Colwell and his wife recently sold their home in Macon. He says once they put it on the market, they got the offer they were looking for in just two days.
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Caption It’s a complicated picture: fewer homes are being built due to the high price on construction materials and, in Macon, a lack of developed lots, while appetite for new homes is high. Credit: Jason Vorhees/The Telegraph
Any way you look at it, it s more difficult to buy a home in Macon than it was last year. And more expensive.
According to Mid Georgia MLS, in February 2020, there were more than 521 homes for sale and in Macon. This February, there were just over 300 available, but the average sale price went from around $141,550 to more than $179,350 in February 2021.
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It is mind-boggling : Historic Crisco House goes on the market in Macon
The historic home is listed for nearly $1.65 million. It features a movie theater, fully-renovated kitchen, secret speakeasy bar and more Author: Thais Ackerman (13WMAZ) Updated: 6:48 PM EST January 7, 2021
MACON, Ga. One of Macon s most ornate structures has sat at 619 College Street for over a century, and now it could be yours!
The Crisco House is over 12,000-square-feet and is listed at nearly $1.65 million.
It was built in 1901 by a man named Wallace McCaw. According to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, he s the man who is credited with creating the vegetable shortening Crisco hence the house s namesake.