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☕ Coffee with Chris
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · Atlanta to Athens Corridor
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Candy, costumes and burgers. That’s the weekend. Spooktacular takes over downtown Winder Friday, Snellville and Loganville both party Saturday, and eight corridor teams play under the lights. I’m Chris Davis, and this is Coffee with Chris.
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☕ This Week’s Coffee Shop
Patience Coffee · 4128 Carroll St NW, downtown Covington
Tucked in the Carroll Street Courtyard off the Square. The beans rotate, and anything they sell by the bag they’ll brew for you as a pour over. Not a coffee person? They carry ceremonial-grade matcha. Open 7 AM to 5 PM weekdays, 8 AM to 5 PM Saturday. Tell them Chris sent you.
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📰 East Metro News
Winder just landed 321,300 square feet of industrial space. On October 1, JLL announced $50 million in financing for Holder Properties’ Winder Commerce Center: two industrial buildings on 36.5 acres along Highway 316, expected to deliver in 2027. Jobs on 316 mean housing demand in Barrow. Source: JLL → A $4 million upgrade is coming to Vines Park. Gwinnett County is taking bids on Vines Park Phase II at 3500 Oak Grove Road in Loganville: a multi-level playground, dog park, trail, plaza, restrooms and a model railroad building. Bids are due October 23. Construction is set to start December 22. Source: ConstructConnect →
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🏡 Home Deal of the Week
$6K just came off. Five bedrooms at $138 a foot in Loganville.
The seller cut $6,000 on October 1, and buyers noticed: 77 saves on 666 views (Zillow, Oct 21). 520 Fawn Lane has the primary suite on the main level with a walk-in closet, soaking tub and separate shower. Wrap-around porch, covered patio, an oversized deck and a fenced yard with a firepit. Upstairs bonus room with new carpet. Granite kitchen, white cabinets, stainless.
$379,000
5 bed · 3 bath · 2,756 sq ft · 0.35 acre · $138 per sq ft · built 1992 · 177 days on market
520 Fawn Ln, Loganville 30052
Saves are easy. Showings are what count.
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🎃 This Week’s List: Halloween Week
Five ways to do Halloween week, October 23 to 31: | 1. | Night of Horror 2 · Winder
Movie villains come to life at the old Barrow County Jail, 15 Porter St. October 23, 24, 29 and 30, 6 to 10 PM. Proceeds benefit the Barrow Fire Foundation and the Sheriff’s Office Employee Fund. Probably not for the little ones. | | 2. | Trunk or Treat at Manor Lake · Snellville
Thursday, October 29, 5:30 to 7:30 PM at 1642 Athens Hwy. Free, no RSVP, and pets in costume are welcome. | | 3. | Downtown Trick or Treat · Social Circle
Friday, October 30, 4 to 6 PM. Free candy stops at participating downtown businesses. | | 4. | Trick or Treat on Legion Field · Covington
Halloween, Saturday, October 31, 2 to 4 PM at Legion Field, 3173 Mill St. | | 5. | Randy’s Pumpkin Patch · Lawrenceville
Last call: open through November 1 at 1460 Lawrenceville Hwy. Weeknights 5 to 9 PM, Saturday noon to 10 PM, Sunday noon to 9 PM. |
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⭐ Local Business Spotlight
Edee’s To Go · 1133 E Church St, Monroe · 678-635-8500
Smokehouse BBQ built for speed. Go for the rib tips, the thing they’re known for. Fish, wings and burgers are on the menu too. Open Monday to Thursday 11 AM to 9 PM, Friday and Saturday 11 AM to 10 PM, Sunday 11 AM to 7 PM. Feeding a crowd? They cater custom menus, pickup or delivery.
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🏠 From the Davis Team
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Join the monthly East Metro Market Minute
Reply MINUTE and I’ll send you the full numbers every month. One word.
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Loganville is the one market where every number softened. Closings fell from 90 to 61 (−32%). The median dropped from $425K to $387K (−8.9%). Days on market rose from 39.5 to 50, and sold-to-list slipped from 99.1% to 98.1%. With 388 active listings, that’s 4.7 months of supply. About 4 is balanced, so Loganville leans a little toward buyers.
