Turn on your local news tonight, I'm sure the media will mention the "dreadful" housing market. But, remember, real estate is regional... and while there's no denying that our market isn't what it was 2-3 years ago, there are some encouaging signs ..

In the Athens-area market for the month of August ...

• the # of sold units was up by 12% from the month before
• the average sales price was up by 5.1% over that same time
• the average days on market for homes that sold in August was down 15.3%

Was it just a good month? Maybe so. I certainly don't think we're out of the woods yet, but I thought it might be nice to project a positive spin for a change.