If you are deciding whether to list, the useful question is what is for sale on your street and in your school district, not the citywide median. Homes for sale in Cornelia, GA →

What this means if you are listing in Cornelia

  • Price to the closed median and $/SF here ($365,000, $152), not the market-wide number. This market is below the broader market by 7.6% on median.
  • With 5.0 months of supply, expect about 34 days on market if priced correctly. Longer than that usually means the market is telling you the price is high.
  • 100.0% of recent closings were below list and 20.0% of listings had already reduced. Concessions show up more on listings that have already sat.
  • Check live inventory for the actual competition before you set the number. Homes for sale in Cornelia, GA →

What this means if you are making an offer

  • Well-priced homes still close close to list; your better leverage is on homes that have sat.
  • Your better leverage is on homes that have been listed 30+ days or have already reduced. About 20.0% of recent closings had a price reduction.
  • Confirm the number against the neighborhood or ZIP page, not just the city or market-wide median.
  • Closed prices lag 30–90 days. Confirm current supply on the inventory page before you assume the temperature has not shifted.

Live inventory mix

Current listings by price band and property type. Where the competition actually is right now.

Price bands

BandListedShare
Under $300k722.6%
$300–500k1754.8%
$500–750k516.1%
$750k–1M13.2%
$1M+13.2%

Property types

TypeListedMedian ask
Single Family Residence31$398,000

25 active, 1 under contract, 5 pending. 16 new in the last 30 days.

Median close price

Median close price · 2021-11 – 2026-10
2021-112026-10

Monthly series

Most recent months first. Medians require at least 5 closings in the month.

MonthClosedMedian$/SFDOMSale/listBelowReduced
Oct 20265$365,000$1523496.8%100.0%20.0%
Sep 20262n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Aug 20264n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Jul 20261n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Jun 20264n/an/an/an/an/an/a
May 20264n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Apr 20264n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Mar 20265$367,000$16364100.0%20.0%40.0%
Feb 20265$430,000$18720100.0%40.0%60.0%
Jan 20261n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Dec 20254n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Nov 20253n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Oct 20256$527,100$1754997.3%66.7%33.3%
Sep 20254n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Aug 20258$308,488$1763098.7%50.0%62.5%
Jul 20253n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Jun 20253n/an/an/an/an/an/a
May 20255$315,000$1753198.4%80.0%60.0%
Apr 20252n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Mar 20251n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Feb 20253n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Jan 20251n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Dec 20247$316,000$16425100.0%42.9%14.3%
Nov 20248$395,000$1442395.4%75.0%37.5%

Below = closed under 99% of list. Reduced = original list higher than final list.