Buyers: that’s leverage, and it’s why a 5-bed like Fawn Lane just took a $6K cut. Sellers: price it right on day one.
| City | Closed | Median | DOM | MSI | | Snellville | 66 | $373,500 | 40.5 | 4.0 | | Loganville | 61 | $387,000 | 50 | 4.7 | | Grayson | 15 | $475,000 | 45 | 3.9 | | Monroe | 45 | $385,000 | 31 | 6.0 | | Covington | 91 | $302,450 | 31 | 5.1 | | Winder | 61 | $354,000 | 45 | 4.4 | | Bethlehem | 25 | $373,400 | 57 | 3.8 |
Months’ supply: roughly how long today’s listings would take to sell at the current pace if nothing new came on. Around 4 is balanced; lower leans seller, higher leans buyer. Grayson and Bethlehem are small samples.
Source: GAMLS, September 2026, single-family.
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📅 This Weekend: Thursday, Oct 22 – Sunday, Oct 25
Spooktacular
Friday, Oct 23 · 5–9 PM · Jug Tavern Park and downtown Winder
Free. Downtown trick-or-treating 5 to 7 PM, kids zone, hayrides, costume contest at 7:15 PM, and an 8 PM variety show with aerial arts and LED acrobatics. Details → 🏈 Friday Night Lights · Friday, Oct 23 Loganville at Clarke Central · 7:30 PM
Away · Death Valley at Billy Henderson Stadium, Athens Details → | Monroe Area at Cherokee Bluff · 7:30 PM
Away · Cherokee Bluff High School, Flowery Branch. Monroe Area is 7–0. Details → | Habersham Central at Walnut Grove · 7:30 PM
Home · Walnut Grove High School, Loganville Details → | South Gwinnett at Grayson · 7:30 PM
Home · Grayson High School, Loganville Details → | Rockdale County at Archer · 7:30 PM
Home · Archer High School, Lawrenceville Details → | Jefferson at Winder-Barrow · 7:30 PM
Home · Winder-Barrow High School, Winder Details → | Mountain View at Apalachee · 7:30 PM
Home · Apalachee High School, Winder Details → | Lakeview Academy at George Walton Academy · 7:30 PM
Home · Don Williams Stadium, Monroe Details → | | Newton is off this week and hosts Archer on October 30. |
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17th Annual Snellville Fall Festival
Saturday, Oct 24 · Noon–6 PM · Snellville Towne Green, 2342 Oak Rd
Free. Craft vendors, food, beer and wine, costume contests (dogs too), $15 kids wristband. Chi Town Transit Authority plays 4 to 6 PM. Details → 8th Annual Battle of the Burgers
Saturday, Oct 24 · Noon–3 PM · 110 W. Highland Ave, Monroe
$30 tasting ticket gets you samples from Amici, Baddie’s Burger House, Bistro South, Catch 22, Le Gabrielle, L.A. Burger, Tacos-N-Beer and Whataburger. Live music. Details → Yellow River Trick or Treatment Fall Festival
Saturday, Oct 24 · 10 AM–2 PM · Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility, Lilburn
Free Gwinnett County family event. Details → 29th Annual Trick or Treat on Main Street
Saturday, Oct 24 · 4–6 PM · Main Street, downtown Loganville
Free. Main Street closes about 2 to 7 PM. Sponsored by the Loganville Legacy Lions Club. Details → Grayson Trunk or Treat
Sunday, Oct 25 · 4–6 PM · Grayson City Park, 475 Grayson Pkwy
Hosted by Berean Bible Church. Details → Brookwood Community Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat
Sunday, Oct 25 · 4–6 PM · Cannon United Methodist Church, 2424 Webb Gin House Rd, Snellville
Candy, food for purchase, $10 kids bracelet for inflatables and a haunted hallway. Extra parking with shuttle at Brookwood High School. Details →
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📱 Latest from Chris
A $25 leak detector under the sink can save your cabinet and your floor.
See the post → What $450K buys right now: Loganville vs. Monroe.
See the post → Sellers: listing photos sell the showing. Clear the counters. Hide the cords.
See the post → Follow @eastgahomes
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Reply MINUTE to get the monthly Market Minute, or call or text 770-833-5965. That’s the ask.
See you on the Towne Green Saturday. Buy and wait, not wait to buy.
Talk soon,
Chris
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Chris Davis
The Davis Team · Keller Williams · East Georgia’s Local Economist
chris@eastgahomes.com · 770-833-5965
AtlantatoAthens.com
Davis Team office: 3455 Hwy 81, Loganville, GA 30052
Snellville · Loganville · Monroe · Grayson · Bethlehem · Covington · Winder
Buy and wait, not wait to buy.
